1982 Ph.D. School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley (With Distinction)
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RICHARD P. BARTH
EDUCATION 1982 Ph.D. School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley (with distinction) 1979 M.S.W. School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1975 A.B. Psychology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006-present Dean and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore
1998-2006 Frank A. Daniels Distinguished Professor for Human Services Policy Information, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1992-1998 Hutto-Patterson Professor of Child and Family Studies, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1992-1992 Acting Dean, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1991-1998 Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1986-1998 Co-Director, Family Welfare Research Group, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1986-1990 Associate Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1982-1986 Assistant Professor, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley 1981-1982 Coordinator, Social Work Research Program, Child Development and Mental Retardation Center, and Teaching Associate, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle 1980-1981 Social Worker, Hillcrest Mental Health Center, San Mateo County Department of Mental Health, Belmont, California 1977-1979 Family Consultant, Learning House, Palo Alto, California 1975-1977 Educational Therapist, Switzer Center for Educational Therapy, Torrance, California 1972-1974 Child Therapy Assistant, Dysfunctioning Child Center, Michael Reese Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois RESEARCH POSITIONS Principal Investigator, “Common Elements in Social Work Practice and Education”, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2008- 2010. Principal Investigator, “Home studies in Child Specific Recruitment: Functions and Performance,” Dave Thomas Foundation, 2009-2010. Principal Investigator, “Parent Child Foster Care Program (PCFC) Implementation Evaluation ” Casey Family Services, 2009 to present Principal Investigator, “Evaluation of Structured Analysis and Family Evaluation (SAFE)”, US DHHS, ACYF, 1995- present. Principal Investigator, “National Study of Child and Adolescent Well-Being.” U.S. DHHS, ACYF, 1997-2006 Co-Investigator, “Child and Adolescent Intervention Research Network, NIMH RO1, John Landsverk, PI, 2002-present Co-Investigator, “Caring for Children in Child Welfare,” NIMH (R01 59672), John Landsverk, PI, 2001-2005.. Principal Investigator, “Providing Evaluation Support to the Casey Family Program,” Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1999–2002. Task Leader, “Child Welfare Services to Children of Color,” U.S. DHHS, ACYF, 1999-2000 contract to RTI International. Principal Investigator, “Evaluating the Teenage Pregnancy Prevention Initiative in North Carolina,” North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 1998-2001. Principal Investigator, “Evaluating the IV-E Waiver Demonstration Projects.” California Department of Social Services, 1997–1998.
1 Principal Investigator, “Estimating the Need for a Workload Study of Child Welfare Services in California.” California Policy Seminar, 1998-1998. Principal Investigator, “Analyzing Welfare and Child Welfare Linkages,” Smith Richardson Foundation, 1996-1998. Principal Investigator, “Pathways to Incarceration,” U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1996- 1998. Principal Investigator, "A Children's Services Archive for California," Stuart Foundations and State of California Department of Social Services, 1995-1998. Principal Investigator, "Performance Indicators for Child Welfare Services," State of California Department of Social Services, Foster Care Policy Bureau, 1995-1998. Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of Community Empowerment Projects," State of California, Department of Social Services, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, 1994-1997. Principal Investigator, "Child Welfare Services For Very Young Children," David and Lucille Packard Foundation, 1994-1996. Principal Investigator, "Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL) Evaluation," State of California, Office of Family Planning, 1992-1996. Co-Investigator, "Perinatal Needs Assessment," State of California, Office of Alcohol and Drug Programs, 1992-1994. Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of Child Abuse and Substance Abuse," Interdisciplinary Training California State University at Fresno, NCCAN, CDSS, 1992-present. Principal Investigator, "National Resource Center on Abandoned Infants Assistance," U.S. DHHS, Office of Human Development Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, 1991-present. Co-Principal Investigator, "Child Welfare Research Center," U.S. DHHS, Office of Human Development Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, 1990-present. Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of Respite Care Training Project," U.S. DHHS, Office of Human Development Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, 1990-present. Principal Investigator, "Budget Allocation Methods for Child Welfare Services," State of California, Department of Social Services, 1992-1994. Principal Investigator, "Pathways Into Foster and Group Care," State of California. Department of Social Services, 1991-1992. Investigator, "Evaluating a Residential Program for Substance-Affected Mothers and Children," Women's Alcoholism Center, San Francisco, 1990-1992. Principal Investigator, "U.C. Berkeley Study of Services for Drug- and AIDS-Affected Families." Zellerbach Family Fund and Wallace and Alexander Gerbode Foundation, 1989-1991. Principal Investigator, "Five-Year Strategic Plan for Child Welfare Services." Child Welfare League of America, 1989- 1990, California State Department of Social Services, 1990-1991. Principal Investigator, "Improving Social Services to Children with Pediatric AIDS." Office of Human Development Services, Administration of Children Youth, and Families, 1988-1991. Principal Investigator, "Evaluating a Pregnancy Prevention Program for the High Schools." William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, 1987-1990. Principal Investigator, "Evaluating Child Welfare Training in California." State of California, Family and Children's Services Policy Bureau, 1989. Principal Investigator, "Evaluating School-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs in California." State of California, Office of Child Abuse Prevention, 1987-1989. Co-Principal Investigator, "Coordinating Interagency Response to Child Sexual Abuse." Office of Human Development Services. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, 1985-1987. Principal Investigator, "Evaluating Services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Children," Edgewood Children's Services, San Francisco, CA, 1985-1987. Investigator, "Preventing Child Abuse and Placement with In-Home Support by Parent and Grandparent Aides," State of California Office of Child Abuse Prevention, 1983-1986; Office of Human Development Services, National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, 1984-1986. Investigator, "Improving the Outcomes of Older Child Adoptions," Office of Human Development Services, Administration of Children, Youth, and Families, 1984-1987.
2 ADJUNCTIVE DUTIES Editorial Board or Consulting Editor, Children and Youth Services Review, 1981-present; Social Work in Education, 1989-1992; Journal of Social Work Education, 1987-1990; Journal of Adolescent Research, 1988-present; Family Preservation Journal, 1993-2000; International Journal of Social Work, 1995- present; Social Work, 1995-1999; Adoption Quarterly, 1996-present; Journal of Social Work Education, 1999-2003; Social Work Research, 2002-present; Child and Family Social Work, 2003-present; Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2009-present (Associate Editor). Ad Hoc Manuscript reviewer (selected), American Educational Research Journal, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Children and Youth Services Review, Child Maltreatment, Evaluation Review, Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Journal of Social Service Research, Research on Social Work Practice, Review of Educational Research, Social Service Review, Cochrane Review: Behavioral group-based parenting programs for early-onset conduct problems in children aged 3 to 12 years. Advisory Board, Teen Age Parent Program, Family Service Agency of San Francisco, 1983-1986; National Center on Child Abuse Prevention Research, 1985-994; Contra Costa County Independent Living Skills Program, 1988- 1998; Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK), 1989-1996; California Association of School Social Workers, 1989-1991; National Family Preservation and Support Implementation Study, 1995-1999; North American Council on Adoptable Children, Family-to-Family Project, 1995-1997; Scientific Advisory Committee, Center for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, 1995-2003; Scientific Advisory Group, Geographic Targeting Strategies for Teen Childbearing in California, 1995 –1998; National Family Preservation and Family Support Implementation Study, 1995-1999; Advisory Board, Center for Child and Adolescent Research (NIMH- funded), Children’s Hospital and California State University, San Diego, 1996- present; Advisor, Center for Evaluation Studies, National Board for Health and Welfare, Sweden, 2000-2003; National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, Advisory Committee, 2000-present; Whittaker School Human Rights Committee, 2001-2006, Milton Hershey School Research Advisory Group, 2001-present; Founding Member, International Association for Outcome-Based Research on Child and Family Services, 2003-2010; NY Roadrunner Foundation, Team for Kids, 2004-present; Member at large, Society for Social Work Research Board, 2004-2007; Girls and Boys Town, Research Advisory Board, 2005-present; Children’s Rights Inc, Research Advisory Board, 2005-2008; National Association of Public Child Human Services, Positioning Public Child Welfare Initiative, Steering Committee, 2006-2009; Scientific Advisory Committee, California Clearinghouse on Evidence Based Child Welfare Practice, 2005-present; Baltimore City Social Services Commission, 2008-present; Board of Directors, United Way of Central Maryland, 2008-present, President, American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. Member, Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects, UCB, 1990-1994; 1995-1998; Chair, Dean’s Search Committee, School of Social Welfare, UCB, 1996; Doctoral Program Chair, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina, 1999-2005; Member, Search Committee for Provost for Graduate Studies and Research, UNC, 2000-2001; Strategic Planning Committee, School of Social Work, UNC, 2000-2001; Member, Dean’s Search Committee, School of Social Work, UNC, 2001-2002; IRB, School of Social Work, UNC, 2000-2006; Diversity Assessment Committee, School of Social Work, UNC, 2002-2004; Chair, Search Committee for Dean of School of Public Health, UMB, 2007-8; Member, Committee on Publications of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), 2008 – present.
HONORS University of California Regents Fellowship, 1979 Doctor of Philosophy with Distinction, 1982 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize from the University of Chicago for excellence in scholarship in child welfare services, 1989 Lois and Samuel Silberman Fund Senior Faculty Fellow, 1990-1991 Senior Fulbright Scholar to Sweden, 1990-1992 John Milner Lecturer, University of Southern California, School of Social Work, 1991 Fidele Fauri Memorial Lecturer, University of Michigan, School of Social Work, 1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Research, National Association of Social Workers, 1998 Grace Brody Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, 2000 James E. Flynn Prize for Research, University of Southern California, 2005 Peter Forsythe Child Welfare Leadership Award from the American Public Human Services Association, 2006 O’Leary Lecturer, Ohio State University, 2007 American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, Founding Board Member, Founding President, 2009-present Distinguished Achievement Award, Society for Social Work and Research, 2010 North American Council for Adoptable Children, Friend of Children Award, 2012
3 AFFILIATIONS American Orthopsychiatric Association American Public Health Association American Psychological Association (Divisions 5, 37) Council on Social Work Education National Association of Social Workers Society for Social Work and Research
BOOKS Barth, R. P. (1986). Social and cognitive treatment of children and adolescents. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Barth R. P., & Berry, M. (1988). Adoption and disruption: Rates, risks and resources. New York: Aldine. Barth, R. P. (1989). Reducing the risk: Building skills for pregnancy prevention. Santa Cruz, CA: Network Publications. (Second edition published in 1993: Expanded and retitled Reducing the risk: Building skills for pregnancy and HIV prevention.) Barth, R. P., & Derezotes, D. S. (1990). Preventing adolescent abuse: Effective intervention strategies and techniques. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books. Barth, R. P., Pietrzak, J., & Ramler, M. (Eds.). (1993). Families living with drugs and HIV: Intervention and treatment strategies. New York: Guilford. Barth, R. P., Berrick, J. D., & Gilbert, N. (Eds.). (1994). Child welfare research review (Vol. I). New York: Columbia University Press. Barth, R. P., Courtney, M., Berrick, J. D., & Albert, V. (1994). Pathways through child welfare services: From child abuse to permanency planning. New York: Aldine De Gruyter. Berrick, J. D., Barth, R. P., & Gilbert, N. (Eds.) (1996). Child welfare research review (Vol. II). New York: Columbia University Press. Berrick, J. D., Needell, B., Barth, R P., & Jonson-Reid, M. (1998). The tender years: Toward developmentally- sensitive child welfare services. New York: Oxford. Barth, R. P., Brodzinsky, D., & Freundlich, M. (Eds.). (2000). Adoption and prenatal drug exposure: The research, policy and practice challenges. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. Pecora, P. J., Whittaker, J. K., Maluccio, A. N., & Barth, R. P. (1992, 2000). Child welfare challenge (1st, 2nd , 3rd Editions). New York: Aldine De Gruyter/Transaction. Wulczyn, F., Barth, R.P., Yuan, Y.Y., Jones-Harden, B. & Landsverk, J. (2005). Evidence for child welfare policy reform. New York: Transaction De Gruyter. Fernandez, E., Barth, R.P. Editors (2010) How does Foster Care Work? International Evidence on Outcomes, London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
BOOK CHAPTERS Barth, R. P. (1983). Social support for adolescents and their families. In J. K. Whittaker & J. Garbarino (Eds.), Social support networks: Informal helping in human services. New York: Aldine. Barth, R. P., & Maxwell, J. S. (1985). Preventing depression and dysfunction among adolescent mothers. In L. D. Gilchrist & S. P. Schinke (Eds.), Preventing social and health problems through life-skills training (pp. 15-28). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. Barth, R. P. (1987). Stealing: Assessment and treatment. In B. B. Lahey & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), Advances in clinical child psychology (Vol. 10) (pp. 137-170). New York: Plenum. Barth, R. P. (1988). Theories guiding intensive home-based family preservation services. In J. K. Whittaker, J. Kinney, E. M. Tracy, & C. Booth (Eds.), Reaching high-risk families: Intensive family preservation services (pp. 91-114). New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Barth, R. P. (1989). Programs for independent living. In J. Aldgate, A. Maluccio, & C. Reeves (Eds.), Adolescents in foster families (pp. 122-138). London: Batsford. Barth R. P., & Berry, M. (1989). Child abuse and child welfare in California. In M. Kirst (Ed.), Conditions of children in California (pp. 225-256). Stanford, CA: Policy Analysis for California Education. Barth, R. P., & Berry, M. (1990). A decade later: Outcomes of child welfare reform. In J. Kroll & J. Anderson (Eds.), A review of child welfare reform. Minneapolis: North America Council on Adoptable Children. Barth, R. P., & Berry, M. (1990). Preventing adoption disruption. In D. G. Unger & D. Powell (Eds.), Prevention in human services (pp. 205-222). New York: Haworth Press. Grossman, B., & Barth, R. P. (1990). Evaluating a delayed entry model of first-year fieldwork. In D. Schneck, B. Grossman, & U. Glassman (Eds.), Field education in social work: Contemporary issues and nds. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company. Barth, R. P. (1991). Adoption preservation services. In E. M. Tracy, D. A. Haapala, J. Kinney, & P. J. Pecora (Eds.), Intensive family preservation services: An instructional sourcebook. Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Barth, R. P. (1991). Intensive family preservation services to drug-using families. In E. M. Tracy, D. A. Haapala, J. 4 Kinney, & P. J. Pecora (Eds.), Intensive family preservation services: An instructional sourcebook. Cleveland, OH: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Barth, R. P., Pietrzak, J., Sokal, K., & Ramler, M. (1991). Model child welfare programs for children with AIDS. In J. Morton & D. Wilkinson (Eds.), Children at risk: Challenges for public health social work. Berkeley, CA: School of Public Health. Barth, R. P. (1992). Adoption. In P. Pecora, J. K. Whittaker, & A. N. Maluccio (Eds.). The child welfare challenge: Policy practice and research (pp. 361-398). New York: Aldine de Gruyter. Barth, R. P. (1992). Visions for family preservation research. Empowering families (pp. 53-65). Riverdale, IL: National Association of Family Based Services. Barth, R. P., Leland, N., Kirby, D., & Fetro, J. D. (1992). Enhancing social and cognitive skills to prevent adolescent pregnancy. In B. Miller, J. J. Card, R. Paikoff, & J. L. Peterson (Eds.), Preventing adolescent pregnancy (pp. 53- 82). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Barth, R. P. (1993). Guiding principles in designing services for drug and AIDS-involved families. In R. P. Barth, J. Pietrzak, & M. Ramler (Eds.), Families living with drugs and HIV: Intervention and treatment strategies. New York: Guilford. Barth, R. P. (1993). Shared family care for drug-affected families: Child protection without parent-child separation. In R. P. Barth, J. Pietrzak, & M. Ramler (Eds.), Families living with drugs and HIV: Intervention and treatment strategies (pp. 272-295). New York: Guilford. Barth, R. P. (1994). Long-term in-home services. In D. Besharov (Ed.), When drug-users have children: Reorienting child welfare's response. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. Barth, R. P. (1994). Should child abuse laws regarding physical abuse and sexual abuse be sharply limited to discourage overreporting: No. In M. Mason & E. Gambrill (Eds.), Children and adolescents: Debating controversial issues. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Barth, R. P., & Berry, M. (1994). Implications of research on the welfare of children under permanency planning. In R. P. Barth, J. D. Berrick, & N. Gilbert. Child welfare research review (pp. 323-368). New York: Columbia University Press. Barth, R. P. (1995). Adoption. In Encyclopedia of Social Work (19th ed.),(Vol. 1, pp. 48-59). Washington, D.C.: National Association of Social Workers. Barth, R. P. (1997). The costs and benefits of adoption. In R. Avery & D. Mont (Eds.), Public adoption policy (pp. 171-204). New York: Auburn House. Barth, R. P. (1998). Abusive and neglecting parents and the care of their children. In S. Sugarman, M.A. Mason, A. Skolnick (Eds.), Public policy for the evolving American family (pp. 217-235). New York: Oxford University Press. Berrick, J. D., Needell, B. & Barth, R. P. (1998). Kin as a family and child welfare resource: The child welfare worker's perspective. In R. L. Hegar, M. Scannapieco (Eds.), Kinship foster care: Practice, policy, and research. (pp. 179-192). New York: Oxford University Press. Barth, R.P. (1999). Risks and rates of disruption. In W. Pierce and C. Marshner (Eds.) Adoption Factbook III. (pps. 381-392). Washington, DC: National Committee on Adoption. Barth, R. P. (2000). What works in permanency planning – adoption. In M. P. Kluger, G. Alexander & P. A. Curtis (Eds.), What works in child welfare? (pp. 217-226). Washington, DC: CWLA Press. Barth, R.P., Goodhand, J.,& Dickinson, N.S. (2000). Reconciling competing values in the delivery of child welfare services under ASFA, MEPA and community-based child protection. In J. Zlotnick (Ed.). Changing paradigms of child welfare practice: Responding to opportunities and challenges. Washington, DC: US DHHS, ACF, ACYF, Children’s Bureau. Barth, R. P. (2001). Adoption and residential care: Likely effects of current national policy. In Contributions to residential treatment (pp. 19-30). Washington, DC: The American Association of Children's Residential Centers. Barth, R. P. (2001). Linking our circles. In L. Dominelli, W. Lorenz. and H. Soydan (Eds). Beyond racial divides: Ethnicities in social work practice. (pps. 137-146). London: Ashgate. Barth, R. P., and Brooks, D. (2001). Outcomes for drug-exposed children eight years post-adoption. In R. Barth, D. Brodzinsky, and M. Freundlich, (Eds.). Adoption and prenatal drug exposure: The research, policy and practice challenges. (pps. 23-58). Washington, DC, Child Welfare League of America. Barth, R. P. (2002). Abusive and neglecting parents and the care of their children. In S. Sugarman, M. A. Mason, A. Skolnick (Eds.), All our families: new policies for a new century. (pp. 265-284). New York: Oxford University Press. Barth, R. P., Brown, E. L., Cuccaro-Alamin, S., & Needell, B. (2002). Administrative data on the well-being of children on and off welfare. In R. Maynard (Ed.). Administrative data in the evaluation of welfare reform. (pp 316-353). Washington, DC: National Academy of Science. Barth, R. P. (2005). Models of disproportionality. In D.M. Derezotes, J. Poertner, & M. Testa (Eds.). Race matters: Examining the overrepresentation of African American children in the child welfare system. (pp. 25-46). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. 5 Barth, R. P., & Price, A. (2005). Shared family care: Evidence from implementing an innovative child protection and family preservation program. In J. Scott & H. Ward (Eds.). Promoting the wellbeing of vulnerable children. (pp. 197-227). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Brooks, D., Simmel, C., Wind, L., & Barth, R. P. (2005). Contemporary adoption in the United States: Implications for the next wave of adoption theory, research, and practice. In D. Brodzinsky & J. Palacios (Eds.), Psychological Issues in Adoption: Theory, Research, And Application. (pp 1-26). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. Gibbons, C. B., Chapman, M. V., Barth, R. P., Kohl, P. L., Green, R. L., & Craig, C. (2005). Safety of children involved in the child welfare system. In K. Kendall-Tacket (Ed.). Victimization of children and youth: Patterns of Abuse, Response Strategies. Trenton, NJ: JAL. Lenerz, K., Gibbs, D. & Barth, R.P. (2006). Postadoption services: A study of program participants, services, and outcomes. In M. Dore (Ed.). The postadoption experience: Adoptive families service needs and service outcomes (pps. 95-110). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. Barth, R.P., Guo, S. Green, R.L., & McCrae, J.S. (2007). Developmental outcomes for children in kinship and nonkinship care: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. In R. Haskins, F. Wulczyn, & M. B. Webb (Eds.). Child protection: Using research to improve policy and practice. (pp. 187-206) Washington, DC: Brookings. Hurlburt, M., Barth, R.P., Leslie, L.K., Landsverk, J.A. & McCrae, J.S. (2007). Building on strengths: Current status and opportunities for improvement of parent training for families in child welfare services. In R. Haskins, F. Wulczyn, & M. B. Webb (Eds.). (pp. 81-106). Child protection: Using research to improve policy and practice. Washington, DC: Brookings. Kohl, P. & Barth, R.P. (2007). Reentry, reabuse, and reinvolvement of maltreated children: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. In R. Haskins, F. Wulczyn, & M. B. Webb (Eds.). (pp. 207-225). Child protection: Using research to improve policy and practice. Washington, DC: Brookings. Libby, A., Orton, H.D., Barth, R.P. & Burns, B.J. (2007). Alcohol, drug, and mental health service needs for caregivers and children involved with child welfare. In R. Haskins, F. Wulczyn, & M. B. Webb (Eds.). (pp. 107-119). Child protection: Using research to improve policy and practice. Washington, DC: Brookings. Wildfire, J. Barth, R.P. & Green, R.L. (2007). Reunification of children from foster care at 18-months: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. (pp. 155-170). In R. Haskins, F. Wulczyn, & M. B. Webb (Eds.). Child protection: Using research to improve policy and practice. Washington, DC: Brookings. Barth, R.P. & Lloyd, C. (2010) Five-Year Developmental Outcomes for Young Children Remaining in Foster Care, Returned Home or Adopted (pp. 47-63) In Fernandez, E., Barth, R.P. Editors (2010) in How does Foster Care Work? International Evidence on Outcomes, London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Barth, R.P. (2012). What works in special needs adoption. In P. A. Curtis & G. Alexander (Eds). Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America. What works in child welfare, 285-297. Barth, R. P. & Lee, B. R. (2014). Common elements and common factors approaches to evidence-informed children’s services: Stacking the building blocks of effective practice. In A. Shlonsky and R. Benbenishty (Eds.), From Evidence to Outcomes in Child Welfare: An International Reader (pp. 59-82). New York, NY: Oxford.
ARTICLES Barth, R. P. (1979). Home-based reinforcement of school behavior: A review and analysis. Review of Educational Research, 49, 436-458. Barth, R. P. (1980). Report cards as a home-based communication system. Social Work In Education, 2, 44-58. Gambrill, E. D., & Barth, R. P. (1980). Single-case study designs revisited. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 16, 15-20. Barth, R. P. (1981). Education for practice-research: Toward a re-orientation. Journal of Education For Social Work, 17, 19-25. Schinke, S. P., Blythe, B. J., Shilling, R. F., & Barth, R. P. (1981). Neglect of mentally retarded children. Education and Treatment of the Mentally Retarded, 16, 299-303. Schilling, R. F., Schinke, S. P., Blythe, B. J., & Barth, R. P. (1982). Maltreatment and mentally retarded parents: Is there a relationship? Mental Retardation, 20, 201-209. Barth, R. P., & Blythe, B. J. (1983). The contribution of stress to child abuse. Social Service Review, 57, 477-489. Barth, R. P., Blythe, B. J., Schinke, S. P., & Schilling, R. F. (1983). Self-control training for maltreating parents. Child Welfare, 62, 313-324. Barth, R. P., & Schinke, S. P. (1983). Coping with daily strain among pregnant and parenting adolescents. Journal of Social Service Research, 7, 51-64. Barth, R. P., Schinke, S. P., & Maxwell, J. S. (1983). Coping strategies of counselors and school-age mothers. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 30, 346-354. Barth, R. P., Schinke, S. P., & Maxwell, J. S. (1983). Psychological correlates of teenage motherhood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 12, 471-487. Piccione, P. M., & Barth, R. P. (1983). Sleep: An expanding area of practice and research. Social Work, 28, 228-233. 6 Barth, R. P. (1984). Professional self-change projects: Bridging the clinical-research and classroom-agency gaps. Journal of Education for Social Work, 20, 13-19. Barth, R. P. (1984). Reducing nonattendance in elementary schools. School Work In Education, 6, 151-166. Barth, R. P., & Gambrill, E. D. (1984). Learning to interview: The quality of training opportunities. The Clinical Supervisor, 2, 3-14. Barth, R. P., & Schinke, S. P. (1984). Enhancing the social support of teenage mothers. Social Casework, 65, 523-531. Royer, T. D., & Barth, R. P. (1984). Improving the outcomes of pregnancy: A knowledge-base and interventive strategies. Social Work, 29, 470-477. Schinke, S. P., Schilling, R. F., II., Gilchrist, L. D., Barth, R. P., Bobo, J. K., Trimble, J. E., et al. (1984). Preventing alcohol abuse with American Indian youth. Social Casework, 66, 213-217. Staulcup, H. J., & Barth, R. P. (1984). A reflective approach to alcohol prevention with adolescents. Journal of Primary Prevention, 4, 163-172. Barth, R. P. (1985). Beating the blues: Cognitive-behavioral treatment for depression in child maltreating young mothers, Clinical Social Work Journal, 13, 317-328. Barth, R. P. (1985). Collaboration between child welfare and school social work services. Social Work in Education, 8, 32-47. Barth, R. P., Schinke, S. P., & Maxwell, J. S. (1985). Coping skills training for school-age mothers. Journal of Social Service Research, 8, 75-94. Barth, R. P., & Schleske, D. (1985). Comprehensive sexual abuse treatment programs and reports of sexual abuse. Children and Youth Services Review, 7, 285-298. Barth, R. P., & Sullivan, T. R. (1985). Collecting competent data on behalf of children. Social Work, 30, 130-137. Schinke, S. P., Barth, R. P., & Blythe, B. J. (1985). Evaluation of methods to teach graduate students oral and writing skills for case advocacy. Journal of Education For Social Work, 21, 27-33. Barth, R. P. (1986). Emancipation services for adolescents in foster care. Social Work, 31, 165-171. Barth, R. P. (1986). Time limits in permanency planning: The child welfare worker's perspective. Children and Youth Services Review, 8, 133-144. Barth, R. P., Berry, M., Carson, M. L., Goodfield, R., & Feinberg, B. (1986). Contributors to disruption and dissolution of older child adoptions. Child Welfare, 65, 359-371. Barth, R. P., Hacking, S., & Ash, J. (1986). Identifying, screening, and engaging high-risk clients in child abuse prevention programs. Child Abuse and Neglect, 10, 99-109. Barth, R. P., Snowden, L. R., Ten Broeck, E., Jordan, C. T., Barusch, A. S., & Clancy, T. (1986). Contributors to reunification or permanent out-of-home care for physically abused children. Journal of Social Service Research, 9, 31-46. Schinke, S. P., Barth, R. P., Gilchrist, L. D., & Maxwell, J. S. (1986). Adolescent mothers, stress, and prevention. Journal of Human Stress, 12, 162-167. Schinke, S. P., Schilling, R. F., II., Barth, R. P., Gilchrist, L. D., & Maxwell, J. S. (1986). Stress-management intervention to prevent family violence. Journal of Family Violence, 1, 13-26. Schinke, S. P., Schilling, R. F., II, Kirkham, M. A., Gilchrist, L. D., Barth, R. P., Blythe, B. J. (1986). Stress management skills for parents. Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 3, 293-298. Ten Broeck, E., & Barth, R. P. (1986). Learning the hard way: A pilot permanency planning project. Child Welfare, 65,281-294. Barth, R. P. (1987). Adolescent mothers' beliefs about open adoption. Social Casework, 68, 323-331. Barth, R. P. (1987, March 4). Our lives depend on AIDS education. Los Angeles Times, p. 5. Barth, R. P. (1987). Social promotion and nonpromotion: Nonsolutions to underachievement. Social Work in Education, 9, 81-95. Barth, R. P. & Berry, M. (1987). Outcomes of child welfare services since permanency planning. Social Service Review, 61, 71-90. Brindis, C., Barth, R. P., & Loomis, A. (1987). Continuous counseling: Case management with teenage parents. Social Casework, 68, 164-172. Barth, R. P. (1988). Disruption in older child adoption. Public Welfare, 46, 23-29. Barth, R. P. (1988). Social skill and social support among young mothers. Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 132- 143. Barth, R. P. (1988). Social work practice to reduce underachievement. Urban Education, 22, 460-475. Barth, R. P., Berry, M., Yoshikami, R. T., Goodfield, R., & Carson, M. L. (1988). Predicting adoption disruption. Social Work, 33, 227-233. Barth, R. P., Claycomb, M., & Loomis, A. (1988). Services to adolescent fathers. Health and Social Work, 13, 277- 287. Barth, R. P., Hacking, S., & Ash, J. R. (1988). Preventing child abuse: An experimental evaluation of the Child Parent Enrichment Project. Journal of Primary Prevention, 8, 201-217. 7 Barth, R. P. (1989). Evaluation of a task-centered child abuse prevention program. Children and Youth Services Review, 11, 117-132. Barth, R. P., Middleton, K., & Wagman, E. (1989). A skill building approach to preventing teenage pregnancy. Theory Into Practice, 28, 183-190. Berry, M., & Barth, R. P. (1989). Behavior problems of children adopted when older. Children and Youth Services Review, 11, 221-228. Kurtz, P. D., & Barth, R. P. (1989). Parent involvement: Cornerstone of school social work practice. Social Work, 34, 407-414. Barth, R. P. (1990). On their own: The experiences of youth after foster care. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 7, 419-440. Berry, M., & Barth, R. P. (1990). A study of disrupted adoptive placements of adolescents. Child Welfare, 69, 209- 226. Cain, C., & Barth, R. P. (1990). Health beliefs and practices of foster parents. Social Work in Health Care, 15, 49-62. Barth, R. P. (1991). Adoption of drug-exposed children. Children and Youth Services Review, 13, 323-342. Barth, R. P. (1991). An experimental evaluation of in-home child abuse prevention services. Child Abuse and Neglect, 15, 363-375. Barth, R. P. (1991). Educational implications of prenatal drug-exposure. Social Work in Education, 13, 130-136. Barth, R. P. (1991). Research on special needs adoption. Children and Youth Services Review, 13, 317-322. Barth, R. P. (1991). Sweden's contact family program: Informal help for vulnerable families. Public Welfare, 49, 36- 42 and 46. Barth, R. P., Derezotes, D. S., & Vugia, H. D. (1991). Preventing adolescent abuse. Journal of Primary Prevention, 11, 193-205. Berrick, J. D., & Barth, R. P. (1991). The role of the school social worker in child abuse prevention. Social Work in Education, 13, 145-208. Kirby, D., Barth, R. P., Leland, N., & Fetro, J. V. (1991). A norms- and skills-based sex education curriculum: Its impact upon sexual risk-taking behavior. Family Planning Perspectives, 23, 253-263. Barth, R. P. (1992). Child welfare services in the U.S. and Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Social Work, 1, 36-42. Barth, R. P., Fetro, J., Leland, N., & Volkan, K. (1992). Preventing adolescent pregnancy with social and cognitive skills. Journal of Adolescent Research, 7, 208-232. Berrick, J. D., & Barth, R. P. (1992). Child sexual-abuse prevention: Research review and recommendations. Social Work Research and Abstracts, 28, 6-15. Leland, N. L., & Barth, R. P. (1992). Gender differences in knowledge, intentions, and behaviors concerning pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases prevention among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 13, 589-599. (Abstracted in Family Planning Perspective, 1993, 25, 94-95.) Barth, R. P. (1993). Fiscal issues in special needs adoption. Public Welfare, 41(4), 7-11. Barth, R. P. (1993). Promoting self-protection and self-control through life style training. Children and Youth Services Review, 15, 312-319. Barth, R. P. (1993). Protecting the future of children and families from Pelton's dangerous reforms. Social Work, 38, 98-100. Berrick, J. D., Courtney, M. E., & Barth, R. P. (1993). Specialized foster care and group home care: Similarities and differences of children in care. Children and Youth Services Review, 15, 453-474. Derezotes, D. S., & Barth, R. P. (1993). Adolescent maltreatment prevention. Social Work In Education, 15, 151-166. Dinis, M. N., & Barth, R. P. (1993). Treatment of cocaine abuse by women. Social Work, 38, 611-617. Leland, N. L., & Barth, R. P. (1993). Characteristics of adolescents who have attempted to avoid HIV and who have communicated with parents about sex. Journal of Adolescent Research, 8, 58-76. Ramler, M., & Barth, R. P. (1993). The caregiver training project: Training child welfare workers and foster parents to work in the AIDS and drug epidemics. The Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 2, 43-46. Barth, R. P. (1994). Adoption research: Building blocks for the next decade. Child Welfare, 73, 625-638. Barth, R. P. (1994). Shared family care: Child protection and family preservation. Social Work, 39, 515-524. Barth, R. P., Courtney, M. E. & Berry, M. (1994). Timing is everything: An analysis of the time to adoption and legalization. Social Work Research, 18, 139-148. Barth, R. P., Yeaton, J., & Winterfelt, N. (1994). Psychoeducational groups with foster parents of sexually abused children. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 11, 405-424. Berrick, J. D., Barth, R. P., & Needell, B. (1994). A comparison of kinship foster homes and foster family homes: Implications for kinship foster care as family preservation. Children and Youth Services Review, 16, 33-64. Groze, V., Haines-Simeon, M., & Barth, R. P. (1994). Barriers in permanency planning for medically fragile children: Drug affected children and HIV infected children. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 11, 63-85. Albert, V. N., & Barth, R. P. (1996). Predicting growth in child abuse and neglect reports in urban, suburban, and rural counties. Social Service Review, 70, 59-82. Barth, R. P. (1996). Child welfare reform in the U.S.: Changing populations, policies, and principals. Scandinavian 8 Journal of Social Work, 5, 159-164. Barth, R. P., & Needell, B. (1996). Outcomes for drug-exposed children four years after adoption. Children and Youth Services Review, 18, 37-56. Berry, M., Barth, R. P., & Needell, B. (1996). Preparation, support, and satisfaction of adoptive families in agency and independent adoptions. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 13, 15783. Courtney, M. E., & Barth, R. P. (1996). Pathways of older adolescents out of foster care: Implications for independent living services. Social Work, 41, 7583. Courtney, M. E., Barth, R. P., Berrick, J. D., Brooks, D., Needell, B., & Park, L. (1996). Race and child welfare services: past research and future directions. Child Welfare, 75, 99137. Barth, R. P. (1997). Effects of age and race on the odds of adoption versus remaining in long-term out-of-home care. Child Welfare, 76, 285-308. Barth, R. P. (1997). Permanent placements for young children placed in foster care: A proposal for a child welfare services performance standard. Children and Youth Services Review, 19, 615-632. Barth, R. P. (1997). The juvenile court and child abuse and neglect. The Future of Children, 6, 100-110. Barth, R. P., & Brooks, D. (1997). A longitudinal study of family structure, family size, and adoption outcomes. Adoption Quarterly, 1, 2956. Berrick, J. D., Barth, R. P., Needell, B., & Jonson-Reid, M. (1997). Group care and young children. Social Service Review, 71, 257-273. Cagampang, H. H., Barth, R. P., Korpi, M., & Kirby, D. (1997). Education Now and Babies Later (ENABL): Life cycle of a campaign to Postpone Sexual Involvement. Family Planning Perspectives, 29, 109114. Kirby, D., Korpi, M., Barth, R. P., & Cagampang, H. H. (1997). The impact of the Postponing Sexual Involvement curriculum among youths in California. Family Planning Perspectives, 29(3), 100108. Barth, R. P., & Blackwell, D. (1998). Death rates among California's foster care and former foster care populations. Children and Youth Services Review, 20, 577604. Berry, M., Dylla, D. J. C., Barth, R. P., & Needell, B. (1998). The role of open adoption in the adjustment of adopted children and their families. Children and Youth Services Review, 20, 151-171. Brooks, D., & Barth, R. P. (1998). Characteristics and outcomes of drugexposed and non drugexposed children in kinship and nonrelative foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 20, 475-501. Needell, B., & Barth, R. P. (1998). Infants entering foster care compared to other infants using birth status indicators. Child Abuse and Neglect, 22, 1179-1188. Barth, R. P. (1999). After safety, what is the goal of child welfare services: permanency, family continuity or social benefit? International Journal of Social Welfare, 8, 244-252. Barth, R. P. (1999). Setting performance goals for adoption services: Estimating the need for adoption of children in foster care. Adoption Quarterly, 2, 29-38. Barth, R. P., & Price, A. (1999). Shared family care: Providing services to parents and children placed together in outofhome care. Child Welfare, 78, 88107. Brooks, D., & Barth, R. P. (1999). Adult transracial and inracial adoptees: Effects of race, gender, adoptive family structure, and placement history. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 69, 87-105. Brooks, D., Barth, R.P., Bussiere, A., & Jackson, G. (1999). Adoption and race: Implementing the Multi-ethnic Placement Act. Social Work, 44, 167-178. Barth, R. P. and Jonson-Reid, M. (2000). Outcomes after child welfare services. Children and Youth Services Review, 22, 787-810. Becker, M., & Barth, R. P. (2000) Power Through Choices: Evaluation of a pregnancy prevention program for foster youth. Child Welfare, 79, 269-284. Frasch, K. M., Brooks, D., & Barth, R. P. (2000). Openness and contact in foster care adoptions: An eight-year follow- up. Family Relations, 49, 435-445. Jonson-Reid, M., & Barth, R. P. (2000). From maltreatment report to juvenile incarceration: The role of child welfare services. Child Abuse and Neglect, 24, 505-520. Jonson-Reid, M., & Barth, R. P. (2000). From placement to prison: The path to adolescent incarceration from child welfare supervised foster or group care. Children and Youth Services Review, 22, 493-515. Lawrence-Karski, R., & Barth, R. P. (2000). Models of state budget allocation in child welfare services. Administration in Social Work, 24, 45-66. Simmons, B., Allphin, S., & Barth, R. P. (2000). The changing face of public adoption practice. Adoption Quarterly, 3, 43-62. Webster, D., Barth, R. P., & Needell, B. (2000). Placement stability for children in out-of-home care: A longitudinal analysis. Child Welfare, 79, 614-632. Allphin, S., Simmons, B., & Barth, R. P. (2001). Adoption of foster children: How much does it cost public agencies. Children and Youth Services Review, 23, 865-892. Barth, R. P. (2001). Policy implications of foster family characteristics. Family Relations, 50, 16-19.
9 Barth, R. P. (2001). Research outcomes of prenatal substance exposure and the need to review policies and procedures regarding child abuse reporting. Child Welfare, 80, 275,-296. Barth, R. P., & Miller, J. (2001). Building effective post-adoption services: What are the empirical foundations? Family Relations, 49, 447-455. Simmel, C., Brooks, D., Barth, R. P., & Hinshaw, S. (2001). Prevalence of externalizing symptomatology in an adoptive sample: Linkages between pre-adoption risk factors and post-adoption outcomes. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 29, 57-69. Barth, R. P. (2002). Outcomes of adoption and what they tell us about designing adoption services. Adoption Quarterly, 6, 45-60. Barth, R. P., Webster, D. II, & Lee, S. (2002). Adoption of American Indian children: Implications for implementing the Indian Child Welfare And Adoption And Safe Families acts. Children and Youth Services Review, 24, 139- 158. Brooks, D. B., Allen, J., & Barth, R. P. (2002). Adoptions services use, helpfulness, and need: A comparison of public and private agency and independent adoptive families. Children and Youth Services Review, 24, 213-238. Brooks, D. B., James, S. & Barth, R. P. (2002). Preferred characteristics of children in need of adoption: Is there a demand for available foster children? Social Service Review, 76, 575-602. Kerman, B., Wildfire, J., & Barth, R. P. (2002). Outcomes for young adults who experienced foster care. Children & Youth Services Review, 24, 319-344. The NSCAW Research Group. (2002). Methodological lessons from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being: The first three years of the USA’s first national probability study of children and families investigated for abuse and neglect. Children and Youth Services Review, 24, 513-543. Barth, R.P., Wildfire, J., Lee, C.K., & Gibbs, D. (2003). Adoption subsidy dynamics. Adoption Quarterly, 7(2), 3-27. Chapman, M. V., Gibbons, C. B., Barth, R. P., McCrae, J. S., & the NSCAW Research Group. (2003). Parent views of in-home services: What predicts satisfaction with child welfare workers? Child Welfare. 82, 571-596. Jonson-Reid, M., & Barth, R. P. (2003). Probation foster care as an outcome for children exiting child welfare foster care. Social Work, 48, 348-361. Leslie, L. K., Landsverk, J., Barth, R. P., Hurlburt, M. S., Rolls, J. A., & Goldin, D. (2003). Predictors of outpatient mental health services in a national sample of children in foster care. Pediatric Research, 53(4), 67A-79A. Barth, R.P. (2004). Residential care is a costly and overused service with poor outcomes. Residential Group Care Quarterly, 5(1), 10-13. Burns, B.J., Phillips, S.D., Wagner, H.R., Barth, .R.P, Kolko, D.J., Campbell,Y., and Landsverk, J. (2004). Mental health need and access to mental health services by youth involved with child welfare: A National Survey. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 960-970. Chapman, M. V., Wall, A., Barth, R. P., & the NSCAW Research Group. (2004). Children's voices: The perceptions of children in foster care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 74, 345-352. Hazen, A. L., Connelly, C. D., Kelleher, K., Landsverk, J., & Barth, R. P. (2004). Intimate partner violence among female caregivers of children reported for child maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 28, 301-319. Hurlburt, M. Leslie, L.K., Landsverk, J. Barth, R.P., Burns, B.J., Gibbons, R., Slymen, D. & Zhang, J.J. (2004). Contextual predictors of mental health service use among a cohort of children open to child welfare services. Archives of General Psychiatry, 61, 1217-1224 Kelleher, K. J., Gardner, W. P., Hazen, A. L., Barth, R. P., & Connelly, C. (2004). Severe partner violence and parenting among women: A national survey. Pediatric Research, 55(4), 205A-215A. Kerman, B., Barth, R. P., & Wildfire, J. (2004). Characteristics and costs of post-emancipation support services for children receiving Casey Family Service. Child Welfare, 83, 239-262. Leslie, L. K., Hurlburt, M., Landsverk, J., Barth, R. P. & Slyman, D. J. (2004). Outpatient mental health services for children in foster care: A national perspective. Child Abuse and Neglect, 28, 697-712. Phillips, S., Burns, B. J., Wagner, H. R., & Barth, R. P. (2004). Parental arrest and children involved with child welfare services agencies. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74, 174–186. Barth, R. P. (2005). Residential care: From here to eternity. International Journal of Social Welfare, 14, 158-162. Barth, R. P. (2005). Invited commentary: Foster care is more cost-effective than shelter care: Serious questions continue to be raised about the utility of group care use in child welfare services. Child Abuse & Negect, 29, 623-625. Barth, R.P., Crea, T.M., John, K., Thoburn, J. and Quinton, D. (2005). Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive and evidence-based practice principles and practices for services to foster and adoptive families. Child and Family Social Work, 10, 257-268. Barth, R.P. Landsverk, J., Chamberlain, P., Reid, J., Rolls, J., Hurlburt, M., Farmer, E., James, S., McCabe, K., & Kohl, P. (2005). Parent training in child welfare services: Planning for a more evidence based approach to serving biological parents. Research on Social Work Practice, 15, 353-371. Barth, R.P., Wulczyn, F. & Crea, T. (2005). From anticipation to evidence: Research on the Adoption and Safe Families Act. Journal of Law and Social Policy, 12, 371-399.
10 Casanueva, C., Foshee, V., & Barth, R. P. (2005). Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for children’s use of the emergency room and injuries. Children & Youth Services Review, 27(11), 1223-1242. Crozier, J., & Barth, R. P. (2005). Cognitive and academic functioning in maltreated children. Children and Schools, 27, 193-256. Gibbs, D., Barth, R.P. & Houts, R. (2005). Family characteristics and dynamics among families receiving post- adoption services. Families in Society, 86, 520-532. Kohl, P.L., Barth, R.P., Hazen, A., & Landsverk, J. (2005). Child welfare as a gateway to domestic violence services. Child & Youth Services Review, 27(11), 1203-1221. Kohl,P.L., Edleson, J.L., English, D. J. & Barth, R.P. (2005). Domestic violence and pathways into child welfare services: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Children & Youth Services Review, 27(11), 1167-1182. Mitchell, L. B., Barth, R. P., Green, R., Wall, A., Biemer, P., Berrick, J. D., Webb, M. B. & the NSCAW Research Group. (2005). Child welfare reform in the United States: Findings from the local agency survey. Child Welfare. 84, 5-14. Smith, K. C., Kelleher, K. J., Barth, R. P., Coben, J. H., Hazen, A. L., & Connelly, C. D. (2005). Overview of the children and domestic violence services study. Children & Youth Services Review, 27(11), 1243-1258. Stahmer, A. C., Leslie, L. K., Hurlburt, M., Barth, R. P., Webb, M. B., Landsverk, J., Zhang, J. (2005). Developmental and behavioral needs and service use for young children in child welfare. Pediatrics.116, 891-900. Wall, A. E., & Barth, R. P. (2005). Aggressive and delinquent behavior of maltreated adolescents: Risk factors and gender differences. Stress, Trauma, and Crisis: An International Journal, 8, 1-24. Barth, R.P., Lee, C., Wildfire, J., & Guo, S. (2006). Estimating costs of foster care vs. adoption using propensity score matching. Social Service Review. 80, 127-158. Barth, R. P., Wildfire, J., & Green, R. L. (2006). Placement into foster care and the interplay of urbanicity, child behavior problems, and poverty. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 76, 358-366. Connelly, C. D., Hazen, A. L., Coben, J. H., Kelleher, K. J., Barth, R. P., & Landsverk, J. A. (2006). Persistence of intimate partner violence among families referred to child welfare. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21(6), 774- 797. Guo, S., Barth, R. P., & Gibbons, C. (2006). Propensity score matching strategies for evaluating substance abuse services for child welfare clients. Children and Youth Services Review, 28, 357-383. Hazen, A. L., Connelly, C. D., Kelleher, K. J., Barth, R. P., & Landsverk, J. A. (2006). Female caregivers' experiences with intimate partner violence and behavior problems in children investigated as victims of maltreatment. Pediatrics, 117(1), 99-109. Jee, S. H., Barth, R. P., Szilagyi, M. A., Szilagyi, P. G., Aida, M., & Davis, M. M. (2006). Factors associated with chronic conditions among children in foster care. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 17(2), 328-341. Libby, A. M., Orton, H. D., Barth, R. P., Webb, M. B., Burns, B. J., Wood, P., et al. (2006). Alcohol, drug, and mental health specialty treatment services and race/ethnicity: A national study of children and families involved with child welfare. American Journal of Public Health, 96(4), 628-631. Sangalang, B. S., Barth, R. P., & Painter, J. (2006). First birth outcomes and timing of second births: A statewide case management program for adolescent mothers. Health & Social Work, 31, 54-64. Wind, L. Brooks, D., & Barth, R.P. (2006). Adoption preparation: Differences between adoptive families of children with and without special needs. Adoption Quarterly. 8, 45-74. Barth, R. P., Greeson, J. K. P., Guo, S. Y., Green, R. L., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2007). Changes in family functioning and child behavior following intensive in-home therapy. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 988-1009. Barth, R. P., Greeson, J. K. P., Guo, S., Green, R. L., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2007). Outcomes for youth receiving intensive in-home therapy or residential care: A comparison using propensity scores. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(4), 497-505. Barth, R. P., Lloyd, E. C., Green, R. L., James, S., Leslie, L. K., & Landsverk, J. (2007). Predictors of placement moves among children with and without emotional and behavioral disorders. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 15(1), 46-55. Crea, T. M., Barth, R. P., & Chintapalli, L. K. (2007). Home study methods for evaluating prospective resource families: History, current challenges, and promising approaches. Child Welfare, 86(2), 141-159. Hazen, A. L., Connelly, C. D., Edleson, J. L., Kelleher, K. J., Landverk, J. A., Coben, J. H., & Barth, R.P. McGeehan, J., Rolls, J. A., & Nuszkowski, M.A. (2007). Assessment of intimate partner violence by child welfare services. Children and Youth Services Review, 29(4), 490-500. Libby, A. M., Orton, H. D., Barth, R. P., Bruce Webb, M., Burns, B. J., & Spicer, P. (2007). Mental health and substance abuse services to parents of children involved with child welfare: A study of racial and ethnic health care disparities. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34, 150-159. Simmel, C., Barth, R.P., & Brooks, D. (2007). Adopted foster youths' psychosocial functioning: A longitudinal 11 perspective. Child and Family Social Work. 12, 336-348. Wind, L. H., Brooks, D., & Barth, R. P. (2007). Strengthening families and communities: Promising practices in adoption competent mental health services. Family Relations, 56, 378-389. Barth, R. P. (2008). Kinship care and lessened child behavior problems: Possible meanings and implications. Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, 162, 586-587. Barth, R.P. (2008). The move to evidence-based practice: How well does it fit child welfare services? Journal of Public Child Welfare. 2, 145-172. Barth, R.P., Guo, S., & McCrae, J.S . (2008). Propensity score matching strategies for evaluating the success of human service programs. Research on Social Work Practice, 18, 198-211. Barth, R. P., Green, R., Wall, A., Webb, M. B., Gibbons, C., & Craig, C. D. (2008). Characteristics of out-of-home caregiving environments provided under child welfare services. Child Welfare, 87, 5-39. Barth, R.P., Lloyd, E.C., Christ, S., Chapman, M. & Dickinson, N.S. (2008). Child welfare worker characteristics and job satisfaction: A national study. Social Work, 53, 199-209. Barth, R. P., Weigensberg, E. C., Fisher, P. A., Fetrow, B., & Green, R. L. (2008). Reentry of elementary aged children following reunification from foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 30(4), 353-364. Casanueva, C., Martin, S., Runyan, D., Barth, R., & Bradley, R. (2008). Quality of maternal parenting among intimate- partner violence victims involved with the child welfare system. Journal of Family Violence, 23, 294-310. Crea, T. M., Barth, R. P., Guo, S., and Brooks, D. (2008). Externalizing behaviors of substance-exposed adopted children: 14 years postadoption. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78, 11-19. Dorsey, S., Farmer, E.M.Z., Barth, R.P, Greene, K., Reid, J., & Landsverk, J. (2008). Current status and evidence base of training for foster and treatment foster parents. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 1403-1416. McCrae, J.S. & Barth, R.P. (2008). Using cumulative risk to screen for mental health problems in child welfare. Research on Social Work Practice. 18, 144-159. Greeson, J. K. P., Barth, R.P., Guo, S. Y., Green, R. L., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2009). Contributions of therapist characteristics and stability to intensive in-home therapy outcomes. Research on Social Work Practice, 19(2), 239-250. Lee, B. & Barth, R.P. (2009) Residential Education: An emerging resource for improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care? Children and Youth Services Review 31, 155-160 Farmer, E. M. Z., Mustillo, S. A., Wagner, H. R., Burns, B. J., Kolko, D. J., Barth, R. P., &. Leslie, L.K. (2010). Service use and multi-sector use for mental health problems by youth in contact with child welfare. Children and Youth
Services Review, 32, 815-821. Scarborough, A.A., Lloyd, E.C., Barth, R.P. (2009). Maltreatment of infants and toddlers: Predictors of development . Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 30, 489-498. Ji, J., Brooks, D., Barth, R. P., & Kim, H. (2010). Beyond preadoptive risk: The impact of adoptive family environment on adopted youth's psychosocial adjustment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 432-442. Kolko, D. J., Hurlburt, M. S., Zhang, J. J., Barth, R. P., Leslie, L. K., & Burns, B. J. (2010). Posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents referred for child welfare investigation: A national sample of in-home and out-of-home care. Child Maltreatment, 15, 48-63. McCrae, J.S., Barth, R.P., & Guo, S.Y. (2010). Changes in maltreated children’s emotional-behavioral problems following typically provided mental health services. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 350-361. Barth, R.P., Duncan, D.F., Hodorowicz, M.T., Kum, H. (2010) Felonious arrests of former foster care and TANF- involved youth. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 1, 104-123. Barth, R.P., Greeson, J.K., Zlotnik, S.R., Chintapalli, L.K. (2011) Evidence-based practice for youth in supervised out- of- home care: A framework for development, definition, and evaluation, Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 8 (5), 1-28. Barth, R.P., & Hodorowicz, M. T. (2011) Foster and adopted children who die from filicide: What can we learn and what can we do? Adoption Quarterly. 14 (2), 85-106. Crea, T. M., Griffin, A. & Barth, R. P. (2011). The intersection of home study assessments and child specific recruitment: The performance of home studies in practice. Children & Youth Services Review, 33, 28-33. Drake, B., Jolley, J. M., Lanier, P., Fluke, J., Barth, R. P., & Jonson-Reid, M. (2011). Racial bias in child protection? A 12 comparison of competing explanations using national data. Pediatrics, 127(3), 471-478. Lee, B. R. & Barth, R. P. (2011). Defining group care programs: An index of reporting standards. Child and Youth Care Forum, 40 (4), 253-266. Lloyd, E. C., & Barth, R. P. (2011). Developmental outcomes after five years for foster children returned home, remaining in care, or adopted. Children and Youth Services Review, 33, 1383-1391. Lee, B. R., Bright, C. L., Svoboda, D. V., Fakunmoju, S., & Barth, R. P. (2011). Outcomes of Group Care for Youth: A Review of Comparative Studies. Research on Social Work Practice, 21, 177-189. Barth, R. P. (2012). Progress in Developing Responsive Parenting Programs for Child Welfare-Involved Infants: Commentary on Spieker, Oxford, Kelly, Nelson, and Fleming. Child Maltreatment, 17, 287-290. doi: 10.1177/1077559512466586. Barth, R.P., Lee, B.R., Lindsey, M.A., Collins, K.S., Strieder, F., Chorpita, B.F., Becker, K.D., & Sparks, J.A. (2012). Evidence-based practice at a crossroads. Research on Social Work Practice, 22(1), 108-119. Svoboda, D. V., Shaw, T. V., Barth, R. P., & Bright, C. L. (2012). Pregnancy and parenting among youth in foster care: A review. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 867-875 Park, H., Barth, R. P., & Harrington, D. (2013). Factor structure of adoptive parent-child relationship items from the national study of adoptive parents. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 4(1), 20-30. doi: 10.5243/jsswr.2013.2. Shaw, T.V., Barth, R.P., Mattingly, J., Ayer, D., & Berry, S. (2013). Child welfare birth match: The timely use of child welfare administrative data to protect newborns. Journal of Public Child Welfare, 7, 217-234. Uehara, E., Flynn, M., Fong, R., Brekke, J., Barth, R.P., Coulton, C., Davis, K., DiNitto, D., Hawkins, J.D., Lubben, J., Manderscheid, R., Padilla, Y., Sherraden, M., Walters, K., (2013). New directions for social work in the 21st century. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 4, 165-170. Barth, R. P., Gilmore, G. C., Flynn, M. S., Fraser, M. W., & Brekke, J. S. (2014). The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare: History and grand challenges. Research on Social Work Practice, 24, 495-500. doi: 10.1177/1049731514527801 Barth, R. P., Kolivoski, K. M., Lindsey, M. A., Lee, B. R., & Collins, K. S. (2014). Translating the common elements approach: Social Work's experiences in education, practice, and research. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 43(2), 301-311. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2013.848771 Barth, R. P., & Liggett-Creel, K. (2014). Common components of parenting programs for children birth to eight years of age involved with child welfare services. Children and Youth Services Review, 40, 6-12. Stewart, C. J., Kum, H. C., Barth, R. P., & Duncan, D. F. (2014). Former foster youth: Employment outcomes up to age 30. Children and Youth Services Review, 36, 220-229. doi: 10.1016/j Lindsey, M.A., Brandt, N.E., Becker, K.D., Lee, B.R., Barth, R.P., Daleiden, E.L. & Chorpita, B.F. (2014) Identifying the Common Elements of Treatment Engagement Interventions in Children’s Mental Health Services. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 17 (3), 283-298. doi: 10.1007/s10567-013-0163-x Finigan-Carr, N..M., Murray, K..W., O’Connor, J.M., Rushovich, B.R., Dixon, D.A., & Barth, R.P. (2014). Preventing rapid repeat pregnancy and promoting positive parenting among young mothers in foster care. Social Work in Public Health, advance online doi: 10.1080/19371918.2014.938388. Crea, T. M., Chan, K., & Barth, R. P. (2014). Family environment and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adopted children: Associations with family cohesion and adaptability. Child Care Health and Development, 40, 853-862. doi: 10.1111/cch.12112.
ARTICLES IN PRESS Finigan, N. M., Murray, K. W., O’Connor, J.M., Rushovich, B. R., Dixon, D. A., & Barth, R. P. (in press). Preventing rapid repeat pregnancy and promoting positive parenting among young mothers in foster care. Social Work in Public Health. Bright, C. L., Hurley, S., & Barth, R. P. (in press). Gender differences in outcomes of juvenile court-involved youth following intensive in-home services. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. Lee, B. R., Ebesutani, C., Kolivoski, K. M., Becker, K. D., Lindsey, M. A., Brandt, N. E., Cammack, N., Goolsby, D., Strieder, F., Chorpita, B. F., & Barth, R. P. (in press). Program and practice elements for placement prevention: A review of interventions and their effectiveness in promoting home-based care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Lindsey, M.A., Brandt, N.E., Becker, K.D., Lee, B.R., Barth, R.P., Daleiden, E.L., & Chorpita, B.F. (in press) Identifying the common elements of treatment engagement in child mental health services. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 13 PUBLISHED MANUALS Barth, R. P. (1991, 2011) Reducing the Risk. (1st , 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Editions). Scotts Valley, CA: Education Training and Research Associates. (CDC Award as a “Program That Works”). Fetro, J., Barth, R. P., & Coyle, K. (1998). Safer Choices. Scotts Valley, CA: ETR Associates. Becker, H., Barth, R. P., Cagampang, H., and White, R. (2001). Power Through Choices. Oklahoma, City, OK: National Resource Center on Youth Development.
PRESENTATIONS (Selected) Barth, R.P., (2014) Common Components of Evidence Base Practices. Presented to EUSARF, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 4, 2014 Barth, R.P., Liggett-Creel, K., (2014) Parenting Programs for Children Birth-8: What is the Evidence and What Seems to be the Common Components? Presented to the 19th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 2014
Barth, R.P. (2014) Progress on the Grand Challenges of the Social Work Initiative, Presented to the Conference on Social Innovation and Engagement: Social Challenges, Policy Practice, and Professional Training of Social Workers, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, April 7, 2014 Barth, R.P. Differential/Alternative Response: Toward Finding a More Engaging and Effective Child Welfare Service Array. Presented to the Workshop on Child Maltreatment Research, Policy, and Practice for the Next Generation, Washington, DC, January 30, 2012
Barth, R.P., Lindsey, M., Lee, B., (2011), Evidence-Based Practice at the Crossroads: The Role of Common Elements and Common Factors, NASW-MD 6th Annual Fall Clinical Conference, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, September 22, 2011. Barth, R.P., (2010) A Common Elements Approach to Children’s Services The Use of Evidence in Child Welfare Practice & Policy an International Perspective on Future Direction, Haruv Institute, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, May 25, 2010 Barth, R. P., Greeson, J. K. P., Guo, S., Green, R. L., Hurley, S., & Sisson, J. (2007). Outcomes for youth receiving intensive in-home therapy or residential care: A comparison using propensity scores. Joint Conference of EUSARF and IOBER, Padua, Italy, March 20, 2008. Barth, R.P. Evidence based parent training and support services. Keynote. Association of Child Welfare Agencies Biannual Conference. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, August 15, 2006. Barth, R.P. The Move to Evidence Based Practice: What Does it Mean for Child Welfare Services? George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, February 23, 2006. Barth, R.P. From expectations to evidence: The implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, Harvard University Law School, February 9, 2006. Barth, R.P. Substance Abuse of Children and Youth Now in Foster Care. Paper presented at an invitational meeting on Bidirectional Influences of Drug Abuse and Child Abuse and Neglect, Rockville, MD, October 27, 2005 Barth, R.P. Are children in foster care getting adopted? Findings on implementation of the Adoption and Safe Families Act. Center for Children, Families, and the Law, University of Virginia, October 29-29, 2004. Barth, R. P., McCrae, J., Kohl, P. L., Gibbons, C., & Green, R.L. Findings from the NSCAW – The nation’s first national probability survey of children investigated for abuse and neglect. 8th International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH, July 13-16, 2004. Barth, R.P. & Guo, S. Propensity score matching: A critical strategy for addressing selection bias. Society for Social Work Research 9th Annual Conference, New Orleans, January 13, 2004. Barth, R. P. The national survey on child abuse and neglect: Characteristics of children, families, children, and services. (Plenary). 14th Biannual National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, St. Louis, MO, April 4, 2003. Barth, R. P. and the NSCAW Research Group. National Survey Of Child And Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): th Developmental characteristics of maltreated children at intake. 16 Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, March 4, 2003 Barth, R. P. National Survey Of Child And Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): The USA’s first national probability study of children investigated for abuse and neglect The International Research Conference on the Victimization of Children & Youth, Durham, NH, August 5, 2002 th Barth, R. P. Post adoption services and supports (PASS): Old and new research. The 28 Annual NACAC Conference, Chicago, IL, August 3, 2002. Barth, R. P. Preliminary Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Society for Research in Child Development. Minneapolis, MN, April 21, 2001. 14 Barth, R. P. The Future Of Adoption And Residential Care Under Child Welfare Policy Reforms (Keynote). American Association of Residential Care Providers, Chicgao, IL, October 14, 2000. Barth, R.P. Outcomes of child welfare services: A look through the administrative data lens. National Board of Health, Center for Evaluation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden, September 9, 2000. Barth, R.P. Locklin, E., Cuccaro-Alamin, S. & Needell, B. Child well-being indicators for welfare reform: Availability in administrative data. National Research Council. Washington, DC December, 18, 1999. Barth, R.P. Current programs and evaluation resarch on independent living for former foster children. New England Directors and Commissioners of Social Services Special Meeting, Boston, MA. Barth, R.P. Recent advances in foster care and adoption research in the U.S. Fourth annual conference on Looking After Children. Oxford, UK. Barth, R. P. Developmental considerations in the evaluation of child welfare services. National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine Board on Children, Youth and Families. Washington, DC, July 12, 1999. Barth, R.P. & Jonson-Reid, M. Outcomes after child welfare services: Implications for the design of child welfare services performance measures. CWLA Conference on Research in Child Welfare, Seattle, WA, June 21-24, 1999.. Barth, R. P. Using performance indicators with child welfare policy makers and managers. Presented to Child Welfare Fellows. School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, August 8, 1997. Barth, R. P. Performance indicators: From the simple to the sublime. Building the Future Now: Using Automation for Children and Families Conference. Arlington, VA, March 4, 1997. Barth, R. P. Child welfare services research: Capacity rebuilding to meet research challenges. National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine Board on Children, Youth and Families. Stanford University, March 3, 1997. Barth, R. P. Adoption: Services and outcomes. Keynote. Annual Adoption Conference. State of Washington Department of Health and Social Service, Seattle, WA, June 1996. Barth, R. P. Can basic research in risk assessment be useful in guiding policy decisions? American Public Welfare Association, Tenth National Roundtable on CPS Risk Assessment. San Francisco, June 26, 1996. Barth, R. P. What is the goal of child welfare services: Permanency or self-sufficiency? Fedele F. and Iris Fauri Memorial Lecture in Child Welfare at the University of Michigan, School of Social Work. Ann Arbor, MI, December 11, 1995. Barth, R. P. Family preservation: Research on effectiveness and safety. Minnesota's Department of Human Services Children's Symposium. Minneapolis, MN, September 1995. Barth, R. P. Evaluation of social work case management services in urban public schools. American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA, April 22, 1995. Barth, R. P. & Brooks, D. Family structure and long-term adoption outcomes. Adoption Research Conference. Ithaca, NY, Cornell University. October 12, 1994. Barth, R. P. Foster care and adoption of drug-exposed children. Second Annual Los Pasos Conference on Services to Vulnerable Families. Albuquerque, NM, November 13, 1993. Barth, R. P. Reconstructing adoption law and practice. 70th Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, San Francisco, CA, May 26, 1993. Barth, R. P. Back to basics: Permanency Planning in the 1980s and 1990s. (Keynote). Beyond the Bench IV. San Jose, CA, September 18, 1992. Barth, R. P. Family preservation services research (Keynote). National Association on Family Based Services. St. Louis, MO, December 5, 1991. Barth, R. P. In-home services to protect the children of heavy drug-users. Williamsburg, VA, July 18, 1991. Barth, R. P. Child welfare reform in the U.S. and Sweden: Comparison and analysis. University of Stockholm, Sweden, November 14 and 21, 1990. Barth, R. P. Specialized foster care and older child adoptions: Policy and practice in the U.S. University of Zagreb, School of Social Work, November 6, 1990. Barth, P. B. Outcomes of permanency planning for abused children. 4th International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect, Hamburg, FRG, September 7, 1990.
EXPERT TESTIMONY (Selected) National Commission on the Prevention of Child Abuse Deaths, Preventing Child Abuse Deaths using Birth to CWS Matches. Tampa, Florida, July 10, 2014 U.S. Senate, Senate Finance Committee, Background on Promoting Safe and Stable Families, Washington, D.C., July 15th, 2011 U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Evaluating the Implementation of the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act and Amendments Washington, DC. September 16, 1998. U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, Child Welfare and Substance Abuse: Problems and Proposals. Washington, DC October 28, 1997 15 Joint State of California Senate Committee on Public Safety and Assembly Committee on Human Services, Pathways for Child Welfare Services to CYA.. Los Angeles, CA. October 27, 1997.
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