This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC) website is designed to allow you access to a summary of practice topic areas or programs relevant to one or more major child welfare goals. If you want more extensive information, you will be provided with an option to delve deeper into the database to gather increasingly detailed information. This flexible system is intended to give you the information you need to make important decisions and to gain in-depth understanding of individual models and programs.
The website does not, however, contain an exhaustive list of all topic areas relevant to child welfare practice and has not reviewed all possible options for programs and practices. The breadth and scope of the CEBC will increase over time, but will never be able to address all possible issues facing the enormously complex field of child welfare. The CEBC will focus on priority areas, important models and programs that have empirical support, or programs that are receiving considerable attention in California.
You can search the database in the following ways:
By Topic Area
Topic Areas are focused and priority issues selected by the Advisory Committee that are of the utmost concern to child welfare professionals. If you are interested in a particular program, select the topic area in which the program would most likely be included. As new programs are identified, they will be included on the CEBC website. Changes in programs will also be updated on the website. Evidence may also accumulate which would change the initial rating of the program.
Some programs have been identified that target people who have experienced specific types of maltreatment. You can search the website to identify all programs designed to address a specific type of abuse. (Note, however, that many programs are not focused on specific types of abuse or neglect). Programs focused on Physical Abuse, Neglect, Sexual Abuse, Emotional Abuse, and Exposure to Domestic Violence can be identified by selecting, or clicking on, the key term.
Each individual practice reviewed in the CEBC has been “rated” as to the scientific strength of the evidence supporting it (see Scientific Rating Scale), and the relevance to child welfare (see Child Welfare Relevance Rating.) Updates will be included as evidence accumulates which may change the initial rating for a practice.
There are three major federal goals that public child welfare services are accountable to address: Safety, Permanency, and Child and Family Well-Being. Some practices are relevant to all three goals, other practices may focus on only two and some are tightly targeted to one goal. If you are seeking information about how to enhance your child welfare efforts related to any of the three goals, you can search by the goal type. You will be given a list of reviewed practices that are related to the selected goal.
The Advanced Search feature is provided to allow you to search for very specific information. If you select Advanced Search without any options selected, you will receive a list of all the programs in our database. Any selections you make will narrow your focus.
You can also explore the website by clicking on any of the sidebar buttons on the left (What's New, Background, etc.).