Research Findings
Major Take-Aways from Evaluation
Compared with the control attorneys, QIC-trained attorneys:
- Showed a strong interest in learning from experts and from each other.
- Changed their approach to the cases in the direction sought by the intervention.
- Initiated more contact with the children they represented.
- Increased communications with others involved in their cases.
- Were more actively involved in conflict resolution and negotiation activities.
- This resulted in measurable improvement in permanency outcomes for children.
- Children represented by QIC treatment attorneys in Washington were 40% more likely to experience permanency within six months of placement.
The full Research Findings are reported in CHILDREN’S JUSTICE, Chapter 10, pp. 163 – 178 including charts and more nuanced evaluations of the effect of the intervention.
Chapin Hall's Evaluation of the QIC-ChildRep Best Practice Model Training for Attorneys Representing Children in Child Welfare is now available in executive summary and full report formats.