Program Development & Capacity Building:
Recent Projects

For the past two decades the Butler Institute has developed a strong record of collaboration with the Federal Department of Health and Human Services and various states, counties, and community entities to enhance the capacity of child and family-serving systems. Using a collaborative approach among formal agencies, the community, and consumers, the Institute advocates for evidence-based practice, sound public policies, and quality services.

Recent project examples include:

• Colorado's Child and Family Services Review and Program Improvement Plan
• Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families
• Hopi Tribe Training and Strategic Planning
• National Clearing House on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
• Ongoing Philadelphia Outcome Measurement Project

Colorado's Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) and Program Improvement Plan (PIP) - Round One:

The Institute's staff worked with the Colorado Department of Human Services in the Round One CFSR process and the preparation and development of Colorado's 2003 PIP.

 

Effective Child Welfare Practice with Hispanic Families:

Project Funded through a DHHS Children’s Bureau grant to Kansas University, the Institute has a subcontract to provide technical assistance and training in two western states.

 

Hopi Tribe Training and Strategic Planning:

Funded through a collaboration with American Humane Association, the project provided strategic planning and training to the Hopi Nation.

 

National Clearing House on Child Abuse and Neglect Information:

Through a DHHS subcontract with Caliber and Associates, the Butler Institute identified national child welfare training resources, as well as identified gaps and critical information needs.

 

Ongoing Philadelphia Outcome Measurement Project:

Funded under a contract with the American Humane Association, this project examined the association among measures of child well-being, child safety and permanency and provided technical assistance for implementing evidence based service planning.