Evaluation Technical Assistance for Title IV-E Waiver Demonstrations
Title IV-E waivers from the Children’s Bureau allowed states to test approaches to reforming child welfare services and systems and improving child safety, permanency, and well-being. JBA provided evaluation technical assistance to states with waivers for over two decades between 1998 and 2019.
During that time, JBA helped over 30 state child welfare agencies, along with the District of Columbia and one tribal agency, design and implement rigorous evaluations that measured the impact of the waiver demonstration projects on key child welfare outcomes. Technical assistance included—
- Supporting federal, regional, state, and tribal staff and evaluators in person and through conference calls and emails
- Identifying strengths and areas for improvement in evaluation designs, reports, and data analyses
- Providing consultation to states and tribes on evaluation planning and design during the waiver application and approval process
- Developing products and conducting activities related to evaluation feasibility studies, cost studies, and promotion of rigorous evaluations
- Drafting the terms and conditions for agreements governing the waivers
Staff
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Elliott Graham, Ph.D.
Director
Elliott Graham has more than 30 years of experience in program evaluation, applied social science research, and implementation and evaluation technical...
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Nicole M. Miller, M.S.W.
Senior Research Associate
Nicole Miller has 25 years of experience in child welfare with a focus on the implementation and evaluation of programs and services that support families and...
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Chi Connie Park, Ph.D., M.A.
Senior Research Associate
Chi Connie Park has nearly 20 years of experience in applied social science research design, program evaluation, and capacity building in the areas of child...
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James P. DeSantis, Ph.D.
Vice President
James P. DeSantis is an applied developmental psychologist with 35 years of experience in research and evaluation, training and technical assistance in...