TABLE OF CONTENTS

-Contributors
-Preface
-Acknowledgments
-Introduction: Improving Program and Practice in Child and Family Services
-Outcomes of Permanent Substitute Family Placement for Children in Care
-Assessing Key Results in Family Foster Care Using Multiple Measurement Approaches
-Evaluating Outcomes for Children with Multiple Problems
-Achieving Better Outcomes for Children and Families by Improving Assessment of Need
-Measuring Outcomes in Short-Term Fostering Services
-Developing Measurable Program Objectives: A Key to Evaluation of Family Reunification Programs
-Issues for Program Design and Outcome Evaluation in Residential Group Child Care
-Applying a Parenting Scale in Family Resource Centers: Challenges and Lessons
-Protecting Children through Family Support Services
-Evaluating the Outcomes of Programs versus Monitoring Well-Being: A Child-Centered Perspective
-Collaboration between Evaluators and Agency Staff in Outcome-Based Evaluation
-Outcome Evaluation as Performed by Practitioners
-Promoting Self-Evaluation of Programs for Children at Risk and Their Families
-Author Index
-Subject Index