title: The impact of the Solution Based Casework (SBC) practice model on federal outcomes in public child welfare.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To test the effects of the Solution-Based Casework practice model on federal outcomes of safety, permanency and well-being. The Solution-Based Casework model combines family development theory, solution-focused skills and relapse prevention for the casework process in child protection.
  
  
  METHODS
  4,559 public child welfare cases were reviewed through a CQI case review process.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study found that cases with high levels of fidelity to the model demonstrated significantly better outcomes in the areas of child safety, permanency and well-being and exceeded federal standards, while cases with low fidelity to the model failed to meet federal standards.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Components of the Solution-Based Casework were significant predictors of these federal outcomes and accounted for variance in these outcomes better than any other casework process factors.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville, Kent School of Social Work, Louisville, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Becky F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Antle
authors.forename: Dana N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Michiel A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van Zyl
authors.forename: Anita P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Barbee
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002669:Child Welfare; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011364:Professional Practice; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014481:United States