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| Michael J AustinSummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Building organizational supports for research-minded practitionersMichael J Austin
Bay Area Social Services Consortium and School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 9:174-211. 2012....- Strategies for transforming human service organizations into learning organizations: knowledge management and the transfer of learningMichael J Austin
Nonprofit Management in the School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:569-96. 2008.... - Knowledge management: implications for human service organizationsMichael J Austin
School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:361-89. 2008..Based on the role of organizational culture, structure, leadership, and reward systems, six strategies are identified to assist human service organizations with implementing new knowledge management systems... - Building organizational supports for knowledge sharing in county human service organizations: a cross-case analysis of works-in-progressChris Lee
Bay Area Social Services Consortium and School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 9:3-18. 2012..Implications for practice focus on the structure and processes involved in building knowledge sharing teams inside public human service organizations... - Understanding and addressing racial/ethnic disproportionality in the front end of the child welfare systemKathy Lemon Osterling
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, Center for Social Services Research, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:9-30. 2008.... - Assessing child and youth well-being: implications for child welfare practiceChristine Lou
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:91-133. 2008..Implications for the design and use of child well-being instruments in child welfare practice are discussed... 
Promising practices for meeting the multiple needs of low-income families in poverty neighborhoodsMichael J Austin
Research Response Team, Bay Area Social Services Consortium, Center for Social Services Research, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Health Soc Policy 21:95-117. 2005..This framework can assist social service agencies in moving their services toward a more integrated family and neighborhood approach...- The Bayview Hunters Point Foundation for Community Improvement: a pioneering multi-ethnic human service organization (1971-2008)Ellen Joe
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:235-52. 2011..The history of the organization presents a collaborative approach to community problem-solving and exemplifies the important role that external relationships play in relationship to nonprofit growth and survival... - Asian Community Mental Health Services at 35: a pioneering ethnic organization (1973-2008)Catherine M Vu
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:124-42. 2011.... - Understanding and measuring child welfare outcomesAmy D'Andrade
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:135-56. 2008..Implications of the outcomes literature review and measurement problems in the CFSR process suggest CSFR measures do not always capture meaningful outcomes. Recommendations for change are made... - Long-term care in the United States: policy themes and promising practicesAmanda J Lehning
School of Social Welfare, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
J Gerontol Soc Work 53:43-63. 2010..It concludes with long-term care recommendations for policymakers... - Family assessment in child welfare services: instrument comparisonsMichelle Johnson
University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:57-90. 2008..Key measurement criteria as well as practical considerations in the selection and implementation of family assessment instrumentation in child welfare are discussed... - Black Adoption Placement and Research Center at 25: placing African-American children in permanent homes (1983-2008)Sara L Schwartz
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:160-78. 2011.... - Jewish Family and Children's Services: a pioneering human service organization (1850-2008)Sara L Schwartz
Mack Center for Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:198-217. 2011..The history of Jewish Family and Children's Services sheds light on the importance of strong leadership, strategic planning, external relationships, and strong donor support... - BANANAS: providing child care services to a multi-ethnic communityCatherine M Vu
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:29-44. 2011..This history of the agency reflects the development of a unique community-based effort, its challenges and rewards, and the multiple successes that this pioneering nonprofit has experienced... - Impact of organizational change on organizational culture: implications for introducing evidence-based practiceMichael J Austin
School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:321-59. 2008.... - Girls Incorporated of Alameda County at 50: a voice for girls (1958-2008)Cecilia Terrazas
Mack Center for Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:66-86. 2011..The organization's many accomplishments have also presented multiple challenges, particularly related to the changing roles of women in American society... - Growth and resilience of pioneering nonprofit human service organizations: a cross-case analysis of organizational historiesSara E Kimberlin
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:4-28. 2011..Both cross-sectional and longitudinal examples from the organizational histories illustrate the conceptual map. The paper concludes with a discussion of directions for future research on nonprofit organizational history... - Promising programs to serve low-income families in poverty neighborhoodsMichael J Austin
Research Response Team, Bay Area Social Services Consortium, Center for Social Services Research, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Health Soc Policy 21:65-94. 2005.... - Implementing evidence-based practice in human service organizations: preliminary lessons from the frontlinesMichael J Austin
School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:271-93. 2008..Conclusions and recommendations are drawn from the literature review and framed in the form of a tool for assessing organizational readiness for EBP implementation... - The Unity Council at 40: a pioneering community development and service organization (1967-2007)Gabriel Orozco
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:45-65. 2011..The history of the agency presents the multiple challenges and rewards associated with development in an underserved community and an example of the important role that leadership plays in the growth of a nonprofit... - Shelter Network: serving homeless families and individuals (1987-2007)Sara E Kimberlin
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:179-97. 2011..Over its 20-year history, Shelter Network has overcome multiple challenges related to leadership, finance, and community support and has grown from a grassroots agency into an organization with a budget of $7 million... - On Lok: a pioneering long-term care organization for the elderly (1971-2008)Amanda J Lehning
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:218-34. 2011..The agency has developed its own model of care that has been replicated in cities around the country. The history of On Lok represents the important impact that donor and community support plays in an organization's long-term success... - Coleman Advocates for Children And Youth: a pioneering child advocacy organization (1974-2008)Sarah Carnochan
Mack Center for Nonprofit Management in the Human Services School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:87-105. 2011..This organizational history features the issues mission and structure, leadership, managing issues, advocacy strategies and community relations, and funding... - Larkin Street Youth Services: helping kids get off the street for good (1982-2007)Loren Farrar
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:106-23. 2011..The history of Larkin Street Youth Services provides an example of the important role of internal operations in an agency's ability to re-invent itself and respond to a larger community need... - CompassPoint Nonprofit Services: strengthening the capacities of nonprofits (1971-2008)Jessica R Eschman
Mack Center on Nonprofit Management in the Human Services, School of Social Welfare, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 8:143-59. 2011.... - The status of low-income families in the post-welfare reform environment: mapping the relationships between poverty and familyJulia Hastings
Research Response Team, Bay Area Social Services Consortium, Center for Social Services Research, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Health Soc Policy 21:33-63. 2005..Future research needs to focus on identifying the critical unmet needs of low-income families... - The implications of managed care and welfare reform for the integration of health and welfare servicesMichael J Austin
Professor School of Social Welfare, 120 Haviland Hall 7400, Berkeley, CA 94720 7400, USA
J Health Soc Policy 18:1-19. 2003.... - The status of low-income neighborhoods in the post-welfare reform environment: mapping the relationship between poverty and placeJulian Chun Chung Chow
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, Center for Social Services Research, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 7400, USA
J Health Soc Policy 21:1-32. 2005.... - Risk and safety assessment in child welfare: instrument comparisonsAmy D'Andrade
Bay Area Social Services Consortium, School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, USA
J Evid Based Soc Work 5:31-56. 2008....