Facebook Pixel LCCWEAR Current Projects | Western Kentucky University
LCCWEAR Current Projects...More to come!

LCCWEAR Current Projects...More to come!


The LifeSkills Center for Child Welfare Education and Research is involved in several projects. Check out the ones below, with more to come. Also, make sure to follow us on social media @WKUChildWelfare!  

Active Projects

 

CCBHC Project
LifeSkills Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Project

Learn More

The LCCWEAR provides program support services for LifeSkills’ four-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Planning, Development, and Implementation Grant.

CW Analytics
Child Welfare Analytics Collaborative

Learn More

A robust and multifaceted partnership between LCCWEAR and Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health & Family Services, designed to provide ongoing analytical support, assessment and evaluation, and actively create translational deliverables to inform service delivery, policy development, and collective advocacy.

KY SW Exp with Code of Ethical Conduct
Kentucky Social Workers' Experiences with the Code of Ethical Conduct

Learn More

This project explored how licensed Kentucky social workers understand and utilize the Kentucky Board of Social Work Code of Ethical Conduct and address ethical dilemmas in practice.

 

Wellness Initiative
Kentucky Child Welfare Workforce Wellness Initiative

Learn More

An interdisciplinary and collaborative pilot study using  biometric analytic technology and a custom designed mindfulness intervention to assist frontline child welfare professionals with stress management.

ROSC Title Slide
Evaluation of the Statewide Recovery-Oriented System of Care Regional Summits in Kentucky

Learn More

To better serve the justice-involved population, LCCWEAR is conducting evaluations to gather participant feedback from one-day events that are aimed to provide training and facilitate meaningful discussions on how courts can uniquely identify and connect Kentucky’s citizens and families with behavioral health services, while also strengthening localized support networks. 

IFTTC Title slide
The Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic

Learn More

The Integrated Family Trauma Treatment Clinic is providing a cutting edge intergenerational intervention for families with trauma to mitigate the risk of recurrence of childhood trauma and prevent out of home placement. This is an exciting partnership between the Center and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. We look forward to working with birth parents and children with potential for or current involvement with the child welfare system.

 

Previous Projects

 

WCPS
Systematic Process for Preventative Mental Health Screening for Students

Learn More

A collaboration with the Warren County Public Schools to create a systematic process for preventative mental health screening for their students and evaluate the efficacy of the services provided by their social work staff members.

Covid-19 impacts
COVID-19 Impacts on Service Delivery in Kentucky's Child Advocacy Center's and Sexual Violence Resource Centers

Learn More

A statewide study designed to better understand how service providers in Kentucky's Child Advocacy Centers and Sexual Violence Resource Centers adapted their practices to COVID-19 related restrictions and how these changes affected both the providers and their clients.  

Gift Initiative
The Gift Initiative: Group Intervention for Families with Trauma

Learn More

An interdisciplinary effort to provide evidence-based group therapy for female parents with their own significant trauma histories whose children have recently experienced abuse or maltreatment.  

 

Evaluation of ACSU
Evaluation of the LifeSkills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit

Learn More

The LCCWEAR conducted an evaluation of the LifeSkills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit (ACSU) to collect timely feedback and inform efforts for strategic improvement.  

Giving voice
Giving Voice to Kentucky's Foster Parents

 

Learn More

A statewide study designed to capture feedback from Kentucky’s foster parents and inform efforts for systematic improvement across both private and public agencies.

Understanding CW Workers Stressors
Understanding Child Welfare Workers Unique Stressors and Subsequent Coping Responses

Learn More

A qualitative study examining the work-related stress, subsequent health outcomes, and coping behaviors in frontline child welfare workers and supervisors.  

 

Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal Center Community Mental Health Center Project

 

Learn More The LCCWEAR provides program evaluation services for the Pennyroyal Center's two-year $4.8 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Community Mental Health Centers Grant Program, designedto expand mental health services.

Mental Health Summit
Evaluation of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health’s 2023 Mental Health Summit

Learn More

The LCCWEAR conducted an evaluation of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health’s 2023 Mental Health Summit to collect timely feedback and inform efforts for strategic improvement.

QTAG Title Slide
Using Concepts of PhotoVoice to Connect Students and Community Professionals

Learn More

A multidisciplinary study designed to utlize photographs and quotes to identify causes of professional burnout and coping resources while connecting students with community professionals.  

 

Placeholder Image
Increasing Awareness of Implicit Bias in Child Welfare Decision-Making

Learn More

This innovative and interprofessional virtual reality platform can be used to train child welfare practitioners, using expertly developed scenarios to identify the implicit biases they may hold.It is a catalyst for making more objective and informed decisions, essential to the healthy future of families and children.

PIPBHC Title Slide
Promoting the Integration of Primary and Behavioral Health Care

Learn More

A recovery-oriented partnership with LifeSkills to provide program support  services in their efforts to promote the integration of physical and behavioral health services.

CJA
Increasing the Preparedness of Child Welfare Workers Serving Immigrant and Refugee Populations in Kentucky

 

Learn More

The desire and actions of our partners to collaborate to build capacity to serve children and families of our diverse community is exciting. The hope is to strengthen our valuable workforce to support our immigrant and refugee families.

 

LYFT Learning Project
LYFT Learning Data Partnership

Learn More

A partnership with LYFT Learning, supporting the implementation, assessment, and evaluation of their Life Skills Reimagined curriculum.

 

Find us on Social Media | @WKUChildWelfare

    Twitterinstagram   facebook


Some of the links on this page may require additional software to view.

 Last Modified 6/28/24