A panel discussion provides legislative and policy history of the Adoption & Safe Families Act (ASFA), practical impact on states’ child welfare systems, and analysis of the current status of ASFA. What is still not implemented and how can states improve their services?

Cassie Statuto Bevan, EdD - Child Welfare Fellow, The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice and Research at the University of Pennsylvania
Diane Kunz, JD, PhD – Executive Director, Center for Adoption Policy
Laura Radel, Senior Social Science Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Ryan Hanlon, PhD – President and CEO, National Council For Adoption

Course length: 90 minutes

Cost to register: $10

Certificate: This course offers an attendance certificate only.

Recorded on September 23, 2021.

PLEASE NOTE - This course does NOT provide social work CE credits OR New York contact hours.