In this recorded webinar, a panel of child welfare experts reviews the legislative and policy history of the bipartisan Adoption & Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. Panelists will provide context on the conditions of child welfare before the passage of ASFA, discuss the intent and content of the legislation, and report on how ASFA is being implemented by the states more than 25 years later.
Cassie Statuto Bevan, EdD – Child Welfare Fellow, The Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & 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: 60 minutes
Course level: Beginning
Certificate type: This course offers a Social Work CE certificate
Credit type: General CE
After attending this course, participants will be able to:
- Summarize conditions in the child welfare system before the Adoption & Safe Families Act (ASFA) was passed.
- Explain the intent of ASFA.
- Describe the impact of ASFA.
Updated 4/3/25
National Council For Adoption, #1804, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 04/13/2023 – 04/13/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credit.
This course does not offer credit for NJ or NY social workers. More information on continuing education credits is available here.
