-  Faculty Experts   -  News by Topic   -  News by School Search News & Info WUSTL in the News   - Powered by Google WUSTL Home Public Affairs Home University News Medical News Sports News Radio Service Business, Law & Econ Culture & Living Science & Technology Contact Information TV/Radio Studio Visiting Our Campuses Campus Images Sports photography Commercial Filming    and Photography Commercial Use of    Names and Symbols Domain Name policy Record (newspaper) Campus Calendars WUSTL News Summary Publications Online Facts, Guides & Maps		Washington University in St. Louis News & Information > Faculty Experts at Washington University in St. Louis > F. Brett Drake Associate Professor of Social Work Associate Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work Expertise: at-risk children, child abuse and neglect, child protective services, child welfare, early intervention in maltreatment, environmental factors on abuse and neglect, substance abuse Bio: Brett Drake's scholarship focuses on issues in child welfare including initial assessment, reporting, prevention, and child protective interventions. He is particularly interested in studying early intervention in cases of child maltreatment and understanding linkages between environmental factors, chiefly poverty, and various forms of child abuse and neglect. His current research includes analysis of census and child protective services data, and assessment of the efficacy of early protective and preventative services. He is also interested in the philosophical and theoretical foundations of social work research. WUSTL Contact Information: Department: (314) 935-6676 Address: One Brookings Drive Campus Box 1196 St. Louis, MO 63130 Education: Ph.D. in Social Welfare at UCLA News Stories & Tip Sheets: Showing 1 Stories. Doing 'more good than harm' Scathing critiques of mandated reporting laws, Child Protective Services have 'little basis in reality,' say child welfare services experts June 19, 2007 -- Studying Child Protective Services' effectiveness Efforts to improve Child Protective Services (CPS) would be more effective if they were based on evaluations of available data instead of assertions that are not supported by evidence, say two child welfare services experts. "While there is no doubt that the current child welfare system has flaws, we can find little empirical data supporting the scathing critiques of mandated reporting laws and CPS. We now have enough empirical evidence to scientifically evaluate many longstanding criticisms of CPS, and many of those criticisms appear to be without basis in reality," write Brett Drake, Ph.D., and Melissa Jonson-Reid, Ph.D., in an article titled "A Response to Melton Based on the Best Available Data," published in the current issue of the international journal Child Abuse & Neglect. More... Showing 1 Stories.			Related Information Media Assistance: Jessica Martin Director, News & Information for the School of Law and the George Warren Brown School of Social Work jessica_martin@wustl.edu (314) 935-5251 Related Links: • Drake's Web page Related Groups: Schools: • George Warren Brown School of Social Work - View All Groups Related Topics: • Culture & Living • Parenting / Family • Social Issues & Domestic Policy • Youth / Teenage - View All Topics Revised: Monday, Oct. 1, 2007   Email this page   Print ready page Subscribe WUSTL News by E-mail
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