Dr. Diane DePanfilis, Professor, Associate Dean for Research, Director, Ruth H. Young Center for Families and Children Mailing Information: | Contact Information: | University of Maryland | Phone: (410) 706.3609 | School of Social Work | Fax: (410) 706.6046 | 525 West Redwood Street | E-mail: ddepanfilis@ssw.umaryland.edu | Baltimore, Maryland 21201 | Room: C002-003, 550 W. Baltimore |
Education: | MSW, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee | PhD, University of Maryland |
Expertise and Research Interests: | Prevention of Child Maltreatment | Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | Child Welfare Accountability | Evidence Based Practice |
Memberships: | Past President of the National Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children | Council on Social Work Education | International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect | National Association of Social Workers | Society for Social Work and Research |
Recent Publications: | Girvin, H., DePanfilis, D., & Daining, C. (2007). Predicting program completion among families enrolled in a child neglect preventive intervention. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, 674-685. | Hayward, R. A., & DePanfilis, D. (2007). Foster children with an incarcerated parent: Predictors of reunification. Children & Youth Services Review, 29, 1320-1334. | Daining, C. & DePanfilis, D. (2007). Resilience of youth in transition from out-of home care to adulthood. Children & Youth Services Review, 29, 1158-1178. | DePanfilis, D., & Hayward, R.A. (2006). Ongoing child protective services (CPS) with methamphetamine using Families: Implementing promising practices. Prepared for the National Resource Center for Child Protective Services, A program of the USDHHS, Children’s Bureau. Available at this link. | DePanfilis, D. (2006). Child neglect: A guide for prevention, assessment, and intervention. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Administration for Children, Youth, and Families, Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. | DePanfilis, D. (2006). Commentary – Compassion fatigue, burnout, and compassion satisfaction: Implications for retention of workers. Child Abuse and Neglect, 30, 1067-1069. | DePanfilis, D., & Dubowitz, H. (2005). Family Connections: A program for preventing child neglect. Child Maltreatment, 10, 108-123. | DePanfilis, D., & Girvin, H. (2005). Investigating child maltreatment in out-of-home care: Barriers to good decision-making. Children & Youth Services Review, 27, 353-374. | Swanson Ernst, J., Meyer, M., & DePanfilis, D. (2004). The effects of structural characteristics of housing on adequacy of physical child care: An exploratory analysis. Child Welfare, Special Issue on Housing and Homelessness, 83, 437-452. | DePanfilis, D., & Salus, M. (2003). Child Protective Services: A guide for caseworkers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, | Administration on Children and Families, Administration for Children, Youth, and | Families, Children’s Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect. | DePanfilis, D., Okundaye, J., Glazer-Semmel, E., Kelly, L., & Swanson-Ernst, J. (2002). Principles of the strengths perspective: Views from families and providers. Family Preservation Journal, 6 (2), 1-14. | Harrington, D., Zuravin, S. J., DePanfilis, D., Dubowitz, H., & Ting, L. (2002). The Neglect Scale: Confirmatory factor analysis in a low-income sample. Child Maltreatment, 7, 359-368. | DePanfilis, D., & Zuravin, S. J. (2002). The effect of services on the recurrence of child maltreatment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26, 187-205. | DePanfilis, D., & Zuravin, S. J. (2001). Assessing risk to determine the need for services. Children and Youth Services Review, 23, 3-20. | Dubowitz, H., & DePanfilis, D. (Eds.). (2000). Handbook for child protection practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. | DePanfilis, D., & Zuravin, S. J. (1999). Predicting child maltreatment recurrences during treatment. Child Abuse and Neglect, 23 (8), 729-743. | DePanfilis, D., & Zuravin, S. J. (1999). Epidemiology of child maltreatment recurrences. Social Services Review, 73, 218-239. | DePanfilis, D., & Zuravin, S. J. (1998). Rates, patterns, and frequency of child maltreatment recurrences among public CPS families. Child Maltreatment, 3, 27- 42. |
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