Who We Are


Child Welfare Links Who We Are Child Welfare Facts News/Conferences Glossary Practice Issues Community Issues/Programing Professional Associations Child Welfare Laws Research Centers Governmental Agencies Journals/Books Grants Resources Useful links Feedback	CHILD WELFARE CURRICULUM AFFILIATED AGENCIES WHO WE ARE The Family and Children Services Committee is co-chaired by Brenda McGowan, Ruth Harris Ottman Professor of Family and Child Welfare, and Janet Abbott, Associate Director of Field Education. The committee membership consists of faculty who teach and/or conduct research in this field of practice and education coordinators and some field instructors in this field who are affiliated with the school. This web site was reviewed at committee meetings as part of its development. The Goals of the Committee are: To support, train, and build a cohesive network of CUSSW field instructors and education coordinators. To move the field of practice forward by identifying and developing new internships and innovative assignments. To work toward integrating the field content of the field of practice into the CUSSW curriculum. To provide a forum for peer support and education among the members. To develop an agenda responsive to the current context of the field. We would like to acknowledge and thank the following people who have spent time helping us plan this web site, making suggestions on how it can be used in the field and ways we could make it more useful to members of the child welfare and family focused community. Field Instruction Advisory Committee on Services to Children, Youth and Families Janet Abbott, Associated Director of Field Education Mary Bradley, Harlem Dowling (Ret.) Darryl Chisolm, Lower East Side Family Union Kathryn Conroy, Assistant Dean and Director of Field Instruction Andrea Caudle, Association to Benefit Children Ellen DeVoe, Assistant Professor Richard Embry, Assistant Professor Rodney Fuller, Fresh Youth Initiatives Amy Winnick Gellis, Boy Harbor Jane Golden, Children's Aid Society Sr. Mary Paul Janchill, Center for Family Life in Sunset Park Brenda McGowan, Ruth Harris Ottman Professor of family and Child Welfare David Megley, Graham University Barry Newmark, Brooklyn Center for Community Services Peter Neidt, Seaman's Society for Family and Children Current Faculty Research in the Area of Family and Children's Services Denise Burnette Grace Christ Ellen DeVoe Richard Embry Irwin Garfinkel Neil Guterman Peg Hess Sheila Kamerman Brenda McGowan Mary McKay Claudia Moreno Jeanne Rivard Jane Waldfogel