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Descriptive/Analytical Study
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Program Analysis: To describe how the CASAWORKS model is implemented at the 11 different sites by 1) establishing the nature of the model, including substance abuse treatment, employment and training, domestic violence, child care, transportation, parenting skills, housing services, and financial services; 2) identifying specific local characteristics of the program components; and 3) determining how the varied program components are integrated and implemented.
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Descriptive/Analytical Study
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Quantitative Outcomes Evaluation: To assess the impact of the program on client sobreity, family safety, parenting, and employment status.
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Descriptive/Analytical Study
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Organizational Learning and Capacity Building: To assess 1) service integration; 2) inter-agency collaboration; and 3) staff capacity.
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Descriptive/Analytical Study
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Qualitative Study of Clients' Experiences: To 1) improve our understanding of the impact of welfare reform for substance abusing women; 2) gain an understanding of clients' social reality; 3) explore factors related to relapse, such as social and family relations; and 4) assess the overall impact of CASAWORKS for Families from the client's perspective.
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Descriptive/Analytical Study
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Policy Analysis: To quantify the potential value to state and society of implementing the comprehensive approach embodied in the CASAWORKS model and clarify policy and practice changes essential to these benefits, by 1) estimating the potential value to states and to society of achieveing the goals of TANF and the CASAWORKS model; 2) defining the range and extent of the needs of the target population that must be met if the welfare reform goal of promoting self-sufficiency is to be realized; 3) identifying state and local policies and practices that facilitate or impede the meeting of the needs defined in Part II; and 4) proposing changes in policy and practice to better realize the goals of TANF, which are embodied in CASAWORKS, and to benefit the state and society.
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