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Elizabeth Snyder-Fickler

Elizabeth Snyder-Fickler

Research Scientist, Senior
Center for Child and Family Policy
liz.snyder@duke.edu
Box 90539, Durham, NC 27708-0539
205D Rubenstein Hall, 302 Towerview Road, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

Child Maltreatment Re-report, Substantiation, and Foster Care Placement: A Latent Class Analysis of Child, Caregiver, and Household Risk Factors Across Screened-In and Screened-Out Cases.

Journal article Child maltreatment · August 2026 Children reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) face elevated risks of adverse outcomes. It is essential to identify vulnerable populations and opportunities for early intervention. This study combined qualitative coding of CPS intake reports with lat ... Full text Cite

What Do Child Abuse and Neglect Medical Evaluation Consultation Notes Tell Researchers and Clinicians?

Journal article Child Maltreat · February 2024 Child abuse and neglect (CAN) medical experts provide specialized multidisciplinary care to children when there is concern for maltreatment. Their clinical notes contain valuable information on child- and family-level factors, clinical concerns, and servic ... Full text Link to item Cite

What do child maltreatment reports to Child Protective Services tell us about the needs families and communities are experiencing?

Journal article Child Youth Serv Rev · December 2023 Intake reports from child protective service (CPS) agencies are the foundation for subsequent decisions and services within the child welfare system. They provide valuable information for understanding children's needs, yet the unstructured way that inform ... Full text Link to item Cite

Child wellbeing assessment in child welfare: A review of four measures

Journal article Children and Youth Services Review · 2016 Full text Cite

The impact of system of care support in adherence to wraparound principles in Child and Family Teams in child welfare in North Carolina.

Journal article Children and youth services review · April 2012 North Carolina is one of a growing number of states to implement family meeting models in child welfare as a way to engage families, while simultaneously addressing complex familial needs and child safety issues. However, much is still unknown regarding ho ... Full text Cite

The benefits of motivational interviewing and coaching for improving the practice of comprehensive family assessments in child welfare.

Journal article Child Welfare · 2012 The engagement of families in child welfare services is critical for successful outcomes related to safety, permanency, and child and family well-being. Motivational interviewing (MI), an effective approach to working with individuals struggling with alcoh ... Link to item Cite

Attention problems in very low birth weight preschoolers: are new screening measures needed for this special population?

Journal article J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs · May 2007 PROBLEM: Children born prematurely have been shown to have a range of problems that often result in delayed academic achievement. METHODS: The current study assessed both attention problem scores (Child Behavior Checklist) and actual performance on tasks t ... Full text Link to item Cite

An examination of attention networks in children born with very low birth weights

Journal article Journal of Early Childhood and Infant Psychology · 2007 Cite

Parent-child interaction and attention regulation in children born prematurely.

Journal article J Spec Pediatr Nurs · 2004 ISSUES AND PURPOSE: The goal of this pilot study was to understand attention behaviors in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) children within the context of parent-child interactions and their relation to the child's independent performance. DESIGN AND METHO ... Full text Link to item Cite