Another small, qualitative study involved interviews with nine caseworkers and
several child welfare administrators working in three
different public child welfare
agencies in the Washington D.C. region.18 Although the small number of participants and the regional focus of this
research limit our ability to generalize about these findings, they do offer some insights into the reunification decision - making process.
The collaborative includes state
agencies, statewide home visiting organizations, over 30 individual home visiting program sites using
several different evidence - based models, and an academic partner with expertise in early childhood services evaluative
research.