Resources – LBIC

Have a question?

(301) 437-2378

Our Resources

Keeping You Informed

Organizations & Resources

Various organizations, programs, fact sheets, and resources for Community Service Providers.

Alliance for Children and Families is a membership organization serving nonprofit human service organizations.

American Association of Children’s Residential Centers (AACRC) brings professionals together to advance the frontiers of knowledge pertaining to the spectrum of therapeutic living environments for children and adolescents with behavioral health disorders.

American Humane: Protecting Children – “Tough Problems, Tough Choices: Guidelines for Needs-Based Service Planning for Child welfare” (the Casey Decision-making Guidelines) was created to aid child welfare staff to make case and service decisions, and develop case plans. The Guidelines are based on the services experienced workers believe may be most effective in achieving specific outcomes for different kinds of family situations.

Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families.

Black Administrators in Child Welfare, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of African American children in the nation’s child welfare system.

Casey Family Programs provides and improves – and ultimately prevents – the need for foster care.

Casey Family Services offers a broad range of programs for vulnerable children and families throughout the Northeast and in Baltimore, Maryland.

Child Care and Early Education Research Connections provides researchers and policymakers with current research and other analytic tools related to child care and early childhood education. Research connections is a partnership of Columbia University, the University of Michigan, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is committed to engaging people everywhere in protecting the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and protecting every child from harm.

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is dedicated to increasing the adoptions of more than 130,000 waiting children in North America’s foster care system.

Foster Care Alumni of America (FCAA) is working to harness the knowledge and strength of the 12 million alumni in the U.S. in order to improve the lives of youth currently in foster care.

Foster Care Month provides an opportunity for people all across the nation to show their appreciation for the dedication of our foster families and workers. It is also an opportunity to get more people involved, whether as foster parents, volunteers, mentors, employers or in other ways.

Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative is a major national effort that helps youth in foster care make a successful transition to adulthood.

Judicial Education Checklist and an accompanying technical brief are published by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Designed to help judges nationwide meet the educational needs of children and youth in care, the checklist reflects the experience and input of both judges and foster care alumni.

Kinship Care Fact Sheets on AARP – Find resources for kinship caregivers and view state-by-state census data on grandparent caregivers.

Marguerite Casey Foundation is a private, independent grant-making foundation dedicated to helping low-income families strengthen their voice and mobilize their communities.

National Adoption Clearinghouse – The “Adoption: Where do I start?” fact sheet is a “gateway” to the many possible paths to building your family through adoption. It will help give you an understanding of the basic steps in any adoption process and guide you to resources at each step.

National CASA Association works with community volunteers to advocate for the best interests of neglected and abused children in court.

National Council of Juvenile Court Judges is committed to improving justice for children and families.

National Foster Parent Association is devoted to strengthening foster families through nationally focused legislative advocacy, training and education, publications and networking among foster parents, state and local foster parent associations and child welfare organizations.

National Mentoring Partnership is a resource for mentors, providing an interactive database of opportunities to help connect volunteers to mentoring programs in their area.

National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning provides training, technical assistance, and information services to child welfare agencies. It also houses an archive of documents formerly posted on the Casey National Center for Resource Family Support (CNC).

Network for Good is dedicated to using the Web to help people get more involved in their communities—from volunteering and donating money, to speaking out on issues they care about.

North American Council on Adoptable Children supports adoptive parents, promotes adoption awareness, informs adoption professionals, and helps children find permanent families.

Orphan Foundation of America is committed to helping parentless teens make the transition from foster care into independent adulthood with education as the foundation for success.

The Race Matters Consortium website is the most comprehensive online repository of information on disproportionality in the child welfare system. The consortium is a diverse group of child welfare experts representing research, policy, administration, practice, and advocacy. The site is supported by a grant from Casey Family Programs to the Children and Family Research Center, School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

YouthBuild U.S.A. is a national organization supporting a network of local programs, where unemployed and undereducated young people 16-24 work toward their GED or high school diploma while learning construction skills building affordable housing for homeless and low-income people.

Publications

Lloyd Bullard has written, edited, or assisted in the development of the following articles, books, position papers, professional journals, best practice standards, chapters, and professional newsletters.

LBIC Consulting Services, Inc. (2014). Intentional Supervision in the Development of Professional Youth Workers. A special series exploring professional youth work was developed in cooperation with The University of Oklahoma National Resource Center for Youth Services.

Bullard, L., Gaughen, K. & Owens, L. (in press). Residential services for children and youth in out-of-home care: A critical link in the continuum of care. Mallon, Gerald P., & Hess, Peg McCartt. (Eds.). (in press). Child Welfare for the 21st Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies and Programs. Revised Edition. Columbia University Press., New York.

LBIC Consulting Services, Inc. (2013). Tennessee Department of Human Services comprehensive plan for the delivery of services to human sex trafficking victims.

Bullard, L., Correia, P., & Green, D. (2012). Cultural and human diversity. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 24. Volume 24, pg. in Schneider-Muñoz, A.J., Curry, D., & Carpenter-Williams, J. (Eds.)(2012). Professional child and youth work practice: Five domains of competence [Special issue]. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 24.

Building Bridges Initiative Cultural & Linguistic Workgroup. (2011). Cultural and linguistic guidelines for residential care. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Rockville, Md. Available at Building Bridges Initiative.

Green, D., Belanger, K., McRoy, R. & Bullard, L. (Eds.) (2011). Challenging Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Research, Policy and Practice. CWLA Press. Arlington, VA.

Bullard, L. (2011). Mitigating racial disproportionality in residential care. Green, D., Belanger, K., McRoy, R. & Bullard, L. (Eds.) (2011). Challenging Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Research, Policy and Practice. CWLA Press. Arlington, VA.

LBIC Consulting Services, Inc. (2011). Constructive confrontation model. Available at: https://lbic.net/

LBIC Consulting Services, Inc. (2011). Destructive confrontation model. Available at: https://lbic.net/

LBIC Consulting Services, Inc. (2009). Risk management model: Process analysis for crisis and standard decision-making. Available at: https://lbic.net

Belanger, K., Bullard, L.B., & Green, D.K. (Eds.). (2008). Child Welfare: Journal of the Child Welfare League of America, Inc. Volume 87. Number 2, Crystal City, VA.

Nunno, M., Day, D., & Bullard, L. (Eds.). (2008). For our own safety: Examining the safety of high-risk interventions for children and young people. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2007, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 7, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2007, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 7, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2007, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 8, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L. (2006). Preventing and reducing the use of restraint and seclusion through effective behavior support and intervention. Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Robert Lee Sutherland Seminar XIII. The University of Texas at Austin. Available at: http://www.hogg.utexas.edu/uploads/documents/rls_xiii_publication.pdf

CWLA. (2006, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 6, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2006, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 6, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2006, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 7, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2006, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 7, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L. & Johnson, K. (2005). Residential services for children and youth in out-of-home care: A critical link in the continuum of care. Gerald P., & Hess, Peg McCartt. (Eds.). (2005). Child Welfare for the 21st Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies and Programs. Columbia University Press. New York.

Bullard, L., (2005). Promising Practices for Adequately Funding and Reimbursing Residential Service. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 5, Number 3, pg. 1-2. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

CWLA Position Statement on Residential Services. (2005). CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2005, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 5, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2005, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 5, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2005, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 6, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2005, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 6, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA Best Practices Guidelines: Behavior Support and Intervention Training. (2004). CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Adams, N., Arenz, J., Bullard, L., Healy, J., Johnson, K., McComb, J., Powers, W., Purcell, J., Schulze, C., & Stuck, E. (2004). Adequately Funding and Reimbursing Residential Services. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., Fulmore, D., Gupta, N., & Johnson, K., (2004). State Regulations for Behavior Support and Intervention. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Best Practices in Behavior Support and Intervention Assessment. (2004). CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., (2004). National Definitions and Data Collection for Residential Care Facilities’ Use of Restraint and Seclusion. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 5, Number 1, pg. 1. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., (2004). Are Point and Level Systems the Answer? Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 5, Number 1, pg. 6-8. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Standards of Excellence: CWLA Standards of Excellence for Residential Services. (2004). CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2004, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 4, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2004, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 4, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2004, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 5, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2004, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 5, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2004, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 5, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2003, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 3, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2003, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 3, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2003, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 4, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2003, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 4, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2003, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 4, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., Fulmore, D., & Johnson, K., (2003). Reducing the Use of Restraint and Seclusion. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., (2003). The Challenge of Recruiting and Retaining Quality Staff in Residential Group Care. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 1, Number 3, pg. 1. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2002, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 3, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA Best Practices Guidelines: Behavior Management. (2002). CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2001, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 2, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2001, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 2, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2001, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 3, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2000, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 1, Number 4. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2000, Spring). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 2, Number 1. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (2000, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 2, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., (1999). The Challenge of Recruiting and Retaining Quality Staff in Residential Group Care. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 1, Number 2, pg. 1. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., (1999). Physical Restraint. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 1, Number 2, pg. 3. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L., (1999). Best Practices in Behavior Management: Preventing and Reducing Restraint and Seclusion. Residential Group Care Quarterly, Vol. 3, Number 3, pg. 1. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (1999, Winter). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 1, Number 2. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (1999, Summer). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 1, Number 3. CWLA Press. Washington, D.C.

CWLA. (1998, Fall). Residential Group Care Quarterly. Vol. 1, Number 1. CWLA Press, Washington, D.C.

Bullard, L. B., & Healy, J. (1998). National survey of public and private residential group care facilities and their capacities. Washington, D.C.

Models

The Destructive Avoidance Cycle, the Constructive Confrontation Cycle and the Model for Managing Personnel Issues were developed to assist supervisors and managers with working effectively with their subordinates and for establishing and maintaining healthy and appropriate boundaries and professional relationships. The fourth model, the Process Analysis for Risk Management Model was created to provide guidance to agencies’ leadership and managers by offering several initial questions designed to help organizations assess their level of risk when addressing specific issues/problems.

Deconstructive & Constructive Model

Personnel Management Model

Risk Management Model

While all businesses are vulnerable to risk, there are steps that every business can take to reduce its level of risk. This risk analysis model was developed to provide some initial questions that organizations can use to assess their level of risk. However, the Global Center for Creative Learning’s (GCCL) specialized training Risk Management offers a full session on how organizations can reduce their risk.

Process Analysis for Risk Management Model

Safety: is defined as freedom from danger (Merriam Webster) –

What are the systems for ensuring safety for the customers/clients, organization’s employees/consultants, and the community?

Risk: is defined as exposure to loss or injury (Merriam Webster) –

What is the current level of risk based on taking no action?
What is the level of risk to the customers/clients, organization’s employees/consultants, and the community based on the organization’s plan for addressing the risk?

Policies, Procedures, Licensing, and/or Accreditation

Liability: is defined as a legal obligation (Merriam Webster) –

Organization’s Actions/Non-Actions

What are the organization’s potential liabilities as a result of taking no action?
What are the organization’s potential liabilities based on their plan of action?
What are the organization’s potential liabilities based on implementation of the action plan?
What are the organization’s policies, procedures and/or protocols for addressing the issue?
What are the licensing and/or accreditation requirements? Federal, State and Local Laws
What is the current level of risk based on taking no action?
What are the federal, state and locals regarding the issue? Stakeholders, employees, customers/clients and guardians
What are the views of the stakeholders, employees, customers/clients, and guardians?

Policies, Procedures, Licensing, and/or Accreditation

What are the organization’s policies, procedures and/or protocols for addressing the issue?
What are the licensing and/or accreditation requirements?

Federal, State and Local Laws

What are the federal, state and locals regarding the issue?

Stakeholders, Employees, Customers/Clients and Guardians

What are the views of the stakeholders, employees, customers/clients, and guardians?

Have A Question About Our Services? Let's Talk!

Let us help you achieve extraordinary results! We have a proven track record of delivering outstanding service that exceeds clients’ expectations. Our wide network of subject matter experts provides clients with a sound perspective on their problems and needs, as well as sound advice and recommendations that they can trust. If you have any questions about our services, please give us a call or send us an email.

Our Blog

Latest Articles

Our blog presents private and public agencies with articles that explain various systems to develop positive outcomes for children, youth, families, and individuals.

Diverse group of professionals meeting in office. IT programmers use computer, talk strategy

Quick Links

Useful Links

Hours of Operation

Designed and Developed by Phastivity.

Have a question?

Our Resources

Keeping You Informed

Organizations & Resources

Publications

Models

Effective Methods for Managing Personnel Issues

“Questions”:

“Action Steps”:

Process Analysis for Risk Management Model

Safety: is defined as freedom from danger (Merriam Webster) –

Risk: is defined as exposure to loss or injury (Merriam Webster) –

Policies, Procedures, Licensing, and/or Accreditation

Liability: is defined as a legal obligation (Merriam Webster) –

Organization’s Actions/Non-Actions

Policies, Procedures, Licensing, and/or Accreditation

Federal, State and Local Laws

Stakeholders, Employees, Customers/Clients and Guardians

Have A Question About Our Services? Let's Talk!

Our Blog

Latest Articles

Quick Links

Useful Links

Hours of Operation

Have a question?

Our Resources

Keeping You Informed

Organizations & Resources

Publications

Models

Effective Methods for Managing Personnel Issues

“Questions”:

“Action Steps”:

Process Analysis for Risk Management Model

Safety: is defined as freedom from danger (Merriam Webster) –

Risk: is defined as exposure to loss or injury (Merriam Webster) –

Policies, Procedures, Licensing, and/or Accreditation

Liability: is defined as a legal obligation (Merriam Webster) –

Organization’s Actions/Non-Actions

Policies, Procedures, Licensing, and/or Accreditation

Federal, State and Local Laws

Stakeholders, Employees, Customers/Clients and Guardians

Have A Question About Our Services? Let's Talk!

Our Blog

Latest Articles

Intentional Professional Development: Part 2

Intentional Professional Development: Part 1

Intentional Supervision in the Development of Professional Youth Workers

Quick Links

Useful Links

Hours of Operation