2006 Pro Humanitate Award Winners (From right): Julia Littell with son Nick; David Stoesz; Gary Blau; and Wanda Friedrich, wife of Bill Friedrich, holding grandson Benjamin with daughter Hannah. Accompanied by Ron Hughes (far left), Director and Judith Rycus (far right), Program Director of NARCCW

The Pro Humanitate Literary Awards

It is the Center for Child Welfare Policy's goal to support bold ideas in the field of child welfare; to promote the critical appraisal of these ideas through good science and open debate; to support the epistemological position that a collective and objective knowledge base can be identified and sustained; to support courageous publication of meritorious work that exemplifies these principles; and to support the moral position that it is our responsibility to do so. Toward these ends, the Center for Child Welfare Policy of the North American Resource Center for Child Welfare (NARCCW) has conceived the Pro Humanitate Literary Awards. Each year, NARCCW will celebrate outstanding literary achievement of authors from the United States and Canada in the field of child welfare. Awards will be presented to authors who exemplify the intellectual integrity and moral courage required to transcend political and social barriers to champion "best practice" in the field of child welfare. Pro Humanitate Literary Awards are presented in two categories -- the Daniel Douglas Schneider Child Welfare Book Award and the Herbert A. Raskin Child Welfare Article Award. Each year, the author(s) of one winning book will receive the Pro Humanitate Medal and a cash prize of $5000. Authors of three winning articles will receive the Pro Humanitate Medal and a cash prize of $1000. Co-authors of either award-winning books or articles will each receive the Pro Humanitate Medal and will share the cash prize for that award. Pro Humanitate Award Winners Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Eligible Books:

The subject matter of all books must be child welfare. To be eligible, at least one author of a book must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen. All works must be in English, although an English translation of a book originally written in another language is eligible. Books published in the United States or Canada between November 15, 2005, and June 30, 2007, will be considered for the 2008 award. Under special circumstances, books with an earlier publication date may be considered. In the event of a dispute in eligibility, NARCCW will decide the eligibility of the book, and its decision will be binding.

Eligible Articles:

Three awards will be presented annually to articles addressing child welfare content, or social work content specifically applicable to child welfare practice. Articles related to child welfare values and ethics are especially welcome. To be considered for the 2008 award, articles must have been published in the United States or Canada between November 15, 2005 and June 30, 2007. At least one author of an article must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen. All works must be in English, although an English translation of an article originally written in another language is eligible. In the event of a dispute in eligibility, NARCCW will decide the eligibility of the article, and its decision will be binding.

Selection Process:

All book and article entries will initially be reviewed by NARCCW staff to determine eligibility and relevance. Eligible and relevant entries will be submitted to a Peer Jury for evaluation and selection. The Peer Jury will read all the books and articles and rank/score them. The highest scoring book will be the winner of the Pro Humanitate Medal and the $5000 cash prize. The three highest scoring articles will be the winners, not ranked, of the Pro Humanitate Medal and $1000 cash prize each.

Timelines:

Award timelines to be announced.

Additional Awards:

In addition to annual book and article awards, a Distinguished Service in Child Welfare Award and a Child Welfare Ethics Book Award will be given at the discretion of NARCCW, not necessarily annually. Nominations are not accepted for these awards. Winners of the Distinguished Service Award and Child Welfare Ethics Book Award will receive the Pro Humanitate Medal and a $5000 cash prize.

2008 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Awards will be presented at the 22nd Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment held January 28 through Febuary 1, 2008.

Book Awards There are no book awards this year. Article Awards William M. Epstein, DSW, “Prisoners of Splenda,” Research on Social Work Practice, 17(2002), p. 151-159. Mark Chaffin, PhD; Rochelle Hanson, PhD; Benjamin E. Saunders, PhD; Todd Nichols, Douglas Barnett, PhD; Charles Zeanah, MD; Lucy Berliner, MSW; Byron Egeland, PhD; Elana Newman, PhD; Thomas Lyon, Esq.; Elizabeth LeTourneau, PhD; Cindy Miller-Perrin, PhD,  “Report of the APSAC Task Force on Attachment Therapy, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Attachment Problems,” Child Maltreatment, 11(2006), p. 76-89. Barry Krisberg, PhD, “Hate the Player and Hate the Game,” The Views from NCCD’s Five Presidents, Chapter 5, p. 39-51.

2007 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

There were no awards given in 2007.

2006 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Book Awards David Stoesz. Quixote’s Ghost: The Right, the Liberati, and the Future of Social Policy (Oxford University Press, 2005) Article Awards Julia H. Littell, “Lessons from a systematic review of effects of multisystemic therapy.” Children and Youth Services Review, 27(2005), p. 445-463. Mark Chaffin and Bill Friedrich. “Evidence-based treatments in child abuse and neglect” Children and Youth Services Review, 26(2004), p. 1097-1113. Allen D. DeSena, Robert A. Murphy, Heather Douglas-Palumberi, Gary Blau, Blandina Kelly, Sara M. Horwitz and Joan Kaufman. “SAFE Homes: Is it worth the cost? An evaluation of a group home permanency planning program for children who first enter out-of-home care.” Child Abuse and Neglect, 29(2005), p. 627-643.

2005 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Book Awards James G. Barber, Ph.D., and Paul H. Delfabbro, Ph.D. Children in Foster Care. (Routledge Taylor & Francis, 2003.) Martha Shirk and Gary Stangler. On Their Own: What Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care System. (Westview, 2004.) Article Awards Anne Duggan, Sc.D., Loretta Fuddy, ACSW, MPH, Elizabeth McFarlane, MPH, Lori Burrell, MA, Amy Windham, Ph.D., Susan Higman, Ph.D., and Calvin Sia, MD. “Evaluating a Statewide Home Visiting Program to Prevent Child Abuse in At-Risk Families of Newborns: Fathers’ Participation and Outcomes.” Child Maltreatment, Vol. 9, No. 1, February 2004, p. 3-17. Kathleen Wells, Ph.D., and Shenyang Guo, Ph.D. “Reunification of Foster Children Before and After Welfare Reform.” Social Service Review, Vol. 78, No 2, March 2004, p. 74-95. C. Aaron McNeece, Ph.D., and Bruce A. Thyer, Ph.D. “Evidence-Based Practice and Social Work.” Journal of Evidence-Based Practice, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2004, p. 7-25. Tracey Field. “The Child Welfare Funding Problem: The Title IV-E Straitjacket vs. the Medicaid Roadblock.” The Social Work Forum, Vol. 37, Spring 2004, p. 5-42. Child Welfare Ethics Award Jennifer Renne, JD, for her book, Legal Ethics in Child Welfare Cases (ABA Center). Ms. Renne is the Assistant Director of Child Welfare at the National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues. (ABA, 2004.)

2004 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Book Awards Madelyn Freundlich and Sarah Gerstenzang. An Assessment of the Privatization of Child Welfare Services: Challenges and Successes. (CWLA Press, 2004.) Lundy Bancroft and Jay G. Silverman, Ph.D. The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics. (Sage Publications, 2003.) Article Awards Eileen Gambrill, Ph.D. “A Client-Focused Definition of Social Work Practice.” Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 13, No. 3, May 2003, p. 310; and “Evidence-Based Practice: Sea Change or the Emperor’s New Clothes?" Journal of Social Work Education, Vol. 39.1, Winter (2003), p. 3. Kelli Connell-Carrick, Ph.D. “A Critical Review of the Empirical Literature: Identifying Correlates of Child Neglect.” Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, Vol. 20, No. 5, October 2003, p. 389. Matthew O. Howard, Ph.D., Curtis McMillen, Ph.D., and David E. Pollio, Ph.D. “Teaching Evidence-Based Practice: Toward a New Paradigm for Social Work Education.” Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 13, Number 2, March 2003, p. 234.

2003 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Book Award Nina Bernstein, New York Times Reporter. The Lost Children of Wilder: The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care. Pantheon Books. (Vintage, 2001.) Article Awards Duncan Lindsey, Ph.D., Sacha Klein Martin, MSW, and Jenny Doh, MSW. “The Failure of Intensive Casework Services to Reduce Foster Care Placements: An Examination of Family Preservation Studies.” Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 24, No. 9/10, pp. 743-775, 2002. Sandra Jo Wilson, Ph.D., Mark W. Lipsey, Ph.D., and Haluk Soydan, Ph.D. “Are Mainstream Programs for Juvenile Delinquency Less Effective With Minority Youth Than Majority Youth? A Meta-Analysis of Outcomes Research.” Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 13, No. 1, (January 2003), p. 3. Erna Olafson, Ph.D., Psy.D., and Barbara Boat, Ph.D. Treatment of Child Abuse: Common Ground for Mental Health, Medical, and Legal Practitioners, The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, (2000), Chapter 2, “Long-term Management of the Sexually Abused Child: Considerations and Challenges.” Anthony Petrosino, Ph.D., Carolyn Turpin-Petrosino, Ph.D., and James O. Finckenauer, Ph.D. “Well-Meaning Programs Can Have Harmful Effects! Lessons From Experiments of Programs Such as Scared Straight.” Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 46, No. 3, pp. 354-379, 2000.

2002 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Book Award Yehudi O. Webster, Ph.D. Against the Multicultural Agenda. Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, 1997. Article Awards Mark Chaffin, Ph.D., Barbara L. Bonner, Ph.D., and Robert F. Hill, Ph.D. "Family Preservation and Family Support Programs: Child Maltreatment Outcomes Across Client Risk Levels and Program Types." Child Abuse and Neglect, Vol. 25, No. 10, October 2001. Toni Terling Watt, Ph.D. "Permanency in Kinship Care: An Exploration of Disruption Rates and Factors Associated with Placement Disruption." Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2001. Julien Teitler, Ph.D. & Sara McLanahan, Ph.D. "The Consequences of Father Absence." Parenting and Child Development in "Nontraditional" Families, pp. 83-103. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc, 1999. Distinguished Service Award Daniel Schneider, Director, National Center for Child Safety, for promoting best practice through child welfare advocacy.

2001 Pro Humanitate Award Winners

Book Award Betsy Keefer and Jayne Schooler. Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past. Bergin & Garvey, 2000. Article Awards Eileen D. Gambrill, Ph.D. "Honest Brokering of Knowledge and and Ignorance." Journal of Social Work Education, Vol. 36, No. 3, Fall 2000. Christopher Baird and Dennis Wagner. "The Relative Validity of Actuarial and Consensus-Based Risk Assessment Systems." Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 22, #11/12, 2000. Bill Treanor, Executive Director/Publisher, and Patrick Boyle, Editor. Special award for consistent intellectual integrity and moral courage displayed in year 2000-2001 publications, as exemplified by "The Hardy Life of Worst Practice," Youth Today, July/August, 2001. Distinguished Service Award Eddie Guice. Volunteer efforts in community programming; All Ohio Girls Basketball Program.

The 2008 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Jill Duerr Berrick Ph.D., Professor and Co-Chair, University of California at Berkeley Raelene Freitag , Ph.D., Children's Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin David Finkelhor, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire David Stoesz, DSW, MSW, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Ronald Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA, Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare

The 2007 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

There were no awards given in 2007.

The 2006 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Bruce Thyer, Ph.D., LCSW, Professor of Social Work, Florida State University Alfred Kadushin, Ph.D., Retired, University of Wisconsin-Madison Haluk Soydan, Ph.D., Research Professor, University of Southern California Alice Lieberman, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, University of Kansas Peg Hess, Ph.D., Consultant, Children’s Rights Ronald Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA, Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare

The 2005 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Denise E. Bronson, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director, School of Social Work, The Ohio State University Anita Barbee, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work, Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville Diane DePanfilis, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Associate Dean for Research, School of Social Work, University of Maryland David E. Pollio, Ph.D., Associate Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis Paula Allen-Mears, Ph.D., Dean, School of Social Work, University of Michigan Ronald Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA , Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare

The 2004 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Daniel Pollack, MSW, JD , Professor , Wurzweiler School of Social Work , Yeshiva University Erna Olafson, Ph.D., Psy.D , Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry & Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati Medical School Duncan Lindsey, Ph.D. , Professor , SPPSR-Social Welfare-UCLA Dale Curry, Ph.D. , Kent State University, Family and Consumer Studies Jean Boudreau, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Retired, Quebec Association of Child and Youth Centers Ronald Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA, Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare

The 2003 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Aron Shlonsky, Ph.D., School of Social Work, Columbia University, Barbara Bonner, Ph.D., Health Sciences Center Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma Mirian Israel, DSW, School of Social Work, Fordham University Anthony Maluccio, Ph.D., Graduate School of Social Work, Boston College Kenneth Watson, MSW, Retired Larry Breitenstein, Ph.D., Adelphoi Village Ronald C. Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA, Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare

The 2002 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Jon Conte, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington Barbara Boat, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director, The Childhood Trust – Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati Jayne Schooler, Independent Consultant, Trainer and Author, Winner of 2001 Pro Humanitate Book Award Virginia Fitch, Ph.D., Director, School of Social Work, University of Akron Madelyn Freundlich, Esq., MSW, Policy Director, Children's Rights, Inc. Ronald C. Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA, Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare

The 2001 Pro Humanitate Award Judges

Ronald C. Hughes, Ph.D., MScSA, Director, North American Resource Center for Child Welfare Judith S. Rycus, Ph.D., MSW, Program Director, Institute for Human Services, Director, TRAINet Keith G. Hughes, Ph.D., MSW, Director, Family Trust Clinic William Benninger, Ph.D., Director, Adolescent Counseling Services Mark-David Janus, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist