Policy & Practice | Winter 2024

Jana Woodiwiss is a Consultant at CWLA

engage in team-based discussion about whether these operating principles are consistent with the teams’ values and beliefs and if there are others not listed below that should be considered. We believe that it is important to: 1. Engage in bold and transforma tive work to inform and encourage innovative and equitable research, programs, and policies aimed at systems change. 2. Engage individuals with lived exper tise in research, evaluation, and program development, and provide opportunities for meaningful partici pation and input. 3. Strive for equity when conducting research and program evaluation that impacts program design, service delivery, and policy. 4. Avoid harming people and popula tions impacted by our research, evaluation, program design, and service delivery. 5. Contextualize differences across groups when conducting research and program evaluation, designing programs, and delivering services.

6. Strive for equity when using findings in decision making.

Peter J. Pecora is the Managing Director of Research Services at Casey Family Programs. Reference Notes 1. Andrews, K., Elm, J., McDaniel, M. & Pecora, P.J. (2021). Framework for applying DEI principles to the national child welfare research agenda project. Baltimore, New York City, Seattle: National Research Agenda for a 21st Century Child and Family Well-Being System. https://nationalresearchagenda.org/ 2. Steering Committee for the National Research Agenda for a 21st Century Child and Family Well-Being System. (2024). The Equity Assessment and Improvement Tool for Research Teams. Baltimore, New York City, Seattle: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Casey Family Programs, & William T. Grant Foundation. 3. The terms individuals with lived experience, people with lived expertise, lived experience experts, and other variations of these terms are used interchangeably in the introduction to reflect the current variation across the sector.

The tool is organized into six sections of items that align with these operating principles and is an “open source” planning tool for anyone inter ested. The development team would appreciate feedback from anyone who uses it. For more information, please write ResearchTeam@casey.org .

Jessica Elm is an Independent Consultant.

Sandra Killett is an Independent Consultant.

Kirk O’Brien is an Independent Consultant.

Robyn Robbins is a Parent Advocate and Lived Experience Expert.

Julie Collins is the Vice President of Practice Excellence at the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA).

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