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One Child, Many Hands:
A Multidisciplinary Conference on Child Welfare

“Child Welfare in the Age of Reform:
Creating a New Normal”

June 12-14, 2013

Early Registration Extended to Friday, May 10 

The Field Center is a collaboration among the Penn School of Social Policy & Practice, the Penn School of Law, the Penn School of Medicine, the Penn School of Nursing and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

The Field Center combines the efforts of multiple disciplines and perspectives to creatively address critical issues facing the child welfare system. With a “think-outside-the-box” approach, the Field Center is able to transcend traditional barriers and creatively find solutions.

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In The News

Comcast Newsmakers
Debra Schilling Wolfe

Executive Director Debra Schilling Wolfe is interviewed on Pennsylvania’s proposed child abuse reforms and the Field Center's upcoming national multidisciplinary child welfare conference.

 

Congratulations to Dr. Cindy Christian, finalist for the Philadelphia Inquirer Citizen of the Year Award!

Philadelphia Inquirer - December 30, 2012

Inquirer Editorial: In Philly and the region, a wealth of good citizens

 

Congratulations to Dean Richard Gelles!

PA National Association of Social Workers (NASW) 2012 Citizen of the Year

 

Penn’s Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research Works To Change Child Protection Laws

Penn News - January 2, 2013

Change Agents: Richard J. Gelles, Cindy Christian and Debra Schilling Wolfe of Penn’s Field Center are helping legislators strengthen child protection laws in Pennsylvania.

 

Op-ed: Pa. task force recommendations pave way for stronger abuse laws

The Harrisburg Patriot-News - December 29, 2012

Debra Schilling Wolfe of the School of Social Policy & Practice authors an op-ed on the Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection.

 

PA Task Force on Child Protection, post-Sandusky

RadioTimes - December 5, 2012

Listen to Dr. Cindy Christian, Field Center Faculty Director and Pennsylvania Task Force Member, discuss the task force and its findings.

 

Pennsylvania Must Undergo a ‘Culture Change,’ Child Protection Task Force Says

Harrisburg Patriot-News - November 27, 2012

Read Debra Wolfe’s quote about Pennsylvania
making changes to child protection.

 

Panel Set Up in Wake of Penn St. Scandal Recommends ‘Sweeping’ Changes to Pa. Child Abuse Laws

Associated Press - November 27, 2012

Dr. Cindy Christian, Field Center Faculty Director and Pennsylvania Task Force Member, quoted on the proposed expansion of the definition of child abuse in Pennsylvania.

 

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On November 27, 2012 the final report of the PA Task Force on Child Protection was released at a public hearing at the State Capital in Harrisburg. Recommendations constitute an unprecedented overhaul of how child abuse reports are currently addressed in Pennsylvania. The Field Center is honored to have played such a significant role in the process.
Read the Report

 

FIELD CENTER EXPERTS RESPOND TO THE
TRAGEDY AT PENN STATE

Field Center Faculty Director Richard Gelles and 
Field Center Executive Director Debra Schilling Wolfe
testified at the Task Force Hearing in Harrisburg, PA on May 3rd.

Read Their Testimonies Here:

Dean Gelles Debra Schilling Wolfe

Listen to our new Field Center Podcast featuring SP2 Board of Overseers member Dr. Betsy Schur Levy, C’80 interviewing Field Center Executive Director Debra Schilling Wolfe.

 

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