Jimenez passed away suddenly and sadly in fall She is missed by all who loved and valued her. She has served as a public agency child welfare caseworker and supervisor, curriculum developer and trainer, and foster and adoptive parent.
She is a principal designer and developer of resources for the development and support of foster and adoptive parents as partners in child protection, such as the PRIDE Model of Practice and the Collaborating With Kinship Caregivers Model of Practice , published by CWLA and used across the country and internationally. Pasztor has published a book and journal articles on foster parenting and kinship care, and she guest edited a special issue of the J ournal of Public Child Welfare on advocacy and public relations.
She has received a number of local and national awards for her curriculum development and advocacy work. Pasztor has trained thousands of child welfare professionals and caregivers, delivered hundreds of keynote addresses and workshops domestically and overseas, and given numerous television, radio, and newspaper interviews, with advocacy always as a central theme. Ruth M. Her specialty areas are child welfare, service delivery, service integration, and policy practice.
Her primary research focuses on the child welfare system where she uses mixed methods to examine child neglect, poverty, services, and family outcomes. Chambers has conducted numerous research studies; published a book and several articles; and presented at national and international conferences, workshops, and community agencies on these topics.
Prior to obtaining her PhD, she was a social worker who specialized in children, youth, and families and worked in a variety of settings such as residential treatment, community organizations, and public agencies for over 20 years. For instructors Access resources that are only available to Faculty and Administrative Staff. Login New User? Want to explore the book further? Order Review Copy. Chambers and Cheryl Pearlman Fujii.
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