Associate Professor and Division Head Contact Information University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work 11044 82 avenue Edmonton, AB T6C 0T2 780-492-3889 lafrance@ucalgary.ca http://contacts.ucalgary.ca/info/sw/profiles/232-349 Publications Province / Territory - Any -AlbertaBritish ColumbiaPrince Edward IslandManitobaNationalNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Keywords - Any -addictionsBienestar infantilcensuschild protectiondata collectionFamilias y comunidadesfirst nations childrenidentityInvestigaciones comunitariasNegligencia y abuso infantilnova scotiaSistema de bienestar infantilADHDadolescentsadoptionAISassessmentattachmentBCISbehaviour problemsblended familiesBritish ColumbiabullyingCanadian Human Rights Tribunalchild abuse & neglectchild developmentchild welfarechild welfare systemchildren's rightsCISCIS-2008co-occurrencecognitivecommunity developmentcommunity-based researchcorporal punishmentcortisolCOVID-19custody disputesCYDLdating violencedeathdifferential responsedisabilitydisclosuredivorcedomestic violenceearly interventioneducationEIQemotional maltreatmentepidemiologyethno-culturalevaluationevidence-based practiceexposure to domestic violencefalse allegationsfamilies & communitiesfamily preservationfamily therapyFASDfathersFetal Alcohol SyndromeFGCFNCISfoster carefundinggamblinggangsgender differencesgrandparentshome visitinghomelesshomicidehousingimmigrant familiesimpacts & traumaIndigenousIndigenous Child Welfareinfantsinjuryintergenerationalinternationalinternetintervention & preventionintimate partner violenceJordan's Principlejustice & government issueskinship careknowledge transferlegislationLGBTQ+literature reviewmalesManitobamediationmental healthmeta-analysisneglectneighbourhoodsneurobiologicalNOMnorthernNWTISOISOIS-2008OIS-2013OIS-2018out-of-home careoutcomesoutcomes matrixoverrepresentationsubstance abuseschools & educationself-harmsexual abusesexual behaviour problemssexual orientationshaken baby syndromesingle parentsSISsocial exclusionsocial supportstatisticsstepfatherssubstantiationrunawaysuicidesystematic reviewsteen parentstrainingtransition to adulthoodtraumatreatmentvictimizationwell-beingworker characteristicsworker client relationshipyoung parentsyouthrural communitiesrisk factorsoverrepresentation in contextpovertyparenting & family factorsparentspeerspermanency planningpermanent wardsphysical abusephysical healthplacement breakdownpolicepolicypolicy & legislationposttraumatic stress disorderprogram evaluationrisk assessmentpromotive factorsprovincial incidence studyQISracismreconciliationrecurrenceremote locationsresearch methodsresidential careresilienceresource familiesreunificationreviewyouth justice Type of Publication - Any -Book chapterBookJournal articlePresentationReportInformation SheetVideoOther Title Year of Publication Book chapter Here be Dragons! Breaking Down the Iron Cage for Aboriginal Children 2007 Book Putting a Human Face on Child Welfare: Voices from the Prairie 2007 Report Leadership Development Forums in Aboriginal Child Welfare: Making our Hearts Sing in Alberta 2006 Topics of Research schools & education resilience community development child abuse & neglect Indigenous Child Welfare Alberta