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 IslandInternationalManitobaNationalNew BrunswickNewfoundland and LabradorNorthwest TerritoriesNova ScotiaNunavutOntarioQuebecSaskatchewanYukon Keywords - Any -addictionsADHDadolescentsadoptionadverse childhood experiencesadvocacyattachmentbehaviour problemsblended familiesbullyingCanadian Human Rights Tribunalchild abuse & neglectchild developmentchild protectionchild welfare systemchildren's rightsclinical assessmentco-occurrencecognitivecommunity developmentcommunity-based researchcorporal punishmentcortisolCovid-19custody disputesCYDLdata collectiondating violencedeathdifferential responsedisabilitydisclosuredivorceearly interventionemotional maltreatmentepidemiologyethnoculturalevaluationevidence-based practiceexposure to intimate partner violencefalse allegationsfamilies & communitiesfamily group conferencingfamily preservationfamily therapyFASDfathersFirst NationsFNCISfoster carefunding modelsgamblinggangsgendergrandparentshome visitinghomelessnesshousingimmigrant familiesincidence studyIndigenous child welfareinfantsinjuryintergenerationalintervention & preventionintimate partner violenceInuitJordan's Principlejusticekinship careknowledge transferLatinxlegislationLGBTQ+literature reviewmaltreatmentmeasurementmediationmental healthmeta-analysisMétismothersneglectneighbourhoodsneurobiologicalnorthernout-of-home careoutcomesoverrepresentationparentingparentspermanency planningpermanent wardsphysical abusephysical healthpolicepolicypolicy & legislationpovertyprogram evaluationprovincial incidence studyPTSDraceracismreconciliationrecurrenceremote locationsresearch methodologiesresidential careresilienceresource familiesreunificationreviewrisk assessmentrisk factorsrural communitiesschools & educationself-harmsexual abusesexual behaviourshaken baby syndromesingle parentssocial exclusionsocial supportstatisticsstepfatherssubstance misusesubstantiationsuicidesystematic reviewstrainingtransition to adulthoodtraumaUnited Statesvictimizationwell-beingworker characteristicsworker-client relationshipyoung childrenyoung parentsyouthyouth justice Type of Publication - Any -Book chapterBookJournal articlePresentationReportInformation SheetVideoOther Title Year 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