25 Publications
2021
A national study of child maltreatment reporting at the county level: Interactions among race/ethnicity, rurality and poverty
Smith, Brenda D⋅Smith, Brenda D⋅Li, Qingyi⋅Li, Qingyi⋅Wang, Kun⋅Wang, Kun⋅Smith, Angela M and Smith, Angela M
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 122, Mar 2021. | Journal Article
2019
Do surprisingly low child maltreatment rates in rural southern counties reflect lower rates of substantiation?
Smith, Brenda D and Pressley, Tracy D
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 107, Dec 2019. | Journal Article
2017
How can county-level maltreatment report rates better inform child welfare practice?
Smith, Brenda D⋅Kay, Emma S and Womack, Bethany G
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 79, Aug 2017. | Journal Article
2014
Latent practice profiles of substance abuse treatment counselors: Do evidence-based techniques displace traditional techniques?
Smith, Brenda D and Liu, Junqing
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 46, (no. 4), Apr 2014. | Journal Article
2013
Substance Use Treatment Counselors' Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practice: The Importance of Organizational Context
Smith, Brenda
Substance Use & Misuse, vol. 48, (no. 5), pp. 379-390, 2013. | Journal Article
2012
Building Cultural Competence in the Child Welfare Workforce: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
Lawrence, Catherine K⋅Zuckerman, Monna⋅Smith, Brenda and Liu, Junqing
Journal of Public Child Welfare, vol. 6, (no. 2), pp. 225-241, 2012. | Journal Article
2011
Frontline counselors in organizational contexts: A study of treatment practices in community settings
Smith, Brenda D and Manfredo, Irene T
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 41, (no. 2), Sep 2011. | Journal Article
 
Integrated substance abuse and child welfare services for women: A progress review
Marsh, Jeanne C⋅Smith, Brenda and Bruni, Maria
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 33, (no. 3), pp. 466-472, 2011. | Journal Article
2009
Prevention and Drug Treatment
Testa, Mark and Smith, Brenda
The Future of Children, vol. 19, (no. 2), Fall 2009. | Journal Article
2008
Inter-Agency Collaboration: Policy and Practice in Child Welfare and Substance Abuse Treatment
Smith, Brenda and Mogro Wilson, Cristina
Administration in Social Work, vol. 32, (no. 2), pp. 5-24, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Methamphetamine Use and Child Welfare: Review and Research Agenda
Smith, Brenda
Journal of Public Child Welfare, vol. 2, (no. 4), pp. 511-529, 2008. | Journal Article
 
Outcomes in residential treatment for youth: The role of early engagement
Smith, Brenda⋅Duffee, David E⋅Steinke, Camela M⋅Huang, Yufan and Larkin, Heather
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 30, (no. 12), pp. 1425-1436, 2008. | Journal Article
2007
Fixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System
Smith, Brenda D
(pp. 552-553). May 2007
 
Multi-level influences on the practice of inter-agency collaboration in child welfare and substance abuse treatment
Smith, Brenda and Mogro Wilson, Cristina
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 29, (no. 5), pp. 545-556, 2007. | Journal Article
2005
Job Retention in Child Welfare: Effects of Perceived Organizational Support, Supervisor Support, and Intrinsic Job Value
Smith, Brenda
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 27, (no. 2), pp. 153-169, 2005. | Journal Article
2004
Evidence in Practice
Smith, Britt and Cleland, Joshua
(pp. 1092-1100). Nov 2004
2003
After Parental Rights Are Terminated: Factors Associated with Exiting Foster Care
Smith, Brenda
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 25, (no. 12), pp. 965-985, 2003. | Journal Article
 
Child Welfare Practice in Organizational and Institutional Context
Smith, Brenda and Donovan, Stella E
Social Service Review, vol. 77, (no. 4), pp. 541-563, 2003. | Journal Article
2002
Client-Service Matching in Substance Abuse Treatment for Women with Children
Smith, Brenda and Marsh, Jeanne C
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, vol. 22, (no. 3), pp. 161-168, 2002. | Journal Article
 
Evaluating Federally-Funded Child Welfare Training Partnerships: A Worthwhile Challenge
Smith, Brenda
Journal of Health & Social Policy, vol. 15, (no. 3-4), pp. 189-201, 2002. | Journal Article
 
The risk of subsequent maltreatment allegations in families with substance-exposed infants
Smith, Brenda⋅Testa, Mark and Jones, D. P
Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 26, (no. 1), pp. 93-5, 2002. | Journal Article
 
The Risk of Subsequent Maltreatment Allegations in Families with Substance-Exposed Infants
Smith, Brenda and Testa, Mark
Child Abuse and Neglect, vol. 26, (no. 1), pp. 97-114, 2002. | Journal Article
2000
Increasing access and providing social services to improve drug abuse treatment for women with children.
Marsh, Jeanne C⋅D'Aunno, T A and Smith, Brenda D
Addiction (Abingdon, England), vol. 95, (no. 8), pp. 1237-47, 2000/Aug. | Journal Article
 
Parental Drug Use, Treatment Compliance and Reunification: Client Classifications and the Common Wisdom in Child Welfare (Dissertation)
Smith, Brenda (2000).
1999
Parental drug use, treatment compliance and reunification: Client classifications and the common wisdom in child welfare (Dissertation)
Smith, Brenda D (1999).