Utilization of Early Intervention Services for Foster Children in
Boston, MA.
Department: Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy
Studies, Center on Child and Family Outcomes
Schedule: The part-time position (approximately 20 hours/week) would
begin in January and continue through August 2009, with a possibility
of extension through December 2009. This position also has the
potential to move to full-time starting in Summer 2009.
Job Description: This position will be devoted to supporting a
research project, funded by the Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund,
that aims to improve the access to Early Intervention (EI) program
services for young children in foster care in the greater Boston
area. The Research Associate responsibilities include, but are not
limited to: conducting semi-structured interviews, qualitative
analysis, and developing training curriculum materials. Interviews
will be conducted with the following stakeholder groups: staff members
of the Massachusetts Departments of Public Health and Department of
Children and Families as well as relative and non-relative foster
caregivers. The interviews will focus on efforts to link the child
welfare system with EI program services, and will culminate in a
training and online toolkit to be used by DCF/DPH staff, Directors of
Boston- area EI programs, and kinship and non-relative foster
caregivers.
The project supervisor is Dr. Laurel Leslie, a developmental and
behavioral pediatrician with expertise in child welfare, health
services research, and the health of young children. Dr. Leslie is a
nationally-renowned researcher, an excellent mentor, and places a
premium on helping students to fully participate in research, have
opportunities to present at conferences, and submit publications to
peer-reviewed journals in their field of interest.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate would have 3-5 years of research
experience, depending on degree. Bachelors Degree required, Masters
preferred. Desired skills include experience in qualitative research
methods, including conducting interviews, focus groups, and/or
trainings, and qualitative data analysis. Familiarity with data
management software (Access, NVivo, etc) is a plus.
This position is ideal for an advanced graduate student; although the
interview protocol has already been developed, there is the potential
for interested students to develop their own questions within this
scope of this project for use in a Masters Thesis or Dissertation.
Contact Information: If you have questions or are interested in
learning more about this opportunity, please contact Maia Hurley at mhurley1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
or call 617-636-6299.
To apply for this position: please send cover letter and CV to mhurley1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
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