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 -addictionsADHDadolescentsadoptionadverse childhood experiencesAISassessmentattachmentBCISbehaviour problemsBienestar infantilblended familiesBritish ColumbiabullyingcanadaCanadian Human Rights Tribunalcensuschild abuse & neglectchild developmentchild maltreatmentchild protectionchild sexual abusechild welfarechild welfare systemchildren's rightsCISCIS-2008co-occurrencecognitivecommunity developmentcommunity-based researchcorporal punishmentcortisolCOVID-19custody disputesCYDLdata collectiondating violencedeathdifferential responsedisabilitydisclosuredivorcedomestic violenceearly interventioneducationEIQemotional maltreatmentepidemiologyethno-culturalevaluationevidence-based practiceexposure to domestic violencefalse allegationsFamilias y comunidadesfamilies & communitiesfamily preservationfamily therapyFASDfathersFetal Alcohol SyndromeFGCfirst nations childrenFNCISfoster carefundinggamblinggangsgender differencesgrandparentshome visitinghomelesshomicidehousingidentityimmigrant familiesimpacts & traumaIndigenousIndigenous Child Welfareinfantsinjuryintergenerationalinternationalinternetintervention & preventionintimate partner violenceInvestigaciones comunitariasJordan's Principlejustice & government issueskinship careknowledge transferlegislationLGBTQ+literature reviewmalesManitobameasurementmediationmental healthmeta-analysismethodologyneglectNegligencia y abuso infantilneighbourhoodsneurobiologicalNOMnorthernnova scotiaNWTISOISOIS-2008OIS-2013OIS-2018organizational environmentout-of-home careoutcomesoutcomes matrixoverrepresentationoverrepresentation in contextparenting & family factorsparentspeerspermanency planningpermanent wardsphysical abusephysical healthplacement breakdownplacement instabilitypolicepolicypolicy & legislationpopulation-based cohortsposttraumatic stress disorderpovertyprogram evaluationpromotive factorsprovincial incidence studyQISracismreconciliationrecurrenceremote locationsresearch methodsresidential careresilienceresource familiesreunificationreviewrisk assessmentrisk factorsrunawayrural communitiesschools & educationself-harmsexual abusesexual behaviour problemssexual orientationshaken baby syndromesingle parentsSISSistema de bienestar infantilsocial exclusionsocial supportstatisticsstepfatherssubstance abusesubstantiationsuicidesystematic reviewsteen parentstrainingtransition to adulthoodtraumatreatmentvictimizationwell-beingworker characteristicsworker client relationshipyoung parentsyouthyouth 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