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Research and Publications Pertaining to the CYC Certifications

Eckles, F., Carraway-Wilson, C., & Curry, D. (2017). Child and Youth Care Professional Certification Workbook. Child and Youth Care Certification Board. College Station, TX.

Freeman, J. (2015, January 30). What having certified child and youth care workers means to our organization. Youth Today, p.5.

Hoffmann, M. & Freeman, J. (2015). Examining the organizational impact of training in relational child & youth care. Relational Child & Youth Care Practice, 27(4), 43-48. 

Hoffmann, M. & Freeman, J. (2015). Supporting transfer of learning for staff in relational practice. Relational Child & Youth Care Practice, 27(4), 36-40.

Freeman, J. (2013). The field of child and youth care: Are we there yet? Child & Youth Services, 34(2), 100-111.

Curry, D., Eckles, F., Stuart, C., Schneider-Munoz, A. J., & Qaqish, B. (2013). National child and youth work certification: Does it make a difference? Children and Youth Services Review. 35 (11), 1795 – 1800.

Curry, D., Eckles, F., Engel, J., & Irving, C. (2013). Examining the value of national youth worker certification. Report submitted to the Robert Bowne Foundation pertaining to the Edmund A. Stanley, Jr. 2012 National Research Grant. Also submitted for journal publication.

Eckles, F., Carraway-Wilson, C., Zwicky, D., Rybicki, M., Stuart, C., Curry, D. Schneider-Muñoz, A.J., Rodgers, A., Carpenter-Williams, J., Clark, P. Gaffley, M. (2012). Workforce crisis and opportunity: The evolving field and emerging profession. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 24, 54-76. -- Manuscript selected by a team of international scholars for publication in the 2012 special issue of the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work as one of the most significant publications in the child and youth work knowledge base (professionalism competence domain).

Curry, D., Schneider-Munoz, A.J., & Carpenter-Williams, J. (2012). Professional child and youth work practice-five domains of competence: A few lessons learned while highlighting the knowledge base. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 24, 6-15.

Schneider-Munoz, A., Curry, D., & Carpenter-Williams, J. (Eds.) (2012). Professional child and youth work practice: Five domains of competence. Special edition of the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work. National Resource Center for Youth Services, University of Oklahoma. http://www.nrcys.ou.edu/

Child and Youth Care Certification Board (2011). National child and youth care practitioner professional certification examination. Training and Development in Human Services, 6, 119-128.

Child and Youth Care Certification Board (2011). A report of a crosswalk between the competencies of The Nationally Recognized Core Competencies for Afterschool and Youth Development Professionals (draft) and the Competencies for Professional Child and Youth Work Practitioners (2010). Author.

Curry, D., Eckles, F., Fusco, D., Stuart, C., Schneider-Munoz, A. J., & Qaqish, B. (2011). National child and youth work certification: Does it make a difference? This evaluation report provides information on the incremental validity of various components of the certification program.

Curry, D., Richardson, R., & Pallock, L. (2011). Aligning educational program content with U.S. youth work standards and competencies. Relational Child and Youth Care Practice, 24 (4), 24-32.

Curry, D., Schneider-Munoz, A.J., Eckles, F., & Stuart, C. (2011). Assessing youth worker competence: National child and youth worker certification. In D. Fusco (Ed.). Advancing Youth Work: Critical Trends, Critical Questions (pp.27-38). Routledge.

Curry, D. Eckles, F., Stuart, C., & Qaqish, B. (2010). National child and youth care practitioner professional certification: Promoting competent care for children and youth. Child Welfare, 89, 57-77.

Child and Youth Care Certification Board (2009). Workforce crisis and opportunity: The evolving field and emerging profession. Author.

Curry, D., Qaqish, B., Carpenter-Williams, J., Eckles, F., Mattingly, M., Stuart, C., & Thomas, D. (2009). A national certification exam for child and youth care workers: Preliminary results of a validation study. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 22, 152-170.

Curry, D. & Eckles, F. (2009). National certification for child and youth workers. Policy & Practice, 67 (1), 37. Professional magazine of the American Public Human Services Association.

Eckles, F., Carpenter-Williams, J. Curry, D., Mattingly, M., Rybicki, M., Stuart, C. Bonsutto, A.M., Thomas, D., Kelly, C., VanderVen, K., Wilson, C., Markoe, J., Wierzbicki, S., & Wilder, Q. (2009). Final phases in the development and implementation of the North American Certification Project (NACP). Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 22, 120-151.

Curry, D., Qaqish, B., Carpenter-Williams, J., Eckles, F., Mattingly, M., Stuart, C., & Thomas, D. (2008). A national certification exam for child and youth care workers: Preliminary results of a validation study. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual National Human Services Training Symposium, 79-109. University of California, Berkeley. http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/CWTraining4.html.

Curry, D. & Qaqish, B. (2008). A national certification exam for child and youth care workers: Preliminary results of a validation study: Discussion Summary. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual National Human Services Training Symposium, 110-114. University of California, Berkeley. http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/CWTraining4.html.

Curry, D. (2008). Project Synopsis-Validation Study: The North American Certification Project. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual National Human Services Training Symposium, 162-163. University of California, Berkeley. http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/CWTraining4.html.

Glynn, A. (2008). First national youth care credential. Youth Today, April issue. http://www.youthtoday.org/archive_results.cfm?withall=eckles.

Russell, J. (2008). National certification exam for child and youth care workers: Preliminary results of a validation study. Youth Today, April issue. http://www.youthtoday.org/archive_results.cfm?withall=curry

Curry, D. (2007). Item analysis of the child and youth care pilot certification examination. Report included (1) reliability analysis (2) difficulty analysis, (3) discrimination analysis, (4) distracter analysis, (5) differential item functioning analysis, (6) analysis of examinee responses to face validity items, and (7) content analysis of examinee feedback by item and case scenario. Report provided to the Assessment Committee of the North American Certification Project/Association for Child and Youth Care Practice. This report helped determine the final selection of items for the current national certification exam.

Curry, D. & Qaqish, B. (2007). Cut score analysis: Recommendations for determination of a cut point for the National Child and Youth Care Practitioner Certification Exam. Recommendations were based upon two analyses: (1) Modified Angoff approach involving an expert panel of ten child and youth care experts from the U.S. and Canada and (2) the Peng and Subkoviak approximation. Report provided to the newly established Child and Youth Care Certification Board.

Mattingly, M.A. & Thomas, D (2006). The promise of professionalism arrives in practice: Progress on the North American Certification Project. Residential Group Care Quarterly, 7, (1), 8-10, & 16.

Curry, D. Thomas, D., and Graef (2005). Discussion: The North American Certification Project. Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Human Services Training Evaluation Symposium (pp. 21-23). University of California, Berkeley. http://calswec.berkeley.edu/CalSWEC/CWTraining4.html.

Mattingly, M.A., & Thomas, D.C., (2004). The promise of professionalism arrives in
practice: Progress on the North American certification project. Journal of Child and Youth Care
Work, 19, 209-215.

Mattingly, M., Stuart, C., & VanderVen, K. (2002; revised 2010). North American Certification Project (NACP) Competencies for professional child and youth work practitioners. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 17, 16-49.

Tubb, V.A. (1999). Analysis and recommendations for the individual competency areas: Entry-Level Certification Exam. Report submitted to the Child and Youth Care Worker Certification Institute.

Coco, L.E., & Courtney, L.J. (1997). Analysis and recommendations: Certification Examination.
Report submitted to the Texas Youth and Child Care Worker Association.

National Organization of Child Care Worker Associations (1992). The International
Leadership Coalition for Professional Child and Youth Care. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 8, 69-83.