Rosemarie Carbino
M.S.W
Clinical Professor

Clinical Professor; M.S.W., Catholic University, 1964. Interests: Family and children's services; child welfare; family foster care; social work practice. Research in family foster care, abuse allegations against foster homes.

Contact Information

University of Wisconsin, Madison - Social Work
307 School of Social Work
1350 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 263-3675
Fax: 263-3836
Email: rcarbino@wisc.edu

Research Interests

Social Work Practice; Social Justice; Child Welfare and Family Services; Foster Family Care; Foster Parenting; Foster Parent Associations; Maltreatment Allegations in Foster Care

Selected Publications

Carbino, R. "Policy and practice for response to foster families when child abuse or neglect is reported." Child Welfare. 71(6), November, 1992, 497-509.

Carbino, R. "Advocacy for foster families in the United States facing child abuse allegations: How social agencies and foster parent organizations are responding to the problem." Child Welfare. 70(2),March/April, 1991, 131_149.

Carbino, R. "Child abuse and neglect reports in foster care: The issue for foster families of 'false' allegations." Children and Youth Services, 15(2), 233_247.

Carbino, R. (Editor). Consequences of Abuse Allegations for Foster Families. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Health and Human Issues, 1991.

Carbino, R. "Dealing with the effects of child abuse and neglect allegations: Suggestions for foster parents and foster parent associations." Summer, 2000.

Carbino, R. "Biological family roles in emancipation of youth to independent living." in Anthony Maluccio and Barbara Pine, Preparing Adolescents for Life after Foster Care. New York: Child Welfare League of America, 1990.

Carbino, R. "Group work with natural parents in permanency planning: I. Background and theoretical framework. II. An example of a natural parents group." Social Work with Groups, Vol. 5, No. 4, Winter, 1982, 7_30.

Carbino, R. "Developing a parent organization: New roles for parents of children in substitute care," in The Challenge of Partnership: Working with Parents of Children in Foster Care. Maluccio, Anthony N. & Paula A. Sinanoglu, Editors. New York: Child Welfare League of America, 1981.

Carbino, R. Foster Parenting: An Updated Review of the Literature. New York: Child Welfare League of America, 1980.

"Consequences for Foster Families of Abuse Reports: Five Perspectives." (videotape) University of Wisconsin_Madison Health and Human Issues, 1991.

"Working with the Child in Permanency Planning." (videotape) June, 1981. Region V Child Welfare Training Center, U.S. Children's Bureau.

The Named Plaintiff Children: Case Reviews. In Jeanine B. v. Thompson. 2/27/95. Expert witness for federal class action suit on behalf of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, children. (legal brief)

"Safeguarding Child and Family Well-Being when Child Maltreatment is Alleged in Family Foster Care." Day institute for foster parents, tribal representatives, and Ministry of Families and Children. British Columbia, Canada, May, 2000.(Presentation)

"The Challenge of Teaching Social Justice in the Field Course." School of Social Work, Madison Wisconsin. October, 2000.(Presentation)

With Stephen Nixon. "Foster carers and abuse allegations: Findings from a cooperative international survey." International Foster Care Organisation conference research forum. Melbourne, Australia, July, 1999.(Presentation)

"Abuse in Foster Family Homes, Part 3: Allegations of Foster Family Abuse." Teleconference presentation. National Child Welfare Resource Center for Management and Administration, Maine, 1992.(Presentation)

"The Impact of Agency Responses to Foster Families When Child Maltreatment is Alleged." American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York, May, 1992.(Presentation)

"Child abuse allegations against foster families: Who is reported, who reports, who abuses." National Foster Parent Association Conference. Minneapolis, MN, May, 1991. (Presentation)