Tonino Esposito, Ph.D., joined the 91社区 Centre for Research on Children and Families (CRCF) in 2007 with eight years of experience as a child welfare and mental health social worker, and was appointed Associate Director of the CRCF from 2012 to 2014. Tonino is currently an Adjunct Professor at 91社区 and Assistant Professor at University of Montreal, and nominated for a Tier II Canadian Research Chair in Social Services for Vulnerable Children and Families.
His research focuses on the well-being of maltreated children in out-of-home care and ways of building child welfare agencies capacity to analyze clinical-administrative and population data in order to plan and evaluate their programs and services. His participatory and applied community-based research, conducted in collaboration with all child welfare agencies across the province of Quebec, led to a series of longitudinal province-wide studies of children鈥檚 placement trajectories in the Quebec child welfare system. These studies demonstrate that the majority of children served by the Qu茅bec child welfare system are not placed in out-of-home care, and the majority of those who are placed experience less than one placement change and return to live with their families within less than six months of initial out-of-home placement. Combined, the three studies suggest that there are two discrete age-specific sub-groups who experience problematic placement outcomes, one described as younger children living in unsafe environments due to family difficulties and a lack of appropriate and adequate parental care and the other described as older children manifesting child-specific high risk behaviours which compromise their safety and/or the safety of others, as well as their development. However, all children, irrespective of age, are less likely to reunify with their families if they were placed as a result of parent鈥檚 high risk behaviours and a lack of appropriate and adequate parental care.听 These studies also confirm the association between youth criminal behaviours and older children鈥檚 increased chances of changing placements and decreased chances of reunifying. Lastly, these studies suggest that neighbourhood area socioeconomic disadvantages increase the risk of experiencing problematic placement outcomes, suggesting that an increase in neighbourhood area socioeconomic disadvantages significantly increases children鈥檚 chances of placement, placement changes (only for older children) and decrease their chances of returning to live with their families.
Tonino is currently launching a series of new collaborative studies with the Association des Centre Jeunesse du Qu茅bec to further understand (1) the moderating effects of out-of-home placement on youth criminality, and (2) the influence of neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantages on child welfare service outcomes.
University Degrees
- Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.), School of Social Work, 91社区, 2007-2012
- Master of Social Work (MSW), 91社区, 2006-2007
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), 91社区, 2003-2006 听 听
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2013 鈥� 2014听听听听听听听听听听 Director's Prize for Outstanding Research in Social Work ($1000).
2012 鈥� 2013听听听听听听听听听听 Wolfe Graduate Fellowship, 91社区, ($8000).
2009 鈥� 2012听听听听听听听听听听 Fonds de recherch茅 sur la soci茅t茅 et la culture, Qu茅bec, ($60,000).
2008 鈥� 2009听听听听听听听听听听 Principal鈥檚 Graduate Award, 91社区, ($15,000).;&
2007 鈥� 2008听听听听听听听听听听 Hazeldine Smith Bishop Fellowship, 91社区, ($15,000).
2006 鈥� 2007听听听听听听听听听听 PIBE, Centre jeunesse de Qu茅bec, ($6000).
2006 鈥� 2007听听听听听听听听听听 Margaret Mary Burns Award, 91社区, ($8000).
2005 鈥� 2006听听听听听听听听听听 Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, 91社区 Chapter.听 听 听 听 听
Research
Research funding
2012 鈥� 2014听听听听听听听听听听 Co-investigator (Esposito & Trocm茅), l鈥橝ssociation des centres jeunesse du Qu茅bec,听Gestion fond茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique en protection jeunesse. ($96,000).
2010 鈥� 2011听听听听听听听听听听 Co-investigator (Esposito & Trocm茅), l鈥橝ssociation des centres jeunesse du Qu茅bec,听Gestion fond茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique en protection jeunesse. ($76,000).
2012 鈥� 2018听听听听听听听听听听 Status change to co-investigator in progress (Trocm茅, N.鈥擯rincipal), Building Research Capacity with First Nations and Mainstream Youth Protection Services in Quebec. Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada. ($1,560,352).
2014 鈥� 2016听听听听听听听听听听 Principal investigator. The impact of neighbourhood socioeconomic disadvantages on child protection service outcomes, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada.听听Insight Development Grant. ($74,000鈥攕ubmitted).
Research Affliliations
2010 鈥� Present听听听听 Gestion fond茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique 鈥� Association des centres jeunesse du Qu茅bec.
2009 鈥� Present听听听听 Member,听 L鈥檕bservatoire sur les mauvais traitements envers les enfants, Centre universitaire Montr茅al.
2007 鈥� 2009 听听听听听听听 PhD student on the Board of Directors, Centre for Research on Children and Families, 91社区.
2007 鈥� Present听听听听 Journal Watch, Factor-Inwentash, Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto.
2006 鈥� Present听听听听 Member, Centre for Research on Child & Families, 91社区.
Publications
Journal Article & Book Chapter (Peer Reviewed Publications)
Esposito, T., Trocm茅, N., Chabot, M., Shlonsky, A., Collin-V茅zina, D., & Sinha, V. (submitted). Family reunification for placed children in Qu茅bec: A longitudinal study. Children and Youth Services Review. 32p.
听Esposito, T., Trocm茅, N., Chabot, M., Shlonsky, A., Collin-V茅zina, D., & Sinha, V. (2014). The stability of child protection placements in Qu茅bec, Canada. Children and Youth Services Review 42(1), 10-19.
Trocm茅, N., Milne, L., Esposito, T., Laurendeau, C., & Gervais, M.-J. (2014). Supporting evidence based management in child welfare: A Canadian university-agency collaboration. In A. Shlonsky & R. Benbenishty (Eds.) From Evidence to Outcomes in Child Welfare: An International Reader. Oxford University Press, 171-188.
Esposito, T., Trocm茅, N., Chabot, M., Shlonsky, A., Collin-V茅zina, D., & Sinha, V. (2013). Placement of children in out-of-home care in Qu茅bec, Canada:听 When and for whom initial out-of-home placement is most likely to occur. Children and Youth Services Review 35(12), 2031-2039.
Esposito. T., Trocm茅, N., Chabot, M., Duret, A., Gaumond, C. (in press, 2012). Gestion fond茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique en protection jeunesse? Jeunesse en t锚te: au-del脿 des risques, les besoins de d茅veloppement des enfants, Presses du l'Universit茅 du Qu茅bec.
听Trocm茅. N., Esposito. T. (2011). Comment mesurer l鈥檌mpacte de la protection de la jeunesse? Le Point en administration de la sante et service sociaux, 7(2), 48-53.
Trocm茅, N., Fallon, B., MacLaurin, B., Chamberland, C., Chabot, M., & Esposito, T. (2011). Shifting definitions of emotional maltreatment:听听 An analysis child welfare investigation laws and practices in Canada. Child Abuse & Neglect, 35, 831鈥� 840
Book Review (Peer Reviewed Publications)Esposito, T. (2010). Take Me Home Protecting, America's Vulnerable Children and Families. Jill Duerr Berrick New York, Oxford University Press, Inc., ISBN 978-0-19-532262-0 1 Children and Youth Services Review, 32(4), pages 635-636. Ms. Ref. No.: CYSR-D-09-00201
Conference Presentation (Peer Reviewed Presentations)
Esposito, T. (accepted, October 27 & 28, 2014). Trois initiatives de recherch茅 utilisant des indicateurs du projet 鈥淕estion fond茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi Clinique鈥�.Congr茅s de ;鈥橝ssociation des centres jeunesse du Qu茅bec. Sheraton, Montr茅al, Qu茅bec.
Milne L., Esposito, T., Nutton, J. (accepted, June 13, 2014). Building research capacity within child welfare agencies: Innovative ways of supporting child welfare agencies through participatory research collaborations. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) 22nd Annual Colloquium, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Esposito, T. (invited speaker, May 14, 2014). Les trajectoires de placement des enfants en protection de la jeunesse au Qu茅bec. Association Francophone pour le Savoir, Montr茅al, Qu茅bec.
Esposito, T. (invited keynote speaker, March 11, 2013). Better understand to better serve: Child protection service trajectories.听 Intervention communautaire orient茅e 脿 la formation parentale. Social Action Foundation, Barcelona, Spain.
Esposito, T. (invited speaker, February 28 - March 1, 2013). Gestion ax茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique. Symposium: Management, qualit茅 et innovation听: Est-il possible de g茅rer la qualit茅? L鈥橦么tel Marriott, Ottawa, Canada.
Esposito, T. (symposium presentation, January 16-20, 2013). Out-of-home placement admissions for Black and Aboriginal children investigated by child protection services in Qu茅bec. Social Work for a Just Society: Making Visible the Stakes and Stakeholders. Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 17th Annual Conference. San Diego, California.
Esposito, T. (invited panel presenter, October 31, 2012). Le point sur l鈥櫭﹙aluation dans les services sociaux. H么tel Hilton de Qu茅bec. RUIJ,听 Congr猫s Association des Centres Jeunesse du Qu茅bec.
Esposito, T., Gaumont, C. (October 29, 2012). Documenter les 芦 trajectoires de services 禄 en centres jeunesse afin de mieux orienter les programmes et accro卯tre la performance. Congr猫s association des centres jeunesse du Qu茅bec. Centre des congr猫s de Qu茅bec
Esposito. T., Trocm茅, N. (accepted by not attended, July 10, 2012). The use of service statistics in child protection. International 2nd Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: Action and Impact, Stockholm.
Rothwell, D., Han, D., Esposito. T. (speaker, June 27-30, 2012). An exploration of the organizational climates of Singapore鈥檚 Family Service Centres. International Consortium for Social Development. Asia Pacific conference, Indonesia.
Esposito, T. Trocm茅, N. (invited speaker, June 13, 2012). Gestion ax茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique: mieux comprendre pour mieux server. Webinar series launched by The Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) and UNICEF.
Esposito, T. (invited keynote speaker, June 5, 2012). Gestion ax茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique pour le centre jeunesse Laval. Colloque des conseils d鈥檃dministration, Montr茅al, Qu茅bec.
Esposito, T. Trocm茅, N. (invited speaker, May 30, 2012). The use of service statistics in child protection: better understand to better serve. Webinar series launched by The Child Welfare League of Canada (CWLC) and UNICEF.
Esposito, T. (speaker, July 20, 2011). The use of service statistics in child protection. National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy. in Massachusetts.
Esposito, T. (invited speaker, February 9, 2011). Guider orienter influencer la recherche sur les jeunes en difficult茅 et leur famille. S茅minaire ax茅 sur l鈥檃pplication des connaissances et sur l鈥檌dentification des priorit茅s de recherche. H么tel Sheraton Laval, Qu茅bec.
Esposito, T., Tremblay, C. (speaker, October 26, 2010). Vers une gestion axe sur les indicateurs et les effets du suivi clinique en centre jeunesse. Jeunesse en t锚te, au-del脿 du risque les besoins de d茅veloppement. Congr猫s Association des Centres Jeunesse du Qu茅bec.
Trocm茅, N., Douek, M., Esposito, T., Chabot, M. (speaker, September 24, 2010). La performance ax茅e sur la finalit茅 de l鈥檌ntervention. Association des centres jeunesse du Qu茅bec. Colloque des conseils d鈥檃dministration. Centre Jeunesse de Laval.
Esposito, T. (speaker, June 1, 2010). Developing an organizational culture for the use of evidence in child welfare. Presented at the International conference on Families and Communities, Intersections and Connections (CASWE-ACFTS May30th - June 2nd, 2010). Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec.
Professional PublicationsTrocm茅, N., Esposito, T., Wegner-Lohin, J. & Miller, R. (February, 2014).听Tracking court use at Batshaw Youth and Family Centres & across Qu茅bec. In-The-Know. Vol.3(2), 1-2.听
Trocm茅, N., Esposito, T., Chabot, M., Duret, A., Gaumont, C., (November, 2013). Rapport synth猫se 鈥揋estion ax茅e sur les indicateurs de suivi clinique, donn茅es Qu茅b茅coise, 91社区.
Esposito, T., Wegner-Lohin, J., Trocm茅, N., Gallo, S. (October, 2013). Tracking child welfare placement outcomes at BYFC and across Qu茅bec.听 In-the-Know. Vol.3 (1).
Wegner-Lohin, J., Trocm茅, N., Shlonsky, A., Esposito, T. (October, 2013). National Child Welfare Outcomes Indicator Matrix: NOM Phase 6 Data Report. Centre for Research on Children and Families.
Esposito, T., Trocm茅, N., Coughlin, L., Chabot, M. (January, 2012). Time to permanence: Where do children in out-of-home care end up and how long does it take? In-the-Know. Vol.2 (5).
Coughlin, L., Esposito, T., Trocm茅, N. (December, 2010). Out-of-home Placement. In-the-Know. Vol.2 (3).
Coughlin, L., Esposito, T., Milne, L., Trocm茅, T. (February, 2010). School Delay. In-the-Know. Vol.1 (5).
Trocm茅, N., Esposito, T., Coughlin, L., Chabot, M., Coughlin, L. (November, 2009). Court use. In-the-Know. Vol.1 (4).
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