Publications List
• Virginia School-Law Enforcement Partnership Guide (2017; updated 2022). Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. • Guide for Older Youth In and Aging Out of Foster Care in Virginia; Family Services Worker Guide to Preparing Older Youth in Foster Care for Adulthood; and Coaching Protocol for Developing Family Services Worker Proficiency in Independent Living Assessment and Transition Planning (2012) – Virginia Department of Social Services• Virginia Juvenile Law Handbook for School Administrators (2010) –Department of Criminal Justice Services.• Community Guide to Underage Drinking Prevention and Parent Guide to Preventing Underage Drinking (2008) - Governor’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. • Student Conduct Policy Guidelines (2004; updated annually through 2009) – Virginia Board of Education. • .Parent Guide to Student Discipline Policies in Virginia (2007) - Virginia Department of Education.• Resource Guide for Crisis Management and Emergency Response in Virginia Schools (2007) - Virginia Department of Education. • Creating Community Service Opportunities for Suspended and Expelled Youth: A Final Report on Virginia’s Experience (2005) - Virginia Department of Education.• Transforming Concept into Reality: A Guide for Creating Community Service Opportunities for Suspended and Expelled Students in New Jersey (2005) - Center for Healthy Schools, Families, and Communities, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. • Creating Community Service Opportunities for Suspended and Expelled Youth: The Virginia Experience (2005) - Virginia Department of Education.• Improving School Attendance: A Resource Guide for Virginia Schools (2005) - Virginia Department of Education.• Planning for Results: The Complete Guide for Planning and Evaluating Safe and Drug-Free School and Communities Act Programs (2003) – Published commercially by Greystone Publishers.• KIDsafe Virginia Personal Safety Lessons for Children and KIDsafe Virginia Crime Prevention Lessons for Teens (2002) - Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. • KIDsafe Virginia Parent Guide to Personal Safety for Children and KIDsafe Virginia Parent Guide to Crime Prevention for Teens (2002) – Governor’s Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. • Fostering School-Law Enforcement Partnerships (2002) - National Resource Center for Safe Schools (Portland, OR). • Resource Guide for Crisis Management in Schools (2002) - Virginia Department of Education.• Virginia Resources: A Directory of Youth Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention Resources for Schools and Communities (2002) - Virginia Department of Education. • Virginia State Incentive Grant Evaluation Guide (2001) - Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. • "School Resource Officers: Making Schools Safer and More Effective." The Police Chief. Alexandria, VA: International Association of Chief of Police, 2001.• The Virginia School Search Resource Guide (2000) - Virginia Department of Education. • The Successful School Resource Officer Program: Effective School and Law Enforcement Partnerships (2000) – Published commercially by Greystone Publishers.• Youth Violence Prevention in Virginia: A Needs Assessment (1999) - University of Virginia, Virginia Youth Violence Project.• Model School Crisis Management Plan (1999) - Virginia Department of Education.• Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Program Planning and Evaluation Handbook (1999) - James Madison University, Virginia Effective Practices Project. • Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Local Advisory Council Primer (1998) - James Madison University, Virginia Effective Practices Project.• School Resource Officer Handbook (1997) - Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. • Governor’s Plan for a Safe and Drug-Free Virginia: Background Report and Plan (1996) – Governor’s Office, Secretary of Public Safety.
Selected Published WorksAuthor (2022). A comparison of child welfare outcomes and cost savings achieved in diverse implementation contexts with 30 Days to Family® intervention. Journal of Public Child Welfare. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2022.2026271Atkinson, A.J. (2020). Adoption competent clinical practice. In G. Wrobel, E. Helder, & E. Marr (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of adoption (pp. 435-448). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429432040Atkinson, A.J. (2019). 30 Days to Family®: Confirming Theoretical and Actual Outcomes. Child Welfare, 97(5), 97-129.Atkinson, A.J. & Riley, Debbie B. (2017). Training for Adoption Competency: Building a Community of Adoption-Competent Clinicians. Families in Society, 98(3), 233-56. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.23Atkinson, A. J., Gonet, P. A., Freundlich, M., & Riley, D. B. (2013). Adoption Competent Clinical Practice: Defining Its Meaning and Development. Adoption Quarterly, 16(3–4), 156–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926755.2013.844215Atkinson, A.J. & Gonet, P.A. (2007). Strengthening Adoption Practice, Listening to Adoptive Families. Child Welfare, 86(2): 87-104.