About Karen Frensch Karen M. Frensch was the research project manager for the Partnerships for Children and Families Project in the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University from 2000-2019. Books by Karen Frensch Creating Positive Systems of Child and Family Welfare Congruence with the Everyday Lives of Children and Parents edited by Gary Cameron, Marshall Fine, Sarah Maiter, Karen Frensch & Nancy Freymond