Measuring the Effectiveness of Routine Child Protection Services: The Results From an Evidence Based Strategy

O'Brien, Michael

doi:10.1080/0145935x.2011.639239

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“…Third, the application of the Delta Method was measured by items derived from the study of Heinrich and Krooi (2009). Ideally, trained researchers or experts rate program integrity based on direct observations of the professional's behavior (Perepletchikova & Kazdin, 2005), using a validated instrument that addresses both adherence and competence of professionals (Perepletchikova, Treat, & Kazdin, 2007) to assure internal validity (Cook & Beckman, 2006;Martinez, Lewis, & Weiner, 2014). It is recommended to develop and use such an instrument for the Delta Method for future research.…”

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Case management for child protection services: A multi-level evaluation study

Busschers

Vugt

Stams

2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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This article presents an evaluation study of a case management method for child protection services, the Delta Method for Family Supervision, in terms of supervision order duration and occurrence and duration of out-ofhome placements. Additionally, case and case manager characteristics were examined. Data was collected about 224 cases, 58 case managers and 30 team managers of all 15 offices of the Child and Youth Protection Services in the Netherlands. In all cases the Delta Method was applied. Data were obtained by interviews, questionnaires and case files. Multi-level analysis was performed to study the influence of independent variables on supervision order duration, and the occurrence and duration of out-of-home placements. Case characteristics related to 87% of the differences in the duration of supervision order, case manager characteristics to 13% of the differences. Some case manager characteristics about applying the Delta Method were significantly related to shorter duration of the supervision order and the occurrence and duration of out-of-home placement. Case characteristics also showed strong relations. Together with the more general aspects of case management supported by this study, such as a one family and one worker approach, this contributes to a more effective practice of case management for child protection services.

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Case management for child protection services: A multi-level evaluation study

Busschers

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Stams

2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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“…However, AMK records show that the AI intervention is still used in about 40% of all child maltreatment investigations, and scientific evidence on the presumed superiority of this CI intervention in comparison to AI intervention is lacking. Overall, there is a lack of studies on the effectiveness of interventions used in routine services of child protection, such as the Dutch AMKs (O'Brien, 2011;Tanaka, Jamieson, Wathen, & MacMillan, 2010). The only existing studies (Trotter, 2008) have mainly limited themselves to analyzing registration data.…”

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Giving maltreated children a voice : a study of self-reported quality of life, and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the child-interview intervention during the investigation of reports of child maltreatment

Snoeren¹

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Giving maltreated children a voice : a study of selfreported quality of life, and the effectiveness and costeffectiveness of the child-interview intervention during the investigation of reports of child maltreatment Citation for published version (APA): Snoeren, F. M. M. (2014). Giving maltreated children a voice : a study of self-reported quality of life, and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the child-interview intervention during the investigation of reports of child maltreatment. Maastricht University.

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Child Maltreatment in Families Receiving Mandatory Versus Voluntary Child Protection Support: A Matched Cohort Study

Doelman,

Luijk,

van der Horst

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Child & Family Social Work

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Child safety is an important outcome of child protection services (CPSs); however, this is often assessed in terms of official registries (e.g., rereports). Little empirical evidence is available about how the frequency of child maltreatment changes during CPS intervention by using self‐report measures. The present study evaluates the frequency of child maltreatment experienced by children receiving mandatory child protection support compared to carefully matched children receiving voluntary child protection support. The current study is part of an ongoing Dutch longitudinal study on family violence consisting of several cohorts with similar designs. Both parents and children reported on the frequency of child maltreatment using validated questionnaires at two timepoints, 12 months apart. To facilitate careful comparison, both groups were matched using propensity scores based on background variables, resulting in two groups of N = 178 children. GLMM analyses showed a significant decrease in the mean number of child maltreatment incidents over time in the total group. However, this decrease did not differ for children receiving mandatory and voluntary child protection support. The findings indicate that, despite possible motivational challenges in the mandatory group, mandatory child protection support elicits comparable results as voluntary support. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.

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Measuring the Effectiveness of Routine Child Protection Services: The Results From an Evidence Based Strategy

Cited by 3 publications

References 10 publications

Case management for child protection services: A multi-level evaluation study

Case management for child protection services: A multi-level evaluation study

Giving maltreated children a voice : a study of self-reported quality of life, and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the child-interview intervention during the investigation of reports of child maltreatment

Child Maltreatment in Families Receiving Mandatory Versus Voluntary Child Protection Support: A Matched Cohort Study

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