scholarly journals Safely Increasing Connection to Community-Based Services: A Study of Multidisciplinary Team Decision Making for Child Welfare Referrals

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755952199212
Author(s):  
Jaclyn E. Chambers ◽  
Joseph N. Roscoe ◽  
Jill Duerr Berrick ◽  
Bridgette Lery ◽  
Doug Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Team Decision ◽  
Child Welfare Outcomes ◽  
Community Based Services ◽  
Initial Process ◽  
Multi Disciplinary Team

Initial child welfare screening decisions, traditionally made by an individual worker, determine if a family will receive further intervention by child protective services. A multi-disciplinary team (MDT) decision-making approach for child welfare referrals aims to provide a more thorough assessment of needs and strengths and to connect families to appropriate community-based providers. This study examined 159 child welfare referrals handled by MDTs compared to 331 referrals handled via the traditional screening approach. The study used a pseudo randomization procedure to assign referrals to the study conditions: Referrals logged on 2.5 days of the week were assigned to the treatment group; all others were assigned to the comparison group. Referrals handled by an MDT were more than four times as likely as those not handled by an MDT to be referred to community-based organizations ( OR = 4.32, p < .001). There were no statistically significant differences in families’ engagement with community-based organizations or child welfare outcomes. MDTs are a promising step in the initial process of connecting families to services, although they did not affect this study’s longer-term outcomes.

Instrumentation to Understand the Child Protective Services Decision-Making Processes

2020 ◽  
pp. 81-108
Author(s):  
Alan J. Dettlaff ◽  
Dana Hollinshead ◽  
Donald J. Baumann ◽  
John D. Fluke
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Improved Outcomes ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Child Welfare Outcomes

When children come to the attention of the child welfare system, they become involved in a decision-making process in which decisions are made that have a significant effect on their future and well-being. The decision to remove children from their families is particularly complex, yet surprisingly little is understood about this decision-making process. As a result, instrumentation has been developed and adapted over the past 20 years to further understand variations in child welfare outcomes that are decision-based and, in particular concerning the removal decision, in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the intersecting factors that influence caseworker decisions. This chapter presents research and the development and use of this instrument, drawing from the decision-making ecology as the underlying rationale for obtaining the measures. The instrument was based on the development of decision-making scales used in multiple studies and administered to child protection caseworkers in several states. This effort is part of a larger program of research that seeks to better understand decision-making processes in child welfare systems in order to promote fairness, accuracy, and improved outcomes among children and families.

Sustainable Community-Based Organizations for the Genetic Improvement of Livestock in Developing Countries

2005 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.K. Kahi ◽  
T.O. Rewe ◽  
I.S. Kosgey
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Genetic Improvement ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Community Ownership ◽  
Livestock Species ◽  
Community Based Organizations ◽  
Sustainable Community ◽  
Development Agencies

Livestock industries in developing countries face numerous constraints that have often hampered the establishment and sustainability of national genetic-improvement programmes. One major inadequacy in a number of programmes previously developed was that livestock owners were not taken into account in decision making and ownership of improvement initiatives. No matter how much effort is put into financial and technological support, the eventual survival of improvement programmes depends on whether the farmers understood and agreed with the objective of the projects. Otherwise, programmes tend to fade away as soon as the development agencies leave. Community ownership of genetic-improvement programmes has been suggested as a potentially sustainable alternative. In this paper, the establishment and sustainability of community-based organizations for the genetic improvement of livestock (CBOGIL) are discussed with reference to some successful community-based genetic-improvement initiatives in different livestock species.

A Review of Screened-Out Families and Child Protective Services Involvement: A Missed Opportunity to Prevent Future Maltreatment With Community-Based Services

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755952110335
Author(s):  
James D. Simon ◽  
María Gandarilla Ocampo ◽  
Brett Drake ◽  
Melissa Jonson-Reid
Keyword(s):  
Child Protective Services ◽  
State Level ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Intervention Research ◽  
Protective Services ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Community Based Services ◽  
Missed Opportunity

The objective of this article is to frame, understand, and draw implications from existing research on families screened out by child protective services (CPS) after a referral alleging child maltreatment. We review descriptive and outcome data together with emerging intervention research amidst a developing consensus that the current reactive role of CPS should be supplemented by supportive and preventative services that primarily address poverty. State-level data indicate that screened-out families are at high risk of re-referral and similar to higher-risk families reported to CPS. Intervention research is scant and mixed, but there is indication that providing community-based services may reduce future CPS involvement. Considering that screened-out referrals present an opportunity to prevent future maltreatment, CPS should identify and collaboratively engage screened-out families in community-based services. More research on the outcomes of these community responses is needed to identify best practices related to engagement and service provision.

scholarly journals 1181 Community-based Organizations Seek Sleep Health Education

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A451-A451
Author(s):  
C Fleshman ◽  
A Wolfson ◽  
C H Ripple ◽  
K Bonuck ◽  
L Hale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Early Care And Education ◽  
After School ◽  
Early Care ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Organizations

Abstract Introduction Increasing attention to the importance of sleep among children raises questions about how to implement accessible, effective interventions. Part of answering those questions rests in determining interest in and demand for programming. Pajama Program (PJP), a 501(c)(3), works with nearly 4,000 community-based organizations (CBOs) nationally that work with children exposed to adversity, including: foster care/child welfare; shelters; low-income schools, after-school, and early care and education programs; and social-service providers. Anticipating its launch of sleep health education programs, PJP and its Good Night Advisory Council of sleep experts designed a CBO needs assessment. Methods The survey was distributed electronically to staff at 3,911 CBOs; 1,635 organizations responded (42%). Results Across respondents, 65% work with children birth to 18 in settings that were non-residential (39%), residential (18%), or both (43%); most (91%) worked with participants for over one month. CBOs included child welfare/foster care (20.6% of respondents); transitional housing/shelter (20.5%); social services (15.6%); and early care and education (12.7%). Interest in sleep health education was high across all program types: 80 to 89% of programs within each type wanted information for staff and/or caregivers, specifically handouts (among 93% of programs), articles (88%), videos (85%), and workshops (70%). At least 90% of respondents who provided early care and education, parenting, and crisis services were interested in sleep health education for program staff. These program types also had high interest in sleep health education for caregivers, as did child welfare/foster care, school/after school, and shelters (all at least 90% of respondents). Conclusion The CBOs in this sample recognize sleep is an issue among the children they serve, but most did not have access to information on sleep health. These results establish the need for sleep health education and suggest preferred modalities. The project is a model for partnerships involving researchers, nonprofits, and community-based organizations. Support Funding for this project was provided by Pajama Program, a national 501(c)(3) non-profit.

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