Child Well-Being Scales as a Predictor of Casework Activity and Services in Child Protection

This study examined the use of the Child Well-Being Scales (CWBS) as an aid to structured decision making in a child protection agency in Ontario, Canada. A total of 337 closed case records from a large multi-service agency in Ontario, Canada, were reviewed and abstracted by trained coders in order...

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Published inJournal of public child welfare Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 139 - 158
Main Authors Lyons, Peter, Doueck, Howard J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 27.05.2009
Subjects
child protective services
child welfare
Child Welfare Services
Children
Family
Ontario
Prediction
risk assessment
social work with children
Social Workers
Sociodemographic Factors
Threat
Well Being
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Summary:This study examined the use of the Child Well-Being Scales (CWBS) as an aid to structured decision making in a child protection agency in Ontario, Canada. A total of 337 closed case records from a large multi-service agency in Ontario, Canada, were reviewed and abstracted by trained coders in order to determine whether or not the scales, completed by intake workers, were predictive of the subsequent decisions and activities of family service workers. Using regression models to control for demographic, case, family, community, and organizational variables results indicated that lower CWBS scores, implying increased threats to well being, were associated with greater activity and more services.
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ISSN:1554-8732
1554-8740
DOI:10.1080/15548730902910743