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

• Published in: Journal of public child welfare Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 139 - 158
• Main Authors: Lyons, Peter, Doueck, Howard J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...