Re: Safety

[Julia Littell <jlittell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:14 PM 1/20/98 -0800, you wrote:
>We are beginning a study involving in-person interviews with 6-12 year olds
>in California's foster care system. One domain of interest is children's
>"experience of safety," in their homes and their neighborhoods.  We are
>looking for objective measures that may account for the likelihood of
>injury, as well as more subjective measures (ones which assess children's
>perceptions, reasoning, or feelings). Any leads you can provide would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Adair Fox, M.S.W.
>phone: 510-643-2586
>email:  adair@uclink4.berkeley.edu
>Child Welfare Research Center
>School of Social Welfare
>University of California at Berkeley
>
>
Some years ago Barbara Bryant developed an inventory called the
Neighborhood Walk in which researchers walked with a child through their
neighborhood as they talked about safety and support. Bryant's work was
published by the SCRD (Society for Research in Child Development), but I
don't recall whether it was a monograph or an article in Child Development. 
Julia H. Littell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
Bryn Mawr College
300 Airdale Rd.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610/520-2619
FAX 610/520-2655
jlittell@brynmawr.edu