worker focus in assessment and decisions

[Len Dalgleish <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A couple of weeks ago, I asked the list for any research on worker's child
protection focus and family preservation focus.  I got a couple of replies
but no measures.  

Consequently, I am asking some CP workers locally the following questions
in order to get a handle on these concepts and how one might identify
individual differences across workers in their focus.

Then I got the idea that people on the list may well have opinions and
experience and that it would be useful to ask them the questions too.

>From the replies I hope to develop a questionnaire to use in our research.
I will also develop a web based version of the questionnaire so that
members of the list can respond to it. (but that is some way off yet).

I would appreciate it if you could answer the questions below and make your
replies to me.

thanks a lot for you time
Len


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1. Think of the phrases "Family Preservation focus and Child protection
focus" in  the context of child protection. What do these mean to you?

Family Preservation focus: 





Child protection focus:





2. If someone had a child protection focus, what sorts of statements would
they make that would demonstrate that view?







3. If someone had a family preservation focus, what sorts of statements
would they make that would demonstrate that view?


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