Re: Child Protection Training

[Peggy Polinsky <ppolinsky@xxxxxxxx>]

Sue Foley: Try contacting Walter Furman of the UCLA Center on Family and
Child Policy Research.  He has conducted studies of the effectiveness of
training of workers in the Los Angeles County Dept. of Children and
Family Services -- they train several hundred workers a year.  His email
is wfurman@ucla.edu  Peggy Polinsky

On Sat, 1 Apr 2000 08:50:34 +1000 "Mark and Sue Foley"
<smfoley@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> I am interested in any evaluations or research known to list members 
> about the "effectiveness" of Child Protection Training, particularly 
> the training for staff already employed in  Child Protective 
> Services, and training that uses educatinal technology processes 
> whether by distance education or by face to face mode, perhaps using 
> simulation or other technology.
> 
> Sue Foley
> M.S.W, M.A., B.Social Studies.
> Social worker/Training Officer
> Sydney Australia

Margaret (Peggy)  L. Polinsky, MSW, PhD
Senior Research Associate,  Parents Anonymous, Inc.
675 W. Foothill Bl., Ste. 220
Claremont, CA 91711-3475
Tel. 909-621-6184, X 213  Fax. 909-625-6304  Email: ppolinsky@juno.com