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RE: History of mandated reporting
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I believe
the first juvenile court was established in Chicago in the 1890s, but that was
established to deal with juvenile crime and not necessarily to address child
abuse matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The first reported child
abuse case to appear in court, if I remember correctly, had to do with a foster
child named Mary Ellen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>To what I
remember, Mary Ellen had been physically abused by her foster parents but there
were no laws to prosecute the parents at that time for child abuse.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>However there were laws against cruelty
to animals and, I believe, lawyers supported by the American Humane Society
prosecuted Mary Ellen's foster parents using the animal anti-cruelty
legislation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Although I believe
there is some accuracy to this story, it may have been mythologized to some
degree.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I remember reading an
article in a social work journal many years ago challenging the notion that
Mary Ellen was the first reported and prosecuted case of child abuse.<span
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>I may be mistaken, but the "Mary Ellen" case
may have occurred in the early part of the 1900's.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Djpratto@aol.com
[mailto:Djpratto@aol.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, February 06, 2001
7:29 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Child Maltreatment Researchers<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: History of mandated
reporting</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>The
first family and child courts were set up in Colorado in, I beleive, <br>
1916. Whether it included reporting requirements I do not know. Its
a <br>
starting point.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
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From: John Polstra <JPolstra@Kidwrap.org>
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Subject: RE: info on child welfare caseworkers
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:55:10 -0500
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Terry, do you have more complete citations on the material you reference in
your e-mail?
John Polstra, MSW, LCSW
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-----Original Message-----
From: Moore, Terry D [mailto:terrym@ukans.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 12:29 PM
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
Subject: RE: info on child welfare caseworkers
I was given a file folder 3 inches thick today with articles related to this
topic. Here is a summary of a few:
Social Service workers in Kentucky with social work degrees, either BSW or
MSW, are better prepared than those workers without social work degrees
(Dhooper, Toyse, & Wolfe, 1990)
Workers with a social work education were more often effective in service
delivery than workers with BA degrees or other graduate degrees. (Olsen &
Holmes, 1982)
Child welfare staff with BSW and MSW degrees are more effective in
developing successful permanency plans for children who have been in foster
care for more then two years (Albers, Really, & Ritner, 1993)
Overall performance of MSW's was significantly higher than non-MSW's, and
education, specifically holding MSW, appears to be the best predictor of
overall performance in social service work. (Booz-Allen & Hamilton, 1987)
Workers without educational preparation for child welfare work were most
likely to leave before one year (CWLA 1990)
Turnover among caseworkers is consistently higher in states that do not
require any kind of degree for child welfare positions and consistently
lower in states that require an MSW. (Russell, 1987)
In terms of your specific question about CPS, I do not know of anything. If
I knew why you were asking I might be of more help. Is this related to
special investigators?
Hope this helps. If you want more let me know.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Anderson [mailto:sandersn@uiuc.edu]
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 3:06 PM
To: terrym@UKANS.EDU
Subject: info on child welfare caseworkers
I am interested in research related to the qualifications, skill levels,
and turnover among child welfare workers, particularly those involved in
decision-making regarding removal from the home or reunification. I would
appreciate it if anyone could refer me to published studies or on-going
research in this area. Thank you.
Steve Anderson