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Re: Assessment package for treatment of abused/neglected children
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Some CPS offices have started using the Structured
Decision Making (SDM) model to assist them and/or bolster their decision to
reunify or not to reunify. The SDM has a checklist of risk factors with a cutoff
score. Families whose scores are less than the cutoff can be deemed ready for
reunification and those who score above the cutoff are not. Of course things are
rarely black and white. The CPS worker can use the scores to support a court
report to either reunify or not. The courts do not have to accept the results of
the SDM model on face value. They probably shouldn't. I haven't seen much in the
way of validity or reliability referenced for the SDM models. In addition, the
issue of "weighting" is a weakness for most checklists. For example,
who decided that 2 missed visits is worth 4pts and that smoking marijuana, using
heroin, drinking a six pack of beer should be of equal weight? Or should there
be zero tolerance once you are involved with the CPS? Without extensive research
to back up the rationale for SDM, the courts and some workers are using SDM when
the results support the desired outcome.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<A title=CHILIDOLL@aol.com
href="mailto:CHILIDOLL@aol.com";>CHILIDOLL@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
href="mailto:CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu";>Child Maltreatment
Researchers</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 15, 2001 8:56 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Assessment package for
treatment of abused/neglected children</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a message dated
5/15/2001 11:40:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <BR><A
href="mailto:BRubin525@aol.com";>BRubin525@aol.com</A> writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">by CPS and a reunification plan would be in place. I am
interested in <BR>having <BR>measures that would assess treatment
effectiveness. This would be helpful <BR>for both clinical reasons and
for having a set of evaluation measures for <BR>receiving future foundation
support for our work. <BR>Does anyone have any suggestions about this issue.
Thanks, Bart Rubin, <BR>Ph.D. <BR>BRubin525@aol.com
<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I have question. What determines that
"reunification should happen?" Who <BR>says it should?
<BR><BR>Thanks</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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From: Vicki L Banyard <vlb@cisunix.unh.edu>
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Subject: measures of adolescent knowledge/attitudes about dating violence
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I am writing to the list to request information any of you may have about
measures of adolescents' attitudes and knowledge about dating
violence. I'm working on a prevention program evaluation and would
appreciate any references.
Victoria L. Banyard, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology Phone: (603)862-2869
University of New Hampshire Fax: (603)862-4986
Conant Hall email: vlb@cisunix.unh.edu
Durham, NH 03824