predicting re-abuse

[Leah Bromfield <bromfiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sherrill,
Is it possible to get a copy of the Michigan Decision making tool? I am 
currently designing a data pro forma in which we wish to investigate abuse 
in families where children are chronically maltreated. Specifially we are 
investigating the familial circumstances recorded by protective services 
over time in relation to a family in order to investigate why service 
provision has not been sufficient to stop re-abuse. We are also using the 
Blair Government (UK) concept of social exclusion in this research.
Thank you,
Leah

At 11:51 14/12/01 -0800, you wrote:
>The Michigan Structured Decision Making tools have rates for predicting 
>RE-abuse (after an already substantiated situation of abuse has been 
>defined) but are not applicable to an initial report.
>
>At 06:23 PM 12/13/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>>  Dear List Members,
>>I am looking for literature dealing with the sensitivity and specifity of
>>the initial reports of risk for child abuse -
>>maid by professionals and non professionals workers.
>>
>>Meaning:  I would like to know if the very initial reports to the welfare
>>services of suspicion   for child abuse - maid by professionals and non
>>professionals workers turned to be truth , false , not accurate.
>>
>>Thank You.
>>
>>Moshe.
>>
>>
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>>Moshe Farchi, Doctoral Student in Social work,
>>Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
>>E-mail: moshefar@telhai.ac.il,  farhi@ortal.org.il
>

Leah Bromfield
School of Psychology
Deakin University
Geelong Campus
VIC 3217
AUSTRALIA

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