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RE: structured decision-making

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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>Sheri,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial>You may want to check out a couple of my articles where I address aspects of this issue:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=2>Fitch, Dale. &#8220;Examination of the Child Protective Services Decision-making Context with Implications for Decision Support System Design.&#8221; <U>Journal of Social Service Research</U>, 2006, vol. 32(4), pp. 117-134.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fitch, Dale. &#8220;Structural Equation Modeling the Use of a Risk Assessment Instrument in Child Protective Services.&#8221; <U>Decision Support Systems</U>, 2007, vol. 42(4), pp. 2137-2152.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Dale Fitch, Ph.D.<BR>Assistant Professor<BR>University of Michigan<BR>School of Social Work<BR>1080 South University, Rm 2794<BR>Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106<BR>(734)763-6286<BR>(734)763-3372 (FAX)<BR><A href="mailto:dale@umich.edu";>dale@umich.edu</A><BR><A href="http://www.ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profile-dale.html";>http://www.ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profile-dale.html</A></DIV></FONT></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> bounce-1609119-6833383@list.cornell.edu on behalf of D F MCMAHON<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 7/18/2007 10:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Child Maltreatment Researchers <BR><B>Subject:</B> structured decision-making<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I''d like to know about studies&nbsp;of the fidelity with which structured decision-making is implemented by caseworkers,&nbsp; to what extent training in the decision-making method affects fidelity, and to what extent the "extraordinary pressure" on caseworkers who witness situations "beyond the scope of typical human experience" impacts their reliance on structured decision-making. Or is "nuance" (of the individual case) as experienced by the caseworker the driving force in decision-making? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also, the same question in regard to lay GALs. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sheri McMahon</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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