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Message ID: 9125

Date: 2012-02-27

Author:Aron Shlonsky

Subject:Re: question about standard set of monitoring criteria for family group facilitators

Fiona Arney at Menzies Public Health in the NT, Australia has been doing some work in this area. Aron -- Aron Shlonsky Associate Professor and Director, PhD Program Factor-Inwentash Chair in Child Welfare University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 246 Bloor St. W. Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1 Canada Phone: (416) 978-5718 Fax: (416) 978-7072 email: aron.shlonsky@utoronto.ca Keep up with the latest child welfare news: sign up for Research Watch at the Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal http://www.cecw-cepb.ca/researchwatch From: "Rauktis, Mary E Murphy" > Reply-To: Child Maltreatment Researchers > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:37:47 -0500 To: "child-maltreatment-research-l@cornell.edu " > Subject: question about standard set of monitoring criteria for family group facilitators I have a request for research and evaluation from a colleague in New Zealand: *************************** Paul Nixon , the New Chief Social Worker for New Zealand and is leading some work on reinvigorating Family Group Conferencing. As part of the initiative, they are looking at training and benchmarking behavioural skills/competencies for FG Coordinators. Just wondering if you are aware of any work or research being done in relation this this elsewhere? ******************* I am not aware of any research or evaluation specific to facilitator competencies aside from fidelity measurement (which isn't benchmarking behavioral competencies. ) I would appreciate any suggestions in relation to any of the teaming methods (FGDM, TDM, other models). Thank you for your help, MBR Mary Beth Rauktis Ph.D. Child Welfare Education and Research Programs The University of Pittsburgh 2326 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh PA 15260 412 648 1225 Mar104@pitt.edu

Fiona Arney at Menzies Public Health in the NT, Australia has been doing some work in this area. Aron -- Aron Shlonsky Associate Professor and Director, PhD Program Factor-Inwentash Chair in Child Welfare University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 246 Bloor St. W. Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1 Canada Phone: (416) 978-5718 Fax: (416) 978-7072 email: aron.shlonskyutoronto.ca Keep up with the latest child welfare news: sign up for Research Watch at the Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal http://www.cecw-cepb.ca/researchwatch From: "Rauktis, Mary E Murphy" > Reply-To: Child Maltreatment Researchers > Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:37:47 -0500 To: "child-maltreatment-research-lcornell.edu " > Subject: question about standard set of monitoring criteria for family group facilitators I have a request for research and evaluation from a colleague in New Zealand: *************************** Paul Nixon , the New Chief Social Worker for New Zealand and is leading some work on reinvigorating Family Group Conferencing. As part of the initiative, they are looking at training and benchmarking behavioural skills/competencies for FG Coordinators. Just wondering if you are aware of any work or research being done in relation this this elsewhere? ******************* I am not aware of any research or evaluation specific to facilitator competencies aside from fidelity measurement (which isn't benchmarking behavioral competencies. ) I would appreciate any suggestions in relation to any of the teaming methods (FGDM, TDM, other models). Thank you for your help, MBR Mary Beth Rauktis Ph.D. Child Welfare Education and Research Programs The University of Pittsburgh 2326 Cathedral of Learning Pittsburgh PA 15260 412 648 1225 Mar104pitt.edu