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Dr. Paula Wolfteich at the NCAC intervention and clinical director mentioned that they do it and her email is
pwolfteich@nationalcac.org
when we attended “What do ED’s need to know about direct service provision” training in Huntsville last year.
Jim Jolley
Statewide Training Coordinator
Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers
2940 East Park Avenue
Suite 2B
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Office 850-671-4791
JJolley@fncac.org
From: bounce-124262866-84443373@list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 2:33 PM
To: child-maltreatment-research-l@list.cornell.edu
Subject: Child centered outcome measures
Greetings Everyone,
We are starting a conversation in Minnesota about measuring outcomes at the child level. We have in mind to get baseline measures when children come into the system, using existing validated instruments, that would include an assessment of trauma, physical and mental development, and behavioral and mental health. The idea is that over time, if the system is doing its job well, all of these metrics will improve. We recognize this is not a small undertaking but we want to get started thinking about it.
The hypothesis is that by rolling up these measures, de-identified of course, at the worker, supervisor, unit, County and state levels, it will become more clear how well children are doing. Also, following the principle that “what gets measured is what it’s done”, measuring child-centered outcomes would focus on child well-being in ways that add an important dimension to the current (though also important) process-oriented child welfare metrics such as timeliness of response, frequency of social worker visits, length of time in care etc.
Is anyone aware of efforts underway to measure child-level outcomes in any counties or states?
Thanks for whatever help you can provide.
Rich Gehrman
Executive Director
Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota
651-303-3209
www.safepassagemn.org
Dr. Paula Wolfteich at the NCAC intervention and clinical director mentioned that they do it and her email is
pwolfteichnationalcac.org
when we attended “What do ED’s need to know about direct service provision” training in Huntsville last year.
Jim Jolley
Statewide Training Coordinator
Florida Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers
2940 East Park Avenue
Suite 2B
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Office 850-671-4791
JJolleyfncac.org
From: bounce-124262866-84443373list.cornell.edu On Behalf Of Richard
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 2:33 PM
To: child-maltreatment-research-llist.cornell.edu
Subject: Child centered outcome measures
Greetings Everyone,
We are starting a conversation in Minnesota about measuring outcomes at the child level. We have in mind to get baseline measures when children come into the system, using existing validated instruments, that would include an assessment of trauma, physical and mental development, and behavioral and mental health. The idea is that over time, if the system is doing its job well, all of these metrics will improve. We recognize this is not a small undertaking but we want to get started thinking about it.
The hypothesis is that by rolling up these measures, de-identified of course, at the worker, supervisor, unit, County and state levels, it will become more clear how well children are doing. Also, following the principle that “what gets measured is what it’s done”, measuring child-centered outcomes would focus on child well-being in ways that add an important dimension to the current (though also important) process-oriented child welfare metrics such as timeliness of response, frequency of social worker visits, length of time in care etc.
Is anyone aware of efforts underway to measure child-level outcomes in any counties or states?
Thanks for whatever help you can provide.
Rich Gehrman
Executive Director
Safe Passage for Children of Minnesota
651-303-3209
www.safepassagemn.org