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Message ID: 11327

Date: 2023-11-24

Author:Lee, Barbara

Subject:Re: General public's perception of child protection workers/the child welfare system

Hi Svetlana My colleague and I developed a comprehensive questionnaire for the general public to examine their conceptualization of child maltreatment and their perspectives and experiences with the child welfare system. We launched the questionnaire in 2021 and just starting to look at the data now. It's not a validated instrument. If you're interested, PM me and I can provide some more information. Barbara Lee -- Barbara Lee, MSW, PhD (she/her) Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Director, Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization (KxM) Scholar The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Traditional Territory 339-2080 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada Contact: (604) 822-9647 | b.lee@ubc.ca ________________________________ From: bounce-127907304-83290406@list.cornell.edu on behalf of Barton, Jared L Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:20 AM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: RE: General public's perception of child protection workers/the child welfare system [CAUTION: Non-UBC Email] Hello Svetlana, In Kansas, we're using the Dalgliesh Scale which examines perceptions of whether the focus of child welfare work is child safety or family preservation. We're finding it to be a useful tool and sounds close to what you're requesting here. Here's a quick reference to it: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740916302602 If you want to discuss more about how we're using it for research at the University of Kansas, let me know. Take care, Jared Barton Jared Barton, PhD, MSW (he, him, his) Assistant Research Professor Co-Director, Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family Community & Social Justice Director, ROM Reports: Results Oriented Management School of Social Welfare University of Kansas 304 Twente Hall | 1545 Lilac Lane | Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-7440 jaredlee@ku.edu -------- Original message -------- From: Svetlana Shpiegel Date: 11/23/23 6:02 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Child Maltreatment Researchers Subject: Re: General public's perception of child protection workers/the child welfare system Hello, I am looking for a questionnaire/scale assessing the ways in which the general public perceives child protection workers or the child welfare system (e.g., perception that the system's goal is to "take children away" or to help, perceptions regarding the presence or absence of racial bias, etc). If anyone is familiar with a validated instrument on this topic (or even a questionnaire that has not been formally validated), I'd appreciate any references. Thanks, Svetlana -- Svetlana Shpiegel, MSW, PhD Professor Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Montclair State University

Hi Svetlana My colleague and I developed a comprehensive questionnaire for the general public to examine their conceptualization of child maltreatment and their perspectives and experiences with the child welfare system. We launched the questionnaire in 2021 and just starting to look at the data now. It's not a validated instrument. If you're interested, PM me and I can provide some more information. Barbara Lee -- Barbara Lee, MSW, PhD (she/her) Assistant Professor, School of Social Work Director, Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families Knowledge Exchange and Mobilization (KxM) Scholar The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Traditional Territory 339-2080 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada Contact: (604) 822-9647 | b.leeubc.ca ________________________________ From: bounce-127907304-83290406list.cornell.edu on behalf of Barton, Jared L Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2023 6:20 AM To: Child Maltreatment Researcher List (CMRL) Subject: RE: General public's perception of child protection workers/the child welfare system [CAUTION: Non-UBC Email] Hello Svetlana, In Kansas, we're using the Dalgliesh Scale which examines perceptions of whether the focus of child welfare work is child safety or family preservation. We're finding it to be a useful tool and sounds close to what you're requesting here. Here's a quick reference to it: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740916302602 If you want to discuss more about how we're using it for research at the University of Kansas, let me know. Take care, Jared Barton Jared Barton, PhD, MSW (he, him, his) Assistant Research Professor Co-Director, Center for Research to Transform Systems for Family Community & Social Justice Director, ROM Reports: Results Oriented Management School of Social Welfare University of Kansas 304 Twente Hall | 1545 Lilac Lane | Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-7440 jaredleeku.edu -------- Original message -------- From: Svetlana Shpiegel Date: 11/23/23 6:02 AM (GMT-06:00) To: Child Maltreatment Researchers Subject: Re: General public's perception of child protection workers/the child welfare system Hello, I am looking for a questionnaire/scale assessing the ways in which the general public perceives child protection workers or the child welfare system (e.g., perception that the system's goal is to "take children away" or to help, perceptions regarding the presence or absence of racial bias, etc). If anyone is familiar with a validated instrument on this topic (or even a questionnaire that has not been formally validated), I'd appreciate any references. Thanks, Svetlana -- Svetlana Shpiegel, MSW, PhD Professor Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy Montclair State University