Report
Evaluation of Fourteen Child Placement Prevention Projects in Wisconsin 1983-1985
Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse
12/1985
Abstract
A total of 14 child placement prevention projects funded by the state of Wisconsin from 1983 to 1985 were evaluated. Data utilized in the evaluation pertained to 331 cases involving 826 children. All client data were collected from a series of assessment forms which requested monthly reporting by each family's social worker. Data about family and child characteristics, prior service history, child placement history, current problem areas, service plan, hours of service in various types of direct and indirect client contact, case disposition, and 3-month follow-up were obtained from each family. Data were analyzed using the SPSS-X statistical package. Progress toward achievement of project goals was assessed by reviewing reports that project directors were required to submit on a quarterly basis. Evaluation questions included the following: (1) What are the characteristics of families served by the projects? (2) How much time is spent in various client- and non-client-centered tasks? (3) What factors are associated with successful and unsuccessful outcomes? (4) Is progress gained during the course of service being maintained after case closure? and (5) Have projects achieved their stated goals? Appendices provide the request for proposal used by the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, assessment forms used in the evaluation, and a key to the characteristics of the projects evaluated. (RH)
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluation of Fourteen Child Placement Prevention Projects in Wisconsin 1983-1985
- Creators
- Miriam J LandsmanNational Resource Center on Family-Based Services, Iowa City, IA
- Resource Type
- Report
- Publisher
- Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse
- Number of pages
- 106 pages
- Comment
- ERIC Number: ED276516
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1985
- Academic Unit
- Social Work
- Record Identifier
- 9984307136502771
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