Evaluating the effects of child abuse training on the attitudes, knowledge, and skills of police recruits
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A study is conducted to examine the effects of mandatory child abuse training on the knowledge, skills and attitudes toward abused children and abusive parents among a sample of police recruits. The findings indicate that recruits participating in the experiment acquired more knowledge, developed more skills and felt sympathetic towards abusive parents then recruits in the comparison group.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2004
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Child and mother client satisfaction questionnaire scores regarding mental health services: Race, age, and gender correlates
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The level of consumer satisfaction with children outpatient mental health services is examined by using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8). It was found that a child's satisfaction with outpatient services, relative to that of the parent, might depend on the child's gender, race, and age.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2004
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Measuring client engagement from the client's perspective in nonvoluntary child protective services
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The development and test of a multidimensional measure of client engagement in child welfare services is reported. Results supported the presence of four underlying factors and a single latent variable.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2005
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