Child Welfare Decision Making in Context Part 2 -The structure of child welfare organizations: Do service integration and role specialization influence the placement decision?

Carrie Smith

King's University College, Western University

Dr. Carrie Smith is an Assistant Professor at King’s University College at Western University, Canada. Dr. Smith worked in child welfare for ten years, as a child protection worker and a supervisor of research and evaluation. Her research and evaluation interests include the structure of child welfare organizations, decision making, evaluations of child welfare programs, evidence informed practice and the ethical collection of data. She has published in the areas of child maltreatment, including supporting new workers, duty to report, evidence-informed practice and ethical considerations for collecting data from vulnerable children. 

Abstract

The objective of this study was to contribute to the understanding of the child welfare organization by testing the hypothesis that the characteristics of organizations influence decisions made by child protection staff for... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Carrie Smith (King's University College, Western University)
  2. John Fluke (Kempe Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine)
  3. Barbara Fallon (University of Toronto)
  4. Faye Mishna (University of Toronto)
  5. Barbara Decker Pierce (King's University College, Western University)

Topic Area

Child Protection Systems and Strategies at local, national and international levels

Session

Symposia19 » Session 3-Child Protection Systems (16:15 - Tuesday, 3rd October, Europe 2 Room)

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