Examining the effects of the Eckerd rapid safety feedback process on the occurrence of repeat maltreatment among children involved in the child welfare system.
Child Abuse Negl
; 133: 105856, 2022 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Eckerd Rapid Safety Feedback Process (ERSF) is an approach to child welfare practice that combines predictive risk modeling (PRM) with real-time quality assurance and staff coaching during a child protective services investigation. During the case investigation, quality assurance (QA) reviewers provide guidance to staff by assessing key dimensions of their investigative practices and providing coaching sessions as needed.OBJECTIVE:
To determine to what degree ERSF reduced the incidence of children who experienced high severity physical, sexual, or neglect maltreatment (HS-CAN) among children known to a state child welfare agency, within 12 months of the agency's involvement in a previous investigation.METHODS:
This multi-year quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of the ERSF Process on risk of repeat high severity maltreatment among children and youth identified by a PRM algorithm as high risk for experiencing repeat maltreatment and receiving the additional QA intervention, compared to those receiving the usual standard of care.RESULTS:
The ERSF Process did not lower the rate of HS-CAN among children identified as high risk. The joint odds ratio for receiving ERSF given being high risk was 1.05, i.e. a point estimate indicating higher probability of future HS-CAN.CONCLUSIONS:
In this statewide implementation of ERSF, we did not find a positive effect of this particular PRM-based intervention. Future maltreatment, even within 12 months of a prior investigation, may be too distal an outcome for a PRM and QA process designed to produce a high-quality CPS investigation and safety plan.Palavras-chave
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