Since supervision is a key factor in worker retention, it is critical that curricula for supervisors are evaluated to ensure they achieve desired results. The following reports present results of evaluations of training curricula and materials for child welfare supervisors.
Evaluating Missouri CPS Supervisory Development Project
Bolm, Pettit, Kelly, & Wolchko (2003)
Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 6
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Provides an overview of the evaluation plan for the Missouri child protective services supervisory development project and tests alternative models of structured supervisory training and development.
The Importance of Including Supervisors When Evaluating Child Welfare Workers' Training
Mason, LaPorte, Heft, & Frankel (2003)
Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 6
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Identifies differences between supervisors and workers regarding the perceived effects of a professional development program provided to employees of New York City's Administration of Children's Services.
Professionalizing Child Welfare: An Evaluation of a Clinical Consultation Model for Supervisors
Strand & Badger (2005)
Children and Youth Services Review, 27(8)
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Describes a clinical consultation model that was developed and tested with child welfare supervisors in a large urban municipality over a 3-year period.
Project Strengthening Supervision: Final Evaluation Report
Illinois State University School of Social Work (2003)
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Presents the evaluation of a federally funded training program for child welfare supervisors, including appendices with evaluation instruments and statistical results.
The Tennessee Child Protective Services Supervisors Development Project: Evaluating Process, Outcome, and the Role of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout
Bride, Jones, MacMaster, & Shatila (2003)
Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 6
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Provides an overview of the evaluation plan for the Tennessee Child Protective Services Supervisors Development Project.
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