Risk and safety assessment in child welfare: Instrument comparisons

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 31-56

  D'Andrade, Amy ^a   Austin, Michael ^a   Benton, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuarial instruments; Child welfare; Consensus based instruments; Risk assessment; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 61949239491     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v05n01_03     Document Type: Review

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