Domestic Violence, Multiple Forms of Child Abuse
Conditions
Brief summary
The Quality Improvement Center on Domestic Violence in Child Welfare (QIC-DVCW) is a five-year federal cooperative agreement with the Children's Bureau to test an approach to improve how child welfare agencies and their partners work collaboratively to help families experiencing domestic violence. The safety and well-being of child survivors of domestic violence and child maltreatment are closely connected to the safety and well-being of the adult survivor of domestic violence. For this reason, the QIC-DVCW is testing an Adult & Child Survivor-Centered Approach to addressing the needs of both the parent and child, which includes effectively engaging and working with the person causing them harm. The following four research questions were developed to guide the work of the Recipient's evaluation of the QIC-DVCW, and Provider's data will help to answer these questions: 1. Does a collaborative, adult and child survivor-centered approach-that includes safely engaging and establishing accountability of the DV offender-improve adult and child survivor safety, child permanence, and child and family well-being for child welfare involved families experiencing DV? 2. For which families and in which social contexts does an adult and child survivor-centered approach improve these outcomes? 3. What factors are associated with successful implementation and sustainability of an adult and child survivor-centered approach? 4. What are the costs associated with the implementation and maintenance of an adult and child survivor-centered approach, and how do these costs compare to the costs of practice as usual?
Interventions
OTHERAdult and Child Survivor Centered Approach
Child welfare workers and supervisors, and community partners will be trained in the Adult and Child Survivor Centered Approach, and supervisors will receive ongoing coaching and training.
Sponsors
Futures Without Violence
University of Kansas
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
There are several aspects to study. Data collection strategies have distinct eligibility criteria. These are described below. 1. Overall Study Inclusion Criteria: Staff members of child welfare agencies and community partners, and the families experiencing domestic served in the intervention and comparison sites.
Exclusion criteria
All non-staff members of child welfare agencies and community partners, and the families experiencing domestic served in the intervention and comparison sites. 2. Caseworker, Supervisor, Community Partner Self-Survey Inclusion Criteria: Staff members of child welfare agencies and community partners in the intervention and comparison sites.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline child safety at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | Administrative data: maltreatment report, type of maltreatment |
| Change from baseline child residence permanency at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | Administrative data: residence stability measured by type of residence and time in care |
| Change from baseline child education stability at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; caseworker survey and survey of parent (adult survivor) report of frequency of changes in educational setting, frequency of suspensions/expulsions |
| Change from baseline child exposure to domestic violence at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; caseworker survey and survey of parent (adult survivor); report of exposure |
| Change from baseline child social and emotional abilities at 6 months | Through study completion, an average of 1 year | projected created items on surveys; caseworker survey and survey of parent report of perception of social and emotional abilities |
| Change from baseline child emotional and social development at 6 months | Through study completion, an average of 1 year | projected created items on surveys; caseworker survey and survey of parent; report of perception of child's emotional and social development |
| Change from baseline child physical health at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; caseworker survey and survey of parent; report of perception of child's physical health |
| Change from baseline child supportive relationships with specific individuals at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; caseworker survey and survey of parent; report of child's supportive relationships |
| Change from baseline person who uses violence use of domestic violence/coercive control | One time point (retrospective pre and post) and Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; self-report of person using violence and adult survivor report of violence; frequency and type of violence used |
| Change of person who uses violence understanding of the nature, and dynamics, and impact of DV on adult and child survivors | One time point (retrospective pre and post) and Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; self-report of person using violence and adult survivor report |
| Change person who uses violence blaming adult survivor and justification for violence | One time point (retrospective pre and post) and Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; self-report of person using violence and adult survivor report |
| Change person who uses violence understanding of healthy relationships | One time point (retrospective pre and post) and Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; self-report of person using violence and adult survivor report |
| Change person who uses violence positive parent-child interactions | One time point (retrospective pre and post) and Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; self-report of person using violence and adult survivor report |
| Change from baseline adult survivor safer and more stable conditions at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on surveys; self-report adult survivor report of violence - frequency and type of violence used, assessment of risk level of violence, employment and housing stability |
| Change from baseline adult survivor social, cultural, and spiritual connections at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on survey, self-report by adult survivor |
| Change from baseline adult survivor resilience and growth mindset at 6 months | Through study completion, an average of 1 year | projected created items on survey,, self-report by adult survivor |
| Change from baseline adult survivor nurturing parent-child interactions at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on survey, self-report by adult survivor |
| Change from baseline adult survivor social and emotional abilities at 6 months | Baseline and six months later | projected created items on survey, self-report by adult survivor |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactJULIANA CARLSON, PhD
Outcome results
None listed