Influence of Family,Agency, and Caseworker Dynamics on Caregivers' Satisfaction With Their Child Protective Services Experience |
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Authors: | Dana M. Hollinshead Sangwon Kim John D. Fluke Lisa Merkel-Holguin |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USAdana.hollinshead@childrenscolorado.org;3. Sungkyunkwan University Seoul, South Korea;4. Department of Pediatrics, Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA |
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Abstract: | Numerous child protective services (CPS) agencies have adopted differential responses as a system reform hypothesized to facilitate family engagement. This research tests a conceptual framework developed to examine dynamics between caregiver, agency, and caseworker factors that are assumed to impact caregiver engagement. Data from a randomized control study and structural equation modeling methods were used to explore the influence of these factors on caregiver satisfaction with their CPS experience. The results indicate that receipt of alternative response, caregivers' ratings of their caseworker's interaction style, and caregivers' positive emotional response influenced satisfaction with their intervention experience, while negative emotional responses did not. |
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Keywords: | child protective services differential response family engagement structural equation modeling |
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