NCJ Number
59282
Date Published
1978
Length
8 pages
Annotation
A METHODOLOGY FOR USING NEEDS AND RESOURCES ASSESSMENT DATA IN TECHNIQUES FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION IN A PROGRAM FOR INVESTIGATING, TREATING, AND PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS DISCUSSED.
Abstract
THE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT RESOURCES DEMONSTRATION (CANRED) PROJECT WAS APPROVED ON JANUARY 1, 1975, FOR AN INITIAL 6 MONTH PLANNING PERIOD AS A RESOURCE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. THE GOAL OF THE CANRED PROJECT IS TO CONTRIBUTE, AT BOTH THE REGIONAL AND STATE OFFICE LEVELS, TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE'S ONGOING EFFORTS TOWARD IDENTIFYING, INVESTIGATING, TREATING, AND PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. TWO OF THE OBJECTIVES FOR ACHIEVING THE GOAL ARE TO DEVELOP A PROCEDURAL GUIDE FOR PROTECTIVE SERVICES NEEDS AND RESOURCES ASSESSMENT BY DEVELOPING AND TESTING AN ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY IN SIX REPRESENTATIVE COUNTIES AND DEVELOP A PROCEDURAL GUIDE FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION BY REVIEWING THE LITERATURE, OTHER EFFORTS IN THIS AREA, AND THE EFFORTS OF THE LOCAL STAFF IN THE SIX REPRESENTATIVE COUNTIES. THE PURPOSE OF THE NEEDS AND RESOURCES ASSESSMENT IS TO IDENTIFY THE NEEDS OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY, THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE OR POTENTIALLY AVAILABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, THE BARRIERS TO THE USE OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND THE GAPS OR SERVICE NEEDS FOR WHICH NO RESOURCES EXIST. DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES USED ARE INTERVIEWS, SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES, AND CASE READING. STEPS IN THE OVERALL PROCESS ARE DESCRIBED. THE TWO BASIC TECHNIQUES FOR RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION ARE INFORMATION SHARING AND ESTABLISHING SUPPORT. INFORMATION SHARING IS DEFINED AS AN ONGOING AND ESTABLISHED SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION THAT INVOLVES STAFF AT ALL ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS COMMUNICATING ON ALL ASPECTS OF SERVICE DELIVERY. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INFORMATION SHARING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS ARE DISCUSSED AS PARTS OF THE INFORMATION-SHARING PROCESS. ESTABLISHING SUPPORT INCLUDES DEVELOPING A FORMAL SYSTEM FOR ACHIEVING CONSENSUS, OBTAINING FORMAL APPROVAL AND DIRECTION, AND PROVIDING SYSTEMATIC AND CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK ON PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS. ADDITIONALLY, SUPPORT FROM CLIENTS AND THE PUBLIC ALSO MUST BE OBTAINED. STEPS FOR ACCOMPLISHING THIS SUPPORT ARE DESCRIBED, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION PLANS. (RCB)