Faculty Publications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Publication Title

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volume

5

Issue Number

1-2

First Page

31

Last Page

56

DOI

10.1300/J394v05n01_03

Keywords

child welfare, risk, safety

Disciplines

Social Work

Abstract

The assessment of risk is a critical part of child welfare agency practice. This review of the research literature on different instruments for assessing risk and safety in child welfare focuses on instrument reliability, validity, outcomes, and use with children and families of color. The findings suggest that the current actuarial instruments have stronger predictive validity than consensus-based instruments. This review was limited by the variability in definitions and measures across studies, the relatively small number of studies examining risk assessment instruments, and the lack of studies on case decision points other than the initial investigation.

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Copyright © 2008 The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

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