An International Effort to Develop a Fidelity Measure for Signs of Safety®
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12386239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvonne Humenay Roberts (0000-0002-0579-9742, Casey Family Programs, Seattle, WA, USA, corresponding author), Michael Caslor (Building Capacity Consulting Services, Manitoba, Canada), Andrew Turnell (Building Capacity Consulting Services, Manitoba, Canada), Andrew S Turnell (0000-0002-8738-8882), Kim Pearson (0000-0002-9690-8018, Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services, Sacramento, CA, USA), Peter J Pecora (0000-0001-6596-3746, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 562-571 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049731518754724 |
| OpenAlex | W2792094237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 19 |
Purpose: This article describes how a worker fidelity assessment measure was developed for Signs of Safety®—an approach to assessing safety and risk in child protective services that is being implemented in the United States and over 11 other countries. Methods: We applied the Delphi Survey process with 70 experts from nine countries to identify key practice elements that could be assessed by supervisors. Then, 435 frontline staff were assessed by 285 supervisors from six countries. Results: Factor analyses of the 28 items yielded four distinct factors. These data were then used to refine the fidelity assessment. Discussion: The majority of supervisors reported that the assessment helped them to identify worker strengths and areas for refinement within the dimensions of Signs of Safety and overall child protective services practice. The value of developing similar tools for parents and workers was endorsed by the study participants
Best practice · Delphi method · Fidelity · Medical education · Occupational safety and health · Political science · Applied Psychology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology
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Fidelity and influencing factors in the Systemic Practice Model of children's social care in Finland
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Fidelity Criteria
Changing the way we do child protection’
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |