Wasik B H, Roberts R N
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Child Abuse Negl. 1994 Mar;18(3):271-83. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(94)90111-2.
This study reports on home visitation programs that provide services for abused and neglected children and their families. Data were collected as part of a national survey of home visiting programs. Of the 1,904 programs participating in the survey, 224 had as their primary focus services for children who were abused or neglected. For this group, data are presented on program characteristics, characteristics of home visits, credentials of home visitors, and program documentation procedures. The survey data showed that over 70% of the 224 programs identified social service as their organization affiliation which, in contrast to other providers, offered a broad range of services for the abused or neglected children and their families. The most frequently identified purpose for providing services was the social and emotional development of the child. Parenting skills and parent coping were considered the most important services. Stress management was considered more important by respondents of programs for maltreating families than by those providing services to nonmaltreating families. Approximately half the respondents reported that they required a bachelor's or master's degree for employment. Results are discussed in relation to research and practice implications.
本研究报告了为受虐待和被忽视儿童及其家庭提供服务的家访项目。数据收集自一项关于家访项目的全国性调查。在参与调查的1904个项目中，有224个项目主要关注受虐待或被忽视儿童的服务。针对这一组项目，呈现了项目特征、家访特点、家访人员资质以及项目文档程序等方面的数据。调查数据显示，在这224个项目中，超过70%的项目将社会服务作为其组织归属，与其他服务提供者相比，这些项目为受虐待或被忽视儿童及其家庭提供了广泛的服务。提供服务最常提及的目的是儿童的社会和情感发展。育儿技能和家长应对能力被视为最重要的服务。与为非虐待家庭提供服务的项目受访者相比，为虐待家庭提供服务的项目受访者认为压力管理更为重要。约一半的受访者表示，他们要求入职人员拥有学士或硕士学位。文中还结合研究和实践意义对结果进行了讨论。
