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Overview of NSCAW Services Caseworker Instrument
Module | CAPI Section | Construct | Measure | Author/Publisher | Waves | Information Gathered |
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Questionnaire Introduction | QC | N/A | Project-developed introduction script | N/A | All | N/A |
Up-Front Module | UP | N/A | Project-developed questions to drive instrument wording/flow and ensure data linkage | N/A | All | Caseworker name and employee ID (to link child interviews to caseworker interviews); employer, date of birth, and name and relationship of child's current caregiver |
History Since Case Report | HR | Project-developed questions | N/A | N/A | 2, 3, 4 | Child's history with the child welfare system since the case report that resulted in the child's selection for NSCAW |
Services to Parents | SP | Services to parents | Project-developed questions | N/A | All | Service needs, regardless of availability; asked for long-term foster care (LTFC) cases only at Wave 1 |
Services to Child | SC | Services to child | Project-developed questions | N/A | All | Services the child may have received; asked for long-term foster care (LTFC) cases only at Wave 1 |
Independent living | IP | Independent living skills | Project-developed questions | N/A | 4 | Independent living skills the child may have developed and where each skill was learned |
Adoption Module | AM | Adoption possibilities for child | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2, 3 | Adoption possibilities for children in out-of-home care; also factors that encouraged or discouraged the caregiver's decision about adoption |
Permanency Planning | PO | Permanency planning possibilities for child | Project-developed questions | N/A | 4 | Permanency planning possibilities for children in out-of-home care, including adoption, legal guardianship, and long-term foster care; also factors that encouraged or discouraged the caregiver's permanency planning decision. PO module replaced the AM module from prior waves. |
History Before Case Report | HB | Prior reports of abuse/neglect | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2 | Child's history with the child welfare system before the case report that resulted in the child's selection for NSCAW; administered at Wave 3 if the Wave 2 caseworker interview could not be obtained |
Court Hearings | CT | Involvement with juvenile justice/court system | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2, 3, 4 | History of court hearings related to the case, including type of hearing, recommendations made by the child welfare agency, and outcome of the hearing |
Living Environments | LN | Child's placement history/parental living situations | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2, 3, 4 | History of child's living situations since investigation, including type of living arrangement and child's contact with biological parents |
Caseworker Involvement | IV | Caseworker involvement with child/family | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2, 3, 4 | Caseworker's individual involvement with case, including referrals made for family members, caseworker contact with siblings, number of contacts with service providers and family, and attitudes about service to family |
Family Compliance and Progress | CP | Family's compliance and progress towards case plan | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2, 3, 4 | Family's progress with and adherence to case plan |
Caseworker Background |
CB at Wave 2 BG at Waves 3 and 4 |
Caseworker demographic characteristics | Project-developed questions | N/A | 2, 3, 4 | Demographic information about the caseworker, including employment and educational history, and attitudinal questions about work as a caseworker; completed as a self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaire or as a module of the CAPI interview. Brief subset of items administered in subsequent waves. |
Caseworker Interview Close | CW | N/A | Project-developed script to end caseworker interview | N/A | All | N/A |
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