The Impact of COVID-19 on the Delivery of an Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Program: Understanding the Perspectives of SafeCare® Providers
| Autor: | Shannon Self-Brown, Melissa C. Osborne, Daniel J. Whitaker, Elizabeth W Perry, Katherine E. Reuben, Lindsey Rose Bullinger, JoAnne Bielecki |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Evidence-based practice Sociology and Political Science Service delivery framework Context (language use) SafeCare Nursing Evidence-based programs Pandemic medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Curriculum Human services Child maltreatment Parenting Public health 050901 criminology 05 social sciences COVID-19 Clinical Psychology Workforce Original Article 0509 other social sciences Psychology Virtual delivery Law Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 050104 developmental & child psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Violence |
| ISSN: | 1573-2851 0885-7482 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10896-020-00217-6 |
| Popis: | Child maltreatment (CM) is a global public health problem. Evidence-based home visiting programs, such as SafeCare®, reduce CM risk, and enhance parent-child relationships and other protective factors. As the result of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions, SafeCare Providers transitioned from home to virtual delivery for the SafeCare curriculum. The purpose of this study is to 1) examine active SafeCare Providers’ opinions on the feasibility and effectiveness of SafeCare via remote delivery, and 2) better understand workforce concerns for human service professionals within the context of COVID-19 mitigation efforts. Data are from a cross-sectional survey of SafeCare Providers (N = 303) in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The majority of Providers reported they were actively delivering SafeCare virtually and were comfortable with the delivery format. Providers indicated that the majority of SafeCare families are making progress on target skills, and that engagement is high among many families. Some service delivery challenges were reported, ranging from family data plan limitations to difficulty with delivery of specific components of the SafeCare curriculum related to modeling and assessment. The impact of COVID-19 on Providers’ daily routines, stress level, and work-life balance has been significant. Remote, virtual delivery of CM prevention programming offers the opportunity to continue serving vulnerable families in the midst of a pandemic. Barriers related to family technology and data access must be addressed to ensure reach and the effective delivery of prevention programming during the pandemic and beyond. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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