Behavior Analysis in Child Welfare and Maltreatment Focus Pack | 3 BCBA CEUs

Description

Learn how the principles of behavior analysis can be used to improve the welfare of children and reduce maltreatment through programs like SafeCare.

This focus pack includes an interactive video, two article quizzes, and a final, integrative quiz that encourages comparison and synthesis:

Interactive Video: Prevention of and Intervention for Child Maltreatment

Below is the entire non-interactive version of this video. It does not contain embedded questions or completion tracking like the CEU version of the module.

Article Quiz: Project SafeCare: Improving Health, Safety, and Parenting Skills in Families Reported for, and At-risk for Child Maltreatment

Read the following article (reading time: 35 min) and pass a 6-question quiz on it:

• Gershater-Molko, R. M., Lutzker, J. R., & Wesch, D. (2003). Project SafeCare: Improving health, safety, and parenting skills in families reported for, and at-risk for child maltreatment. Journal of Family Violence, 18 (6), 377-386. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026219920902
• Abstract:Project SafeCare was a 4-year, in-home, research and intervention program that provided parent training to families of children at-risk for maltreatment, and families of children who were victims of maltreatment. Parents were trained in treating children’s illnesses and maximizing their own healthcare skills (Health), positive and effective parent–child interaction skills (Parenting), and maintaining low hazard homes (Safety). The effectiveness of these training components was evaluated as the change in the parents’ scores on roleplay situations for child health problems, hazards present in the home, and the frequency and quality of parent–child interactions during activities of daily living. Statistically significant improvements were seen in child health care, home safety, and parent–child interactions.
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Article Quiz: The Prevention of Child Maltreatment: Using SafeCare(R) to Highlight Successes and Needs for Improvement in Prevention Efforts

Read the following article (reading time: 29 min) and pass a 5-question quiz on it:

• Guastaferro, K., & Lutzker, J. R. (2022). The prevention of child maltreatment: Using SafeCare(R) to highlight successes and needs for improvement in prevention efforts. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 5 (1), 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42448-021-00090-w
• Abstract:Child maltreatment is a public health problem of considerable magnitude. Though substantial progress has been made in the prevention of child maltreatment, one incident of maltreatment is one too many. Intervention and/or prevention efforts must always be dynamic. In this commentary, we highlight recent prevention and policy efforts in the United States, using SafeCare, an evidence-based parent support program with a focus on the prevention of neglect, as an example. We describe broad-scale implementation efforts and offer a vision for what the field must do to realize public heath impact, highlighting recent advances of parent support models in policy, advocacy, and programs. Strategies that might improve current efforts are suggested to ensure the field not become static.
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