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The Durham Family Initiative: A Preventive System of Care
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Dodge, Kenneth A.; Berlin, Lisa J.; Epstein, Matthew; Spitz-Roth, Adele; O'Donnell, Karen; Kaufman, Martha; Amaya-Jackson, Lisa; Rosch, Joel; Christopoulos, Christina – Child Welfare, 2004
This article describes the Durham Family Initiative (DFI), an innovative effort to bring together child welfare and juvenile justice systems to reach DFI's goal of reducing the child abuse rate in Durham, North Carolina, by 50% within the next 10 years. DFI will follow principles of a preventive system of care (PSoC), which focuses on nurturing…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Public Agencies, Child Welfare, Child Abuse
Building a Professional Development System: A Case Study of North Carolina's Parenting Education Experiences
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Bryan, George M., Jr.; DeBord, Karen; Schrader, Karen – Child Welfare, 2006
Designing a professional development system for parent educators requires weaving together multiple pieces from within the network of organizations providing parenting education. North Carolina examined how to build a system using the influence of evidence-based programs as well as professional credentialing for parenting educators. A system built…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Systems Building, Design, Parent Education
Child Abuse and Neglect in North Carolina Day Care Programs.
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Russell, Susan D.; Clifford, Richard M. – Child Welfare, 1987
A study of child abuse and neglect complaints revealed factors affecting the filing of complaints, as well as problems with investigating complaints. Specifies the cause of the problems and offers recommendations for improvement. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Certification, Child Abuse, Child Neglect