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Atabaki, Armita; Heddaeus, Daniela; Metzner, Franka; Schulz, Holger; Siefert, Sonke; Pawils, Silke – Research on Social Work Practice, 2013
Objectives: The current article describes the process evaluation of a social early warning system (SEWS) for the prevention of child maltreatment in the federal state of Hamburg. This prevention initiative targets expectant mothers and their partners including an initial screening of risk factors for child maltreatment, a subsequent structured…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, At Risk Persons, Prevention, Foreign Countries
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Kindler, Heinz – Research on Social Work Practice, 2008
The child welfare system in Germany has been described as family service-oriented because families in need are entitled to request family support services. If there is any form of child maltreatment, there may be some kind of mandatory state intervention to protect the child. Using trends in the number of children affected by maltreatment, the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Foreign Countries, Family Programs, Child Abuse
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Goldbeck, L.; Laib-Koehnemund, A.; Fegert, J. M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2007
Objective: This study evaluates the effects of expert-assisted child abuse and neglect case management in the German child welfare and healthcare system as perceived by the case workers themselves. Methods: Case workers with different professions (social workers, counselors, clinic-based and office-based psychotherapists, and physicians)…
Descriptors: Physicians, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Social Work