Name: A Resource for Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers
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Author: U. S. Department of Justice
ISBN: 9781507621295

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A Resource for Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers

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Physical Book

Author

U. S. Department of Justice

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

426

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

28x21.6x2.2 cm

Weight

0.98 kg.

ISBN13

9781507621295

Synopsis "A Resource for Evaluating Child Advocacy Centers"

Administrators of Child Advocacy Centers(CACs) must possess a number of skills, including knowing how to conduct anevaluation. This resource book, writtenexpressly for CAC administrators, is designedto give administrators who havevarying amounts of evaluation experiencethe knowledge they will need to conducteither one-time or ongoing evaluations.This manual can also be used by thosewho contract with an external evaluator;it will be helpful in educating externalevaluators about the issues surroundinga CAC evaluation.Evaluation is essential. It is the only way toensure that a program is benefiting, not harming, the people it is designed to help (Thompson and McClintock 1998). There was a time when reducing the number of interviews to one was the ultimate goal of a CAC. Research has shown, however, that it is sometimes beneficial and necessary to interview children more than once (for example, by using the extended forensicassessment) (Carnes 2001; Carnes, Wilson, and Nelson-Gardell 1999; Myers, Saywitz, and Goodman 1996).The evaluations presented in this book focus on the National Children's Alliance membership standards, excluding organizational structure. (CACs vary in their protocols regarding these standards.) These standards encompass seven core components (among others): - Child-friendly facility.- Multidisciplinary team.- Child investigative interview.- Medical examination.- Mental health services.- Victim advocacy.- Case revie

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