The Child Well-Being Scales as a Clinical Tool and a Management Information System.

Lyons, Peter; Doueck, Howard J.; Koster, Andrew J.; Witzky, Melissa K.; Kelly, Patricia L.

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ERIC Number: EJ582434

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Child Well-Being Scales as a Clinical Tool and a Management Information System.

Lyons, Peter; Doueck, Howard J.; Koster, Andrew J.; Witzky, Melissa K.; Kelly, Patricia L.

Child Welfare, v78 n2 p241-58 Mar-Apr 1999

Describes implementation of a computerized version of the Child Welfare League of America's Child Well-Being Scales by a family services agency in southern Ontario. Reviews results obtained from 172 families to illustrate the potential for using computerized risk assessment as an aid in clinical, supervisory, and management decision-making processes at the agency; asserts that the scales have been useful. (EV)

Descriptors: Administration, Child Welfare, Children, Computer Oriented Programs, Decision Making, Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries, Management Information Systems, Program Development, Welfare Services, Well Being

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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