What Strategies Are Appropriate for Monitoring Children outside of Family Care and Evaluating the Impact of the Programs Intended to Serve Them?

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Autor/inn/en	Ager, Alastair; Zimmerman, Cathy; Unlu, Kathy; Rinehart, Richard; Nyberg, Beverly; Zeanah, Charles; Hunleth, Jean; Bastiaens, Ida; Weldy, Andre; Bachman, Gretchen; Blum, Alexander B.; Strottman, Kathleen
Titel	What Strategies Are Appropriate for Monitoring Children outside of Family Care and Evaluating the Impact of the Programs Intended to Serve Them?
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 36 (2012) 10, S.732-742 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.09.006
Schlagwörter	Evidence; Program Effectiveness; Resilience (Psychology); Children; Program Development; Caregivers; Homeless People; Residential Care; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Public Policy; Conferences (Gatherings); Child Welfare; Needs Assessment; Evaluation Methods; Systems Approach; International Cooperation; Child Safety; Coping + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Evidenz; Child; Kind; Kinder; Programmplanung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Abuse of children; Abuse; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kindesvernachlässigung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Kindeswohl; Bedarfsermittlung; Systemischer Ansatz; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Bewältigung
Abstract	Objectives: To strengthen the evidence-base for policy and practice for support of children outside of family care requires effective, efficient and sustainable mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation. Toward that end, two core questions guided a systematic review of evidence: What strategies are appropriate for monitoring the needs and circumstances of children outside of family care? What strategies are suitable for evaluating the impact of the programs intended to serve such children? Methods: A structured document search and review process was implemented within the context of the U.S. Government Evidence Summit on Protecting Children Outside of Family Care of December 2011. Through successive review phases, initially using structured screening criteria, followed by thematic review by an expert panel, 73 documents were identified for analysis. Results: Analysis of models and strategies indicates that: (1) tools are available for assessment of children's needs, but require refining to accommodate contextual demands; (2) well-designed evaluations are able to identify the influence of assistance; (3) long-term follow-up is crucial to developing a strong evidence-base on effective strategies; and (4) insights into systems-wide monitoring mechanisms are emerging. In addition to describing key components of monitoring and evaluation strategies, findings draw attention to the evaluation of children's resiliency and protective factors, community based monitoring and the role of caregivers, as well as concerns over the stigmatization of children (through data collection methodologies encouraging the "labeling" of children) and the importance of children's participation. Conclusions: Fostering a stronger evidence-base to improve protection for vulnerable children requires evaluations that are integrated into program development, use context-appropriate methodologies able to assess intervention scalability and employ more longitudinal designs to explore children's trajectories. Further, future programming will benefit from systems-wide data coordination and international comparisons, research that emphasizes coping and resilience mechanisms, and children's participation in monitoring and evaluation. (Contains 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10