1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The purpose of this article is to present the results of research to explore the effects of the training [“For Caring Supervised Visitation in Child Welfare” designed by the Institut universitaire Jeunes en difficulté (IUJD)] from the perspective of the workers who have undertaken it.» (p. 2)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
The sample for this study is made of «20 workers from an urban youth protection organization who had completed the training.» (p. 5)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-directif

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

The results show that «[p]articipants in the study mentioned significant effects on their knowledge and practices after having completed the “For Caring Supervised Visitation in Child Welfare” training and on the families. Workers perceived they had adopted a new approach to clinical analysis of the need for supervision that takes into account the types of risk, protective and risk factors, and the level of risk related to the child’s situation. […] The workers interviewed for this study expressed that this careful analysis of the need for supervision had made it possible to question certain automatic processes. They explained that, in the past, the decision to supervise contacts was sometimes taken without an in-depth analysis, but that training had enabled them to develop greater vigilance in this regard. […] Research participants also report that they are taking more account of child and parent needs in their planning. They report that this more rigorous planning now makes visits more predictable and less stressful. It also appears from their comments that more rigorous planning has an impact on how they will lead the visit.» (p. 10)