Résultats de recherche

1. Objectifs

Intentions :
« The aim of the exploratory study was to gain a better understanding of both the nature of needs and risks in cases of child neglect in Ontario, as well as the similarities and differences in the views of clients and child protection
workers. » (p. ii)

Questions/Hypothèses :
« 1. Through the analysis of a needs questionnaire completed by clients and a risk assessment completed by child protection workers, what knowledge can be gained about the areas of highest and lowest need and risk in cases of child neglect in a rural setting, for the purpose of more effective assessment and planning?
2. Through the comparison of a needs questionnaire completed by clients and a risk assessment completed by child protection workers, what knowledge can be gained about the similarities and differences in the perceptions of clients and workers, that may be useful in helping to establish agreed upon expectations between clients and workers about the objectives of intervention?
3. In cases of child neglect, are parents able to recognize the personal and environmental problems affecting their ability to create a stable and nurturing family life?
4. What information, useful to child protection workers who are assessing the risk and protective factors within families, can be elicited about parental strengths and resources from a survey designed to assess client perception of problems and needs? » (p. 104)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« 77 parents receiving services from Family and Children’s Services of Renfrew County due to concerns about child neglect. » (p. ii)

Instruments :
« There were two instruments used, one to measure client perception of their problems and needs and one to measure social worker perception of risks. The instrument used to measure risks as seen by the child protection worker was the risk assessment from the Ontario Risk Assessment Model (OACAS, 2000) [...]. » (p. 111)
« The second instrument is the Client Perception of Problems/Needs Scale [...]. [It’s] a questionnaire that was designed for the dissertation and has been adapted from the Ontario Risk Assessment Model to capture the problems and needs of parents who are seen to be neglecting their children. » (pp. 112-113)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique et analyse de contenu

3. Résumé

« The finding that participants felt their needs were greatest in dealing with issues of stress, child behaviour and mental health issues, and in coping with socio-economic disadvantage was congruent with the few studies that have been conducted on the perceptions of child protection clients about their needs and problems. The analysis of the risk assessment data provided evidence that reliance on risk reduction at the expense of needs-based approaches, is not warranted. Few similarities were found in the perceptions of clients and workers about the issues of greatest concern. However, it was surprising that few concerns emerged about the clients’ living conditions, or the affective interaction between clients and their children. Finally, the study demonstrated that the participants were able to recognize their problems, used various coping strategies for dealing with them, and were able to articulate strengths and resources on which they relied. » (pp. ii-iii)