Resources
COVID-19-Child-Maltreatment-Report-2020_small.pdfNational Survey on Child Maltreatment Investigations during COVID-19 Report
The goal of the project will be to identify how investigators’ and treatment providers’ day-to-day work has been impacted and the influence on their well-being. Specifically, this project will assess how Covid-19 has affected: (1) how workers are interacting with children and families (i.e., changes in agencies protocols); (2) workers’ perceptions of current barriers and opportunities in adapting their work practices; and (3) workers’ concerns with their effectiveness in their roles and their personal well-being. Funding to support this research was provided by the President’s Research Fund (Luther College, University of Regina), Internal SSHRC Grant (McGill University), and CRISS Research Award (Brock University).
A summary of these findings are available in both French (La COVID-19 Maltraitance des Enfants 2020) and English.
Click here to read a peer-reviewed manuscript that outlines these data and was accepted for publication in the journal titled, "Children and Youth Services Review."
Additional COVID-19 Resources:
The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Work Practice in Canada: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Contexts: Click here to view a manuscript accepted for publication in Journal of Comparative Social Work
Tele-Forensic Interviewing Guidelines
SETTING-UP TELE-FI, PROCEDURES, AND INTERVIEW INSTRUCTIONS
As a result of COVID-19 many agencies are looking for alternatives to face-to-face interviewing for both the safety of the child and the interviewer. Below are a series of resources available for deciding on when tele-forensic interviewing may be appropriate, how to set-up for tele-forensic interviewing, and interview protocols. Additionally, we have included a link to the Ten-Step (version 3) interview protocol as our recommended best-practice interview method.
Additional resources can be found on the National Children’s Alliance web-page