Resources

COVID-19-Child-Maltreatment-Report-2020_small.pdf

National 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

Tele-forensic interviewing may be considered in some circumstances when in-person interviewing is not feasible or when agencies require guidance on remote interviewing procedures. The resources below provide guidance on when tele-forensic interviewing may be appropriate, how to set up interview spaces, and how to follow evidence-based interviewing protocols. Additionally, we have included a link to the Ten-Step (version 3) interview protocol as our recommended best-practice interview method.