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An exploration of predictors of quality in forensic psychological evaluations in the field of child welfare
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An exploration of predictors of quality in forensic psychological evaluations in the field of child welfare
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Peterson
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N. Andrew
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Nancy Harrison
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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Despite the growing knowledge base about best practices in forensic evaluations in general, there is a current lack of literature focused on high-quality forensic evaluations in the field of child welfare. As child welfare evaluations have an impact on particularly vulnerable populations, it is paramount for measures of quality within these evaluations to be defined, examined, and measured. The purpose of this study was to contribute to the developing literature regarding forensic evaluations in child welfare by describing factors that lead to high-quality psychological evaluations and high-quality recommendations. This study examined a sample of 895 forensic evaluations in child welfare as a secondary data analysis of data that were originally collected by the New Jersey Coordination Center for Child Abuse and Neglect (NJCC). The concept of quality in this dissertation was defined as an evaluation that adheres to the objectives of New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families’ (DCF) Guidelines for Expert Evaluations in Child Abuse/Neglect Proceedings (2012). The variables in this study were measured by the Quality Improvement (QI) Tool, an instrument designed by the NJCC that supports forensic evaluation training, peer review, and supervision. A series of logistic regression models were analyzed with the following predictor variables: the presence of a diagnostic assessment, the integration of culture, and the clarity of the referral question. Subject age category and gender were also included in the analyses. It was found that the presence of a diagnostic assessment, integration of culture, the clarity of the referral question, and subject age category were all significant predictors of overall quality. Additionally, it was found that variable interaction terms were not significant predictors of overall quality. Results also showed that the presence of a diagnostic assessment and subject age category were significant predictors of quality of recommendations. Again, it was found that the variable interaction terms were not significant predictors of quality of recommendations. Implications for clinical practice are discussed, along with recommendations for future research.
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Forensic evaluations
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School Psychology
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Lee
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Erica
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