Download or read book Volunteers in Child Abuse and Neglect Programs written by National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Well being of Adults who Volunteer with Children at Risk of Child Maltreatment written by Joshua Daniel Bishop and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lack of sufficient foster care homes, their inconsistent quality, and their risk of increasing negative outcomes for children highlight the need for more people to be involved in roles that support children at risk of maltreatment and foster care. While volunteer opportunities exist for supporting children after foster care placements, few opportunities exist to care for children who are at risk of maltreatment and foster care. Innovative approaches are being developed to provide such opportunities. These approaches may find support from an emerging literature that has found a positive relationship between volunteerism and well-being. However, no studies have investigated the well-being of those who volunteer with children at risk of maltreatment and/or child welfare involvement. This dissertation, which is an exploratory, cross-sectional, quantitative study, will address this gap with a sample of volunteers (N = 302) from Safe Families for Children (SFFC), a faith-based organization that works to keep children safe during family crises, prevent child maltreatment, and reduce the number of children entering the child welfare system. The aim of the dissertation is to investigate whether volunteering and/or motivation are associated with seven dimensions of well-being: Happiness, Physical Health, Life Satisfaction, Self-Mastery, Self-Esteem, Anxiety, and Depression.Results demonstrate limited evidence of significant relationships between volunteering and well-being dimensions. There is also limited evidence of significant relationships between motivation and well-being. However, an important finding of this study is that despite the high time and emotional demands of doing this type of volunteer work, there is no apparent decrease or drop-off in the well-being of the volunteers. Rather, they are happy and physically healthy. They report very low levels of anxiety and depression, and they demonstrate a high degree of Self-Esteem, Self-Mastery, and Life Satisfaction. While some may believe that working with children at risk of maltreatment is stressful and may result in a decrease in well-being (Tyebjee, 2003), the results of this study suggest that it is not the case for Host Families from Safe Families for Children.The Confirmatory Factor Analysis used in this study is a unique contribution to the literature. It robustly demonstrates very reliable methods for operationalizing and measuring seven well-being dimensions as well as four dimensions of motivation. The analyses and results in this study go beyond typically used measurements of reliability and offer strong evidence for reliably measuring well-being in future studies.The most important limitation in this study is the lack of control or comparison group that would allow for investigating the difference in well-being among SFFC volunteers and those who are not SFFC volunteers.This study offers reliable options for future studies to operationalize well-being and motivation in a way that encourages accurate comparison between studies. Future studies should consider whether using measurement scales that can detect small changes in well-being among populations that may have a high level of well-being are important. Implications for practice include recommendations for volunteer managers to focus on volunteer efficiency, the importance of social support, and motivation.

Download or read book The Selection and Training of Volunteers in Child Care written by Marion Lyon Faegre and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reaching Out written by Nancy Fisher and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This booklet is addressed to citizens who are considering becoming volunteers in the area of child abuse and neglect. The manual seeks to inform prospective volunteers about child maltreatment and the various roles they might play in helping families, parents, or children and the agencies serving them. The booklet also attempts to provide practical suggestions to agencies that have a volunteer program or want to start one.

Download or read book Use of Volunteers in Public Welfare written by National Study Service and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Volunteers in Child Care written by United States. Office of Civilian Defense and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Approaches in Use of Volunteer Services written by Wisconsin. Division of Family Services and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Off to a Good Start written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Desk reference of family-relevant information." Approximately 250 references to journal articles, audiovisuals, and books. Excludes information on marriage, the elderly, and the handicapped adult. Each entry gives title, author, source, funding, abstract, and address where available. Classified index.

Download or read book Volunteers in Child Abuse and Neglect Programs written by Richard A. Roth and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Office Administration for Organizations Supervising the Health of Mothers Infants and Children of Preschool Age written by Helen Rankin Jeter and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In Place of the Parent written by Lance Hillsinger and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-10-08 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationwide, every year, over 250,000 children enter foster care. They are placed there by child protective services (cps) and the juvenile court. Do caseworkers go about their job as competent and compassionate professionals or as paper-pushing, uncaring bureaucrats? Are juvenile court judges fair to the child and the parent? In Place of the Parent: Inside Child Protective Services takes you inside the courtroom and the inner workings of cps.

Download or read book Services for Children of Working Mothers in War Time written by United States. Office of Civilian Defense and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Tulsa County Child Welfare Services Volunteer Program written by Oklahoma. Division of Children & Youth Services and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Citizens in Service written by John Finbar Jones and published by [East Lansing] : Michigan State University Press. This book was released on 1976 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A study of volunteer services to child welfare with special reference to Portland Oregon written by Juanita Madge Gillham and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Child Welfare Services written by Annie Lee Sandusky and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Volunteer written by Oklahoma County (Okla.). Child Welfare Services and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: