CASA and GAL Volunteer and Program Staff Academy

CASA 和 GAL 志愿者和项目人员学院

• 批准号: 7154295
• 负责人: William Vincent Griffin
• 金额: $ 12.73万
• 依托单位: INDEPENDENT LIVING RESOURCES, INC.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-07-01 至 2007-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7154295
• 关键词: adolescence (12-20); behavioral /social science research tag; child behavior; child psychology; clinical research; computer network; computer program /software; computer system design /evaluation; continuing education; court; decision making; education evaluation /planning; educational resource design /development; focus groups; human subject; information dissemination; interactive multimedia; telecommunications; training; volunteer

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Project Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this project is to develop, produce, and evaluate a multimedia-training program for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) and Guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteers and program staff. The program, called CASA/GAL Academy, will be delivered both on the Web and DVD, providing CASA/GAL volunteers and staffs with two home-based technologies for receiving high quality and comprehensive continuing education courses. Volunteers and staff can register for courses through their CASA/GAL programs or individually and complete them to meet training requirements. In Phase I, we will develop content and measures for 1 of 10 modules on dealing with adolescents in relation to information needed by family or juvenile court judges to make informed disposition decisions. We will fully develop the Representing Adolescents in Court module testing prototypes of both DVD and Website versions. The program will be designed to give volunteers information about youths in transition to adulthood in simple and practical terms. The program will use an interactive multimedia format with youth interviews and adult testimonials that are related to case scenarios drawn from situations involving family or juvenile court involved youth. The evaluation study will assess involve 136 CASA/GAL volunteers and program staff to evaluate the materials and development of enhanced knowledge and skills for working with adolescents. Project Narrative: This project could have a significant impact on the well-being of adolescents who are involved with the child welfare and court systems by assisting court volunteers to more clearly determine the needs of youth who are at risk of placement or continued neglect and abuse. The project would provide information on adolescents and their development status and needs. This information would lead to higher quality court reports and more appropriate developmentally related recommendations. These reports are crucial in informing courts (judges) and assisting them in handing down appropriate and necessary dispositional orders.

项目概述/摘要：本项目旨在为法院指定特别辩护人（CASA）和诉讼监护人（GAL）志愿者和项目工作人员开发、制作和评估一个多媒体培训项目。该项目被称为CASA/GAL学院，将通过网络和DVD两种方式提供，为CASA/GAL志愿者和员工提供两种基于家庭的技术，以接受高质量和全面的继续教育课程。志愿者和工作人员可以通过他们的CASA/GAL项目或个人注册课程，并完成课程以满足培训要求。在第一阶段，我们将为处理青少年问题的10个模块中的1个模块制定内容和措施，涉及家庭或少年法庭法官为作出知情处置决定所需的信息。我们将全面开发“在法庭上代表青少年”模块，测试DVD和网站版本的原型。该计划旨在以简单实用的方式向志愿者提供有关青少年向成年过渡的信息。该计划将采用交互式多媒体形式，包括青少年访谈和成人证词，这些证词取材于涉及家庭或青少年法庭的案件场景。评估研究将评估136名CASA/GAL志愿者和项目工作人员，以评估与青少年一起工作的材料和提高知识和技能的发展。项目说明：该项目可以通过帮助法院志愿者更清楚地确定面临安置或继续被忽视和虐待风险的青少年的需求，对参与儿童福利和法院系统的青少年的福祉产生重大影响。该项目将提供关于青少年及其发展状况和需要的资料。这些资料将导致更高质量的法庭报告和更适当的与发展有关的建议。这些报告对于通知法院（法官）和协助他们下达适当和必要的处置命令至关重要。