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.

描述(由申请人提供)：项目摘要/摘要：本项目的目的是为法院指定的特别辩护律师(CASA)和监护人特别项目(GAL)志愿者和计划工作人员开发、制作和评估多媒体培训计划。该计划名为CASA/GAL Academy，将在网络和DVD上提供，为CASA/GAL志愿者和工作人员提供两种基于家庭的技术，以获得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计划注册课程，也可以单独完成课程，以满足培训要求。在第一阶段，我们将为10个单元中的1个单元制定内容和措施，这些单元涉及与家庭或少年法院法官作出知情处置决定所需的信息有关的青少年问题。我们将全面开发代表青少年在法院模块测试原型的DVD和网站版本。该计划将以简单而实用的方式向志愿者提供有关过渡到成年的年轻人的信息。该节目将使用互动多媒体形式，与青少年采访和成人证词有关，这些采访和成人证词与涉及青少年的家庭或少年法庭情况下的案件情景有关。评估研究将评估136名CASA/GAL志愿者和项目工作人员，以评估与青少年合作的增强知识和技能的材料和发展。项目说明：该项目可能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，因为它可以协助法院志愿人员更清楚地确定面临安置风险或继续受到忽视和虐待的青少年的需要。该项目将提供有关青少年及其发展状况和需求的信息。这些信息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。这些报告对于向法院(法官)通报情况并协助他们下达适当和必要的处理命令至关重要。