Equipping social workers on the front line: The child welfare and addiction specialist fellowship program

项目总结 最佳估计表明，高达68%的儿童福利案件涉及照顾者酗酒和/或其他 物质使用障碍(AOSUDS)，这是一个重大的公共卫生问题，因为仅在2020年， 有390万名儿童福利转介，涉及710万名儿童！儿童福利专业人员缺乏知识 AOSUD和他们的循证治疗以及许多照顾者的AOSUD的身份不明和 不治疗，这使儿童面临更大的虐待和外出安置的风险。要解决这个问题 在这个问题上，拟议的培训计划寻求资金来加强弗吉尼亚联邦大学(VCU)的 联邦支持的TITLE IV-E儿童福利专业培训计划，专门针对AOSUD进行培训 与持续的临床/同行监督和远程教育(ECHO)模式相结合。项目目标包括： (A)招聘30名儿童福利专业人员，他们是VCU第四至第五章儿童福利计划的校友，以 参加为期两年的专门培训方案；(B)评估该方案对个案工作者的影响 在筛选、干预和转介受影响家庭的儿童福利方面的技能和信心 AOSUD；和(C)找出有效实施AOSUD儿童培训的障碍和促进者 福利设置。如果没有像这里提议的那样加强培训计划，儿童福利 专业人士将继续缺乏解决AOSUDS所需的教育和支持 参与儿童福利制度的大多数家庭和儿童。有近150个标题IV-E节目 在35个州，这一创新培训计划的发现将为证据的发展提供信息- 基于计划的，可以复制，以改善全国的儿童福利结果。

PROJECT SUMMARY Best estimates suggest up to 68% of child welfare cases involve a caregiver with an alcohol and/or other substance use disorder (AOSUDs), which is a significant public health problem given that in 2020 alone there were 3.9 million child welfare referrals involving 7.1 million children! Child welfare professionals lack knowledge of AOSUDs and their evidence-based treatments and many caregivers’ AOSUDs go unidentified and untreated, which puts children at greater risk for maltreatment and out-of-home placements. To address this issue, the proposed training program seeks funding to enhance Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) federally-supported Title IV-E child welfare professional training program with specialized training on AOSUDs integrated with an ongoing clinical/peer supervision and a tele-education (ECHO) model. Project aims include: (a) to recruit 30 child welfare professionals who are alumni of VCU’s Title IV-E child welfare program to participate in a two-year specialized training program; (b) to assess the impact of the program on caseworker skill and confidence in screening, intervening, and referring child-welfare involved families impacted by AOSUDs; and (c) to identify barriers and facilitators to the effective implementation of AOSUD training in child welfare settings. Without enhanced training programs such as the one proposed here, child welfare professionals will continue to lack the education and support they need to address AOSUDs among the majority of families and children involved in the child welfare system. With almost 150 Title IV-E programs across 35 states, the findings from this innovative training program will inform the development of an evidence- based program that can be replicated to improve child welfare outcomes across the country.