TY - JOUR
T1 - Training Child Welfare Professionals to Support Healthy Couple Relationships
T2 - Examining the Link to Training Transfer
AU - Futris, Ted G.
AU - Schramm, David G.
AU - Lee, Tae Kyoung
AU - Thurston, William D.
AU - Barton, Allen W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant: 90CT0151. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
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PY - 2014/10/20
Y1 - 2014/10/20
N2 - Integrating healthy relationship and marriage education (RME) into child welfare services is a relatively recent initiative. Guided by the theoretical work in child welfare training evaluation, the current study describes the development and testing of a new RME training for child welfare professionals. Based on data collected from 272 trainees, results from structural equation modeling indicate a linear association between learner attitudes and newly acquired knowledge and skills to perceptions of training usefulness, which, in turn, influenced implementation of RME skills with clients. Implications for the delivery and evaluation of programming, in general and specific to RME, are shared.
AB - Integrating healthy relationship and marriage education (RME) into child welfare services is a relatively recent initiative. Guided by the theoretical work in child welfare training evaluation, the current study describes the development and testing of a new RME training for child welfare professionals. Based on data collected from 272 trainees, results from structural equation modeling indicate a linear association between learner attitudes and newly acquired knowledge and skills to perceptions of training usefulness, which, in turn, influenced implementation of RME skills with clients. Implications for the delivery and evaluation of programming, in general and specific to RME, are shared.
KW - evidence-based practices
KW - family engagement
KW - research methodology
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U2 - 10.1080/15548732.2014.953719
DO - 10.1080/15548732.2014.953719
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84911884537
SN - 1554-8732
VL - 8
SP - 560
EP - 583
JO - Journal of Public Child Welfare
JF - Journal of Public Child Welfare
IS - 5
ER -