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A German e-learning-training in the context of early preventive intervention and child protection: preliminary findings of a pre-post evaluation

BACKGROUND: In recent years, a number of government-sponsored initiatives have been implemented in Germany that are focused on early preventive intervention in child protection. In response to the need for interdisciplinary training in this area, the internet-based e-learning program “Early Preventi...

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Autores principales: Bressem, Kristina, Ziegenhain, Ute, Doelitzsch, Claudia, Hofer, Alexandra, Besier, Tanja, Fegert, Joerg M., Kuenster, Anne K.
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-016-0113-8
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author Bressem, Kristina
Ziegenhain, Ute
Doelitzsch, Claudia
Hofer, Alexandra
Besier, Tanja
Fegert, Joerg M.
Kuenster, Anne K.
author_facet Bressem, Kristina
Ziegenhain, Ute
Doelitzsch, Claudia
Hofer, Alexandra
Besier, Tanja
Fegert, Joerg M.
Kuenster, Anne K.
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description BACKGROUND: In recent years, a number of government-sponsored initiatives have been implemented in Germany that are focused on early preventive intervention in child protection. In response to the need for interdisciplinary training in this area, the internet-based e-learning program “Early Preventive Intervention and Child Protection” was developed for professionals in the child welfare and health care systems working with families with infants and toddlers. The program is currently undergoing evaluation for effectiveness and user satisfaction. METHODS: In a pre-post design, users are requested to complete questionnaires that assess three measures of expertise: theoretical knowledge of relevant fields, the ability to correctly identify subtle signals of infant communication, and the ability to assess maternal sensitivity. This article presents the contents of the program and the pre-training results (N = 1.294 participants). Descriptive analyses as well as Pearson correlations and Bonferroni corrections of error were conducted using the statistical program SPSS v. 21.0. RESULTS: The findings show that a wide range of professionals are making use of the program, and that their existing theoretical knowledge about early preventive intervention, as well as their ability to identify subtle signals of infant communication, is relatively good. However, their ability to assess maternal sensitivity, which is considered a crucial indicator for the risk of child abuse, was low. CONCLUSIONS: The outcome of the pre-training results indicates that professionals working in the area of child protection need to develop more capability in recognizing maternal sensitivity, in order to ensure early detection of families who are at risk and thus in need of support. Finally, the number of years of professional experience did not correlate with the scores on any of the three measures, which emphasizes the importance of providing interdisciplinary training in this area for all those working in child and family services, regardless of background.
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spelling pubmed-49758892016-08-07 A German e-learning-training in the context of early preventive intervention and child protection: preliminary findings of a pre-post evaluation Bressem, Kristina Ziegenhain, Ute Doelitzsch, Claudia Hofer, Alexandra Besier, Tanja Fegert, Joerg M. Kuenster, Anne K. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health Research Article BACKGROUND: In recent years, a number of government-sponsored initiatives have been implemented in Germany that are focused on early preventive intervention in child protection. In response to the need for interdisciplinary training in this area, the internet-based e-learning program “Early Preventive Intervention and Child Protection” was developed for professionals in the child welfare and health care systems working with families with infants and toddlers. The program is currently undergoing evaluation for effectiveness and user satisfaction. METHODS: In a pre-post design, users are requested to complete questionnaires that assess three measures of expertise: theoretical knowledge of relevant fields, the ability to correctly identify subtle signals of infant communication, and the ability to assess maternal sensitivity. This article presents the contents of the program and the pre-training results (N = 1.294 participants). Descriptive analyses as well as Pearson correlations and Bonferroni corrections of error were conducted using the statistical program SPSS v. 21.0. RESULTS: The findings show that a wide range of professionals are making use of the program, and that their existing theoretical knowledge about early preventive intervention, as well as their ability to identify subtle signals of infant communication, is relatively good. However, their ability to assess maternal sensitivity, which is considered a crucial indicator for the risk of child abuse, was low. CONCLUSIONS: The outcome of the pre-training results indicates that professionals working in the area of child protection need to develop more capability in recognizing maternal sensitivity, in order to ensure early detection of families who are at risk and thus in need of support. Finally, the number of years of professional experience did not correlate with the scores on any of the three measures, which emphasizes the importance of providing interdisciplinary training in this area for all those working in child and family services, regardless of background. BioMed Central 2016-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4975889/ /pubmed/27499806 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-016-0113-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2016 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
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Bressem, Kristina
Ziegenhain, Ute
Doelitzsch, Claudia
Hofer, Alexandra
Besier, Tanja
Fegert, Joerg M.
Kuenster, Anne K.
A German e-learning-training in the context of early preventive intervention and child protection: preliminary findings of a pre-post evaluation
title A German e-learning-training in the context of early preventive intervention and child protection: preliminary findings of a pre-post evaluation
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title_short A German e-learning-training in the context of early preventive intervention and child protection: preliminary findings of a pre-post evaluation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4975889/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27499806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13034-016-0113-8
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