Evaluation of a simulation training program for new child protection investigators: A survey of investigators in the field

Theodore P. Cross, Yu-Ling Chiu, Kirsten Havig, Laura Lee and Steve P. Tran

Children and Youth Services Review, 2021, vol. 131, issue C

Abstract: A new movement has developed to provide simulation training to child protection professionals to prepare them to work with families around child safety and well-being. This article reports on a survey of child protection investigators in Illinois that was conducted as part of a program evaluation of a prominent simulation training program, the Child Protection Training Academy. Simulation-trained investigators continued to value their simulation training months to years later, rated their certification training more highly than investigators without simulation training, and reported less difficulty developing the skills of evidence-based documentation and testifying in court.

Keywords: Child protection; Simulation training; Investigators (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106295

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