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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Department of Social Services"”.
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In search of effectiveness : innovative management techniques in the department of social services
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1983.
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Gauging Learning in Public Sector Organizations: A Case Study of the Penetration Rate Enhancement Program (PREP) of the Virginia Department of Social Services
… scholars and administrators look to the concept of organizational learning as a means of coping with shrinking resources and increasing responsibilities and accountability. At the theoretical level, the notion of organizational learning is appealing, since it emphasizes achieving organizational …
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FOCES: An experimental expert system to select appropriate foster care homes for children
… (FOCES) was developed to provide advice to social workers of the Roanoke City Department of Social Services who must select foster care homes for children who cannot remain with their own families. It was implemented using the General pUrpose Expert Shell System (GUESS) and Horn Clause …
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Development and Validation of Supervisory and Organizational Support Measures
Recruitment and retention of public child welfare workforce is in crisis due to turnover caused by 1) dissatisfaction with job; 2) excessive stress and burnout, including vicarious trauma; and 3) a lack of support from supervisors and organizations. No instrument was found to evaluate the impact of …
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A Descriptive Analysis of Tobacco Use Policies Among Select Family Day Homes in Virginia
… exposure to ETS may also increase the risk of developing leukemia and lymphoma in childhood (Mitchell, 1997) as well as developing lung cancer as an adult (Glantz, 1992). Despite the great strides recently made in the implementation of regulatory measures to safeguard children from ETS in …
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Child Abuse and the Law: The Educator's Responsibility
The problem. The purpose of this study was to determine what knowledge teachers and other certified school personnel have regarding specific aspects of child abuse and Iowa's Child Abuse Reporting Law. Procedure. A forty-one item questionnaire, which was developed by the researcher, was …
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Examination of the Predictive Validity of Risk Assessment Screening
<p>Child Protective Services ( CPS) have been under growing pressure to implement risk assessment systems over the past ten years (Dueck, H. J., English, D.J., Depanfilis, and Moote, G.T. (1993). This emphasis has come largely from the increasing number of reported allegations of child abuse and …
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Local Commitment to JOBS
This thesis makes an argument for the importance of a high level of commitment from local departments of social services, area businesses, and community organizations to the implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program. It contends that such a commitment is a necessary …
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Eight effective practices of successful human service contract managers
Modern governments often rely on private, nonprofit, and other non-governmental entities for delivery of services. Specifically, state and local governments increasingly contract for social services. This dissertation identifies eight effective practices that successful human service contract …
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An Analysis of the Development of Orchard Place : a Residential Treatment Center for Emotionally Disturbed Children
Originating in 1886, this social agency was known as the Des Moines Home for Friendless Children and functioned as a foster shelter care facility for dependent and neglected children, generally up to age 12. Its role for the community was to provide care for young, often ill, children until they …
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The Effects of Knowledge Sharing on Program Performance: Influences on CPS Program Performance
As current social problems grow more complex, public organizations have to deal with more complicated problems and values than in the past. Public organizations arguably need more knowledge to effectively address such complex problems. However, there is little study of the relationship between …
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Medicaid and the Life Course: An Intersectional Mixed-Methods Approach
… and burdensome. Chapter 1 includes the results of a qualitative study of Medicaid enrollment among residents of a skilled nursing facility (SNF). In interviews with caregivers and staff at the Department of Social Services (DSS) in a large, urban county in North Carolina, I find that family …