Program Overview

Oregon Chronic Neglect Training

Introduction

The Oregon Chronic Neglect Training is a pilot project aimed at providing training on chronic neglect for Oregon child welfare and child protective staff. The goal of this project is to improve outcomes for children and families.

Project Details

• Principal Investigators (PIs): Charmaine Brittain, Director of Organizational Development at the Butler Institute for Families
• Community Partners: Oregon Department of Human Services, Children and Youth
• Funding Sources: Oregon Department of Human Services, Children and Youth
• Research Type: Active
• Unit: Butler Institute for Families
• Research Interest: child welfare, training and training evaluation, coaching

Training Overview

The training involves:

• Independent pre-work
• A one-day classroom experience
• Learning circles An abridged version of the training will be presented to Oregon child welfare consultants to improve their ability to provide individual and group coaching for staff.

Institution

The Butler Institute for Families is part of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver.