dc.contributor.author | Mosley, Jane M. | eng |
dc.contributor.author | Smith, Deborah B. | eng |
dc.contributor.corporatename | University of Missouri--Columbia. Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs. Institute of Public Policy | eng |
dc.coverage.spatial | Missouri | eng |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | eng |
dc.description.abstract | In this brief, we present preliminary findings from a quantitative evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MO FDC). The MO FDC is
designed to reorient human service practice to the family support approach. It is part of a growing nationwide movement whose goal is to empower both workers and families, and which recognizes the need for credentialing or certification of direct human service providers (Dean, 1998; Sexton, Lobman, Constans, Snyder, & Ernest 1997). Based on a curriculum developed at Cornell University, Empowerment Skills for Family Workers, 2nd Edition (Forest, 2003), it is in place in 14 other states including: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida,
Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and
Washington. The FDC is increasingly regarded nationwide as the most comprehensive
credentialing program for family support workers. | eng |
dc.description.bibref | Includes bibliographical references | eng |
dc.format.extent | 6 pages | eng |
dc.identifier.citation | Mosley, J. & Smith, D. B. (2004). A preliminary evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC). Retrieved 10-14-09 from University of Missouri--Columbia, Institute of Public Policy Web site: http://www.truman.missouri.edu/ipp/publications/briefs.html | eng |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/2974 | |
dc.language | English | eng |
dc.publisher | University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy | eng |
dc.relation.ispartof | Public Policy publications (MU) | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofcommunity | University of Missouri-Columbia. Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs. Institute of Public Policy | eng |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Missouri Legislative Academy ; 03-2004 | eng |
dc.rights | OpenAccess | eng |
dc.rights.license | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License. | |
dc.source.uri | http://www.truman.missouri.edu/uploads/Publications/IPP%203-2004.pdf | eng |
dc.subject | Empowerment Skills for Family Workers | eng |
dc.subject | Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Social workers -- Training of | eng |
dc.subject.lcsh | Family social work | eng |
dc.title | A Preliminary Evaluation of the Missouri Family Development Training and Credentialing Program (MOFDC) | eng |
dc.type | Article | eng |