ABSTRACT Family victim advocates in child advocacy centers provide a valuable resource to children and parents involved in child abuse investigations. This work requires that family victim advocates be knowledgeable in such areas as child development, crisis intervention, community resources, family relationships, child welfare and criminal justice systems. Because family victim advocates provide essential services to parents and caregivers, the role requires ongoing training and education to remain current on the ever-changing complexities of working with not only the children and families but also the criminal and child protection systems responsible for investigating these cases. The current study reports the findings from a nationwide survey of family victim advocates employed in child advocacy centers related to their motivation for doing the work as well as their perceptions of their training and potential training needs. A group of doctoral students comprised the research team and worked collaboratively under the supervision of university faculty to conduct the qualitative data analysis. The findings describe the characteristics and motivations of family victim advocates working in child advocacy centers and emphasize the need for more advanced trainings that focus on skill-building and strengths-based practices utilized to support children and parents in child abuse cases.

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定性数据分析：儿童倡导中心的家庭受害者倡导者

摘要儿童倡导中心的家庭受害者倡导者为参与虐待儿童调查的儿童和父母提供了宝贵的资源。这项工作要求家庭受害者倡导者在儿童发展，危机干预，社区资源，家庭关系，儿童福利和刑事司法系统等领域具有知识。由于家庭受害者倡导者为父母和照料者提供基本服务，因此该角色需要进行持续的培训和教育，以了解与儿童和家庭以及负责调查这些案件的犯罪和儿童保护系统合作不断变化的复杂性。本研究报告了对儿童倡导中心雇用的家庭受害人倡导者进行的全国性调查的结果，这些倡导者与他们从事工作的动机，对培训的认识以及潜在的培训需求有关。一组博士生组成了研究团队，并在大学教师的监督下进行了合作，以进行定性数据分析。调查结果描述了在儿童倡导中心工作的家庭受害人倡导者的特点和动机，并强调需要进行更高级的培训，这些培训应侧重于技能建设和基于优势的做法，以在虐待儿童案件中为儿童和父母提供支持。一组博士生组成了研究团队，并在大学教师的监督下进行了合作，以进行定性数据分析。调查结果描述了在儿童倡导中心工作的家庭受害人倡导者的特征和动机，并强调需要进行更高级的培训，重点放在技能培养和基于优势的做法上，以在虐待儿童案件中为儿童和父母提供支持。一组博士生组成了研究团队，并在大学教师的监督下进行了合作，以进行定性数据分析。调查结果描述了在儿童倡导中心工作的家庭受害人倡导者的特点和动机，并强调需要进行更高级的培训，这些培训应侧重于技能建设和基于优势的做法，以在虐待儿童案件中为儿童和父母提供支持。