SCAN: A method of community collaboration |
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| Authors: | Harriet G Bennett Susan Collins Gordon David Fisher Sue Evans Hughes John B Reinhart |
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| Institution: | 1. Soc. Admin., Child Protective Service Supervisor, Allegheny County Children & Youth Services, Pittsburgh, PA.U.S.A.;2. Legal Consultant to SCAN, Titus Marcus & Shapira, Oliver Building, Pittsburgh, PA.U.S.A.;3. Associate Director, Department of Clinical Social Work, Children''s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.U.S.A.;4. Director, Division of Behavioral Sciences, Children''s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Recent research has highlighted the complexity of the battered child syndrome. Clinical experience suggests that treatment of troubled families is a long-term process, draining financial resources of agencies and emotional resources of professionals. The need to provide support and case consultation to professionals working in the area of child abuse and neglect evolved in the establishment, in 1968, of the Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Program at Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This program provides an effective method of intervention through identification, consultation, referral and follow-up of at-risk families. Weekly meetings offer multi-disciplinary case coordination, treatment recommendations, and a channel of communication for representatives of community agencies. This paper traces the history and present status of the SCAN Program, as well as the role of SCAN as a force for change of community attitudes. |
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| Keywords: | Community collaboration Interagency collaboration Multi-disciplinary team SCAN |
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