Educational Storytelling, an Innovative Interdisciplinary Program Against Child Maltreatment

Primary outcomes

1. Questionnaire, assessing attitude, knowledge and behaviour among dental health personnel in regard to talk to children that one suspect is being a victim of child abuse and neglect

   Time frame: Two weeks pre, one week and 6 months after program attendance

   To assess dental health personnels attitude, knowledge and behaviour in regard to talk to children that one suspect is being a victim of child abuse and neglect different questions were used.

   Example:

   How unimportant/important is it for you to have a good understanding of how best to talk to children you suspect are victims of child abuse or neglect (to increase prospect of child confiding)?

   Response options: (7 point scale, (1) very unimportant to (7) very important)

   How unsure/ sure are you on how best to talk with children that you suspect are being victim of child abuse or neglect ( in order to increase prospect of child confiding) Response options:(7 point scale, (1)very unsure to (7)very sure )

2. Questionnaire, assessing behaviour among dental health personnel in regard to suspect and report casese of child abuse and neglect to child welfare services

   Time frame: Two weeks pre, 6 months post program attendance

   In order to assess reporting behaviour, questions focusing on dental personnels experience with:

   • suspecting child abuse and neglect.
   • reporting child abuse and neglect.
   • failing to report child abuse and neglect. during career, and previous 6 months were used.

   Example:

   In the past 6 months, have you sent a report of concern to child welfare services because you suspected that a child (aged 0-18) was suffering child abuse or neglect?

   Response options: Yes or No.

   If yes:

   Please state how many times you have sent a report of concern to child welfare services (in the past 6 months) when suspecting that a child (aged 0-18) was suffering child abuse or neglect.

3. Questionnaire, assessing attitude, knowledge and behaviour among dental health personnel in regard to provide trauma sensitive treatment

   Time frame: Two weeks pre, one week and 6 months after program attendance

   In order to assess attitude, knowledge and behaviour in regard to provide trauma sensitive treatment to children that one suspect is being a victim of child abuse and neglect different questions were used.

   Example:

   How unconfident /confident are you in your ability to identify whether a patient needs trauma-informed care? Response options:(7 point scale, (1)very unconfident to (7)very confident)

   How unsure/ sure are you in regard to provide trauma sensitive treatment? Response options:(7 point scale, (1)very unsure to (7)very sure )

   Over the course of an average month, roughly how many patients (aged 0-100) do you see who need trauma-informed care? Each patient should only be counted once regardless of how many appointments they attend.

   Response options: (3 point scale, (1)none, (2)=fewer one per month, (3) one or more patients per month.)

   If (3): Please enter roughly how many patients (aged 0-100) you see per month who need trauma-informed care.

4. Questionnaire, assessing dental health personnels attitude, social norm, perceived behaviour control and behaviour in regard to detect and report child abuse and neglect to child welfare services.

   Time frame: Two weeks pre, one week and 6 months post program attendance

   To assess dental health personnels attitude, social norm, perceived behaviour control and behaviour in regard to detect and report child abuse and neglect to child welfare services questions in line with The Reason Action Approach (RAA), by M. Fishbein and I. Ajzen (2010) were used. The questions assess dental health personnels experiental attitude, instrumental attitude, descriptive norm, injunctive norm, capacity, autonomy, intention and behaviour.

   Example:

   The following people would send a report of concern if they came to suspect child abuse or neglect over the next 6 months:

   • my colleagues at the clinic.
   • most people in my situation.

   If, over the next 6 months, I come to suspect child abuse or neglect, the following people would think that I should send a report of concern:

   • my colleagues at the clinic.
   • most people who matter to me.

   Response options: (7 point scale, (1) completely disagree to (7) completely agree)