| Summary: | 碩士 === 東吳大學 === 社會工作學系 === 91 === According to civil law, the judge should refer to the social worker''s report when a children''s custody arrangement in a divorce case needs to be decided. The purpose of this research is to understand the social worker''s investigating experiences and the content of the custody evaluation. In addition, the researcher attempts to make inquiries concerning social workers'' various quagmires in custody evaluation and their possible solutions. This research is qualitative-oriented and ten co-researchers are invited to have a dialogue with the researcher. The main findings of the investigative research are the following:
1. There are various custody evaluation indicators in the four agencies, the contents of the investigation report aren''t the same, the social workers hold different views of the custody investigation and they interpret the indicators in various ways.
2. Insufficient training and education, the urgent deadlines of the cases, the difficulty in evaluation and suggestion, the conflict among social worker''s roles, the safety of the social workers, conflict between the court and the investigation agency and understaffing of the investigation agency are all serious concerns reducing practical and effective resolution of child custody arrangements in a divorce case.
3. If social workers had increased training and practical experience, adapted their work attitudes and roles, were held more accountable for their evaluations and modified their investigation procedures many difficulties could be alleviated.
On the basis of the above findings I have several suggestions for increased professionalism, long-term quality control and mutual agreement between judicial and investigative employees.
Increasing initial educational standards before being employed and offering standard detailed practices on the job training and experience after employment in a registered organized and standardized system that provided a greater awareness of legal statues and procedures concerning child custody cases would give researchers a common knowledge base and understanding of standard investigative practices that must be followed while also allowing them to increase internal quality with reduced maintenance costs; Also by educating researchers in necessary legal practices greater cohesion will be made between judicial and investigative employees which would allow for less dissension between the two parties therefore creating job satisfaction and increased productivity.
I also recommend continuous research and scheduled improvement of the current investigative and evaluation techniques to ensure improved child care and custody practices in the future.
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