fox%vpi.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa (09/24/84)
From: Ed Fox <fox%vpi.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa> One of my students has begun a project as described below. We are wondering if there are any similar projects that people would be willing to let us know about. Many thanks, Ed Fox. This expert system will provide assistance to social workers charged with finding suitable substitute care placements for children who cannot continue to live with their families. The system's rules will be based on expert input from social workers and an analysis of a social service agency's case records to determine the constellation of child, natural family, and substitute caregivers' characteristics and environmental factors which have been associated with successful placements in the past. Users will be asked for descriptive information about the child for whom a placement is being sought and his/her family. System output will provide the social worker with a description(s) of substitute care settings which can be expected to suit the needs of the particular child and contribute to a successful placement.