Implementation of a Program of Outcomes Research in Residential Care Settings: Outcomes for Children and Youth

Autor/inn/en	Portwood, Sharon G.; Boyd, A. Suzanne; Murdock, Tamera B.
Titel	Implementation of a Program of Outcomes Research in Residential Care Settings: Outcomes for Children and Youth
Quelle	In: Child & Youth Care Forum, 45 (2016) 3, S.393-407 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-1890
DOI	10.1007/s10566-015-9337-7
Schlagwörter	Program Implementation; Residential Care; Residential Programs; Residential Institutions; Participatory Research; Children; Outcomes of Treatment; Child Behavior; Check Lists; Hypothesis Testing; Child Custody; Ability Grouping; Age Differences; Placement; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Wohnumgebung; Forschungstätigkeit; Child; Kind; Kinder; Checkliste; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Homogene Gruppierung; Niveaugruppierung; Streaming; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum
Abstract	Background: There is a need to examine behavioral and mental health outcomes for children in out-of-home care across settings. Objective: Using a participatory research approach, researchers and agency personnel aimed to implement a program of scientific outcomes research in residential care settings. Data were used to examine children's characteristics and progress over time. It was hypothesized that children entering care with low functioning would demonstrate improvements and that children with high scores at baseline would maintain normal functioning levels. Methods: A total of 1114 youth across 37 sites in two southeastern states participated. Clinicians completed the Children's Global Assessment Scale and the teacher version of the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist at intake and at 3-, 6-, 12-, and 18-month follow-up. Older youth also completed the youth self-report version of the CBCL. Using clinicians' ratings of children's functioning at intake, participating youth were categorized as high functioning, borderline, or low functioning for analysis. Results: There were no notable demographic differences among groups; however, youth in the low functioning group were more likely to be in state custody and to have had three or more placements. Data available at intake and follow-up for 990 participants demonstrated positive changes for low functioning youth, for whom clinicians' global assessments improved over time. Other positive trends were observed. At no time during care did high functioning youths' scores drop to the clinical range. Conclusions: The study hypotheses were supported, demonstrating positive outcomes overall. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01