Outcomes of Group Care for Youth: A Review of Comparative Studies

Autor/inn/en	Lee, Bethany R.; Bright, Charlotte L.; Svoboda, Deborah V.; Fakunmoju, Sunday; Barth, Richard P.
Titel	Outcomes of Group Care for Youth: A Review of Comparative Studies
Quelle	In: Research on Social Work Practice, 21 (2011) 2, S.177-189 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1049-7315
DOI	10.1177/1049731510386243
Schlagwörter	Placement; Children; Adolescents; Comparative Analysis; Foster Care; Intervention; Program Effectiveness; Effect Size; Delinquency; Institutionalized Persons; Group Homes; Social Services; Child Welfare; Well Being; Mental Health; Research Methodology; Outcomes of Treatment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Child; Kind; Kinder; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Pflegehilfe; Kriminalität; Gruppenheim; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Kindeswohl; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Research method; Forschungsmethode
Abstract	Objective: The purpose of this study was to review empirical evidence of the effects of placement in group care compared to other interventions. Method: Two-group empirical studies were identified and effect sizes for all reported outcomes were calculated. Results: Nineteen two-group studies were found that compared group care with family foster care, treatment foster care, no placement, and different group care models. Most effects were small to moderate, with strongest effects for shorter lengths of stay for family-centered group care models and decreased delinquency for Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) compared to group care. Conclusion: Based on the limited number of two-group studies of varying quality, outcomes of group care are often worse than alternative interventions. However, some group care models seem more promising than others. (Contains 5 tables and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10