Evaluation of Foster-Family-Based Treatment in Compare with Other Programs: A Preliminary Analysis

Almeida, M. Connie; Hawkins, Robert P.; Meadowcroft, Pamela; Luster, W. Clark

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“…Although single case, group, and comparison studies on SFC have been reported in the literature (e.g., Almeida, Hawkins, Meadowcroft, & Luster, 1989;Webb, 1988), no studies have been reported that use random assignment to compare systematically the efficacy of SFC to commonly used alternatives. This is probably due to the difficulties, both practical and political, associated with conducting community-based, randomized trials with children and adolescents who require radical and intensive interventions (e.g., removal from the parental home, institutionalization, hospitalization).…”

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Using a specialized foster care community treatment model for children and adolescents leaving the state mental hospital

Chamberlain

Reid

1991

J. Community Psychol.

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This study assessed the effects of providing treatment in a Specialized Foster Care (SFC) program for children and adolescents who had been previously hospitalized. Cases were randomly assigned fpr placement in SFC or other extrahospital settings, including residential treatment centers and family/relative homes. The SFC program used carefully selected foster parents who were trained and supervised in the implementation of the child's treatment plan. One child or adolescent was placed in each home. SFC placements were augmented by individual therapy for the child or adolescent and by case management services, including coordination with schools and employers, weekly clinical staffings, and crisis intervention. Results showed that the SFC model is a viable treatment option for severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, that cases in the SFC group were placed outside of the hospital more frequently and quickly than cases in the control group, and that once placed outside of the hospital, SFC cases were slightly more successful at maintaining in their communities than were control cases.

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Using a specialized foster care community treatment model for children and adolescents leaving the state mental hospital

Chamberlain

Reid

1991

J. Community Psychol.

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145

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“…Furthermore, monitoring for basic safety concerns is not enough to protect the clinical well-being of youth in TFC. The multidimensional nature of TFC requires that the oversight process hold individuals accountable (Almeida, Hawkins, Meadowcroft, & Luster, 1989). The present study describes such a consultative review process and presents the results of a single round of that process.…”

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Service Process and Quality in Therapeutic Foster Care: An Exploratory Study of One County System

Pavkov

Hug

Lourie³

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Journal of Social Service Research

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This study assesses the quality of services in the therapeutic foster care programs used by one county in the Midwest. Using a consultative quality assurance review methodology, evaluators examined 67 randomly sampled cases across seven agencies to assess the service quality issues experienced by children. Following interviews with staff, foster parents, and children, and a review of case records, reviewers observed failures in service and in adherence to national program model standards and state regulations. The research indicates the need for consistent monitoring of child-placing agencies and the need for additional research linking service quality with foster care outcomes.

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“…A child's history of care can be charted on one page from preplacement to postdischarge. This information is useful in evaluation research as one indicator of a child's progress and treatment efficacy (Almeida, Hawkins, Meadowcroft, & Luster, 1989). Rating restrictiveness at postdischarge follow-up can identify the relative success of a child's progress in a program.…”

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The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Restrictiveness of Children's Living Environments

Thomlison

Krysik

1992

Research on Social Work Practice

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The purpose of this study was to establish content validity and reliability in assessing the restrictiveness of children's living environments and to develop an instrument that has practical utility to measure restrictiveness. The primary method employed in the study was an expert panel approach. An initial 12-person expert panel was identified to generate a description of the concept of restrictiveness and a list of possible living environment circumstances. A subsequent 64-member expert panel independently rated the restrictiveness of each living environment situation on a 7-point category partition scale ranging from not very restrictive to very restrictive. The expert panels consisted of interdisciplinary professionals engaged in placement planning and decision making regarding children's places of living. Test-retest reliabilities and coefficient alpha indicated the existence of a reliable and consistent assessment of restrictiveness. The process resulted in a valid, reliable, and brief instrument for rating the restrictiveness of 34 children's living environments.The importance of minimizing the number of children who are placed, or remain in, restrictive settings (such as institutions) is receiving considerable attention from mental health, child welfare, and human rights advocates (Hawkins, Almeida, Fabry, & Reitz, in press). The practice of placing disturbed children in group care facilities has been criticized for failing to produce skills and behaviors that children require to function in a normalized setting at the termination of services. As a result, deinstitutionalization has had a tremendous impact on the demand for a different spectrum of community-based services.In terms of human service accountability, government departments overseeing education, health care, and social services have responded with legislation supporting deinstitutionalization and the provision of more nor-

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Evaluation of Foster-Family-Based Treatment in Compare with Other Programs: A Preliminary Analysis

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Using a specialized foster care community treatment model for children and adolescents leaving the state mental hospital

Using a specialized foster care community treatment model for children and adolescents leaving the state mental hospital

Service Process and Quality in Therapeutic Foster Care: An Exploratory Study of One County System

The Development of an Instrument to Measure the Restrictiveness of Children's Living Environments

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