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BALLENTINE Kess L.; MORRIS Ashley N.; FARMER Elizabeth M. Z.; |
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Following youth after out-of-home placement: navigating a data collection obstacle course. |
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Residential Treatment for Children and Youth, 29(1), January-March 2012, pp.32-47. |
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0886-571X |
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1541-0358 |
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Following youth after discharge is key to assessing the effectiveness of residential treatment programmes. However, the complicated lives of these youth may create challenges that potentially obstruct data collection. As part of a state-wide study of group home care, youth were followed for 8 months after discharge from 52 group homes. Data were collected at 5 and 8 months post-discharge with the youth’s new caregiver or with the youth themselves if they were aged over 18 years. So far, 255 4-months and 329 8-month interviews have been conducted with 389 youth. This article discusses the challenges of post-discharge data collection and presents methods and tools for following this highly mobile population. Methods include determining a specific sequence of protocol, designing a concise transferrable form for following youth, and holding regular meetings with all involved staff to problem-solve and develop protocol. Suggestions are made for following this population by youth serving agencies as well as other researchers attempting longitudinal data collection with youth experiencing out-of-home placement. |
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article; |
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data collection; discharge; longitudinal studies; looked after children; outcomes; residential child care; young adults; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=b336151b-8480-49fd-af83-6518ede805b9 |
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