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Psychometric properties of an assessment for mental health recovery programs
- Authors:
- FISHER Dennis G., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 45(4), August 2009, pp.246-250.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The concept of recovery can be operationalized from either the point of view of the consumer, or from the perspective of the agency providing services. The Milestones of Recovery Scale (MORS) was created to capture aspects of recovery from the agency perspective. Evidence establishing the psychometric properties of the MORS was obtained using: staff at a multi-service organization serving the homeless mentally ill in California; and the Vinfen Corporation, a large provider of housing services to mentally ill persons in Boston, Massachusetts. A test–retest reliability study was conducted using staff rating of clients at The Village, and evidence for validity was obtained using the Level of Care Utilization System (LOCUS) as a validity measure.
The SDQ as a mental health measurement tool in a Canadian sample of looked-after young people
- Author:
- MARQUIS Roby
- Journal article citation:
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 4(2), June 2009, pp.114-121.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is used increasingly internationally in child welfare as a tool for mental-health screening, referral and outcome measurement. This study compared the SDQ scores, based on ratings by foster parents or other caregivers, of 492 young people aged 11-15 years and living in out-of-home care in Ontario, Canada, with normative SDQ scores, based on parental ratings, of a large sample of young people aged 11-15 years from the British general population. Of the Ontario looked-after young people, 57% were male and 43% female, with 86% residing in foster homes and 14% in group homes. As expected, a considerably higher proportion of the Ontario looked-after sample had SDQ scores in the at-risk range, compared with the British normative sample. The findings suggested that the SDQ is likely to prove useful as a mental health measurement tool in Canadian child welfare services.
Identification of mental health service need among youth in child welfare
- Author:
- LEVITT Jessica Mass
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(1), 2009, pp.27-48.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
This paper focuses on the ways in which the child welfare system identifies - or fails to identify - children as needing mental health services. The paper reviews current guidelines, policies, and practices for mental health screening and assessment of youth in US child welfare including available evidence-based screening instruments that have been evaluated in child welfare or other settings. It is concluded that the use of evidence-based screening and assessment instruments will improve the identification of children needing mental health services and offer the opportunity to provide appropriate care to children who are currently being overlooked.
Testing the cross-ethnic construct validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory
- Authors:
- HOE Maanse, BREKKE John
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 19(1), January 2009, pp.93-103.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The purpose of the present study was to examine the cross-ethnic construct validity of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The sample consisted of 1,166 individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness who were receiving treatment in community-based mental health programs. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis was used to test measurement invariance of the BSI's second-order factor model across three ethnic groups (African Americans, Caucasians, and Latinos). The data supported the configural invariance of the BSI's second-order factor model as well as the full metric invariance and the partial metric invariance. The present study presented substantial empirical evidence for the construct validity of the BSI's second-order factor model across the three ethnic groups.
Think child, think parent, think family
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This At a Glance summary presents key recommendations from the SCIE guide 'Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare'. The summary outlines the current policy and organisational context. It then makes key recommendations to improve services for families where a parent has a mental health problem in the areas of: screening, assessment, care planning, and care plan reviews. Recommendations for strategic changes are then provided.
Child welfare workers' adoption of decision support technology
- Authors:
- FOSTER Kirk A., STIFFMAN Arlene R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 27(2), April 2009, pp.106-126.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Child welfare workers must process complex information in deciding to refer clients to appropriate mental health services. This study expanded the process and reaction by child welfare workers' to the adoption of a new decision support system specifically designed to enhance their assessment and referral abilities. Quantitative analysis was used to demonstrate the diffusion of innovation process among a sample of state child welfare workers in the US, while qualitative analysis was used to explain the facilitators and barriers to decision support systems adoption. Results indicate that for decision support systems to be widely adopted in child welfare practice, they should be integrated into the referral system and include workers' knowledge and experiences with referral resources. For successful adoption, decision support systems need to respect the natural logic and flow of worker interaction as well as organizational constraints.
Mental health assessment of children and adolescents with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- FRIEDLANDER Robin, MOSS Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 8(1), March 2009, pp.37-45.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Understanding the mental health problems of children who have learning disabilities presents huge challenges across many domains. The paper examines some of the assessment frameworks that may be used, offers clinical guidance on collecting information and suggests ways in which various theoretical approaches can be used to derive comprehensive case formulations. The common assessment approaches mentioned are psychiatric, behavioural, ecological and early attachment. A case study is used to discuss the use of the frameworks. An emphasis is placed on the use of structured methods to improve reliability and validity.
Best practices for mental health in child welfare: screening, assessment, and treatment guidelines
- Author:
- ROMANELLI Lisa Hunter
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 88(1), 2009, pp.163-188.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
The Best Practices for Mental Health in Child Welfare Consensus Conference in the US focused on developing guidelines in five key areas (screening and assessment, psychosocial interventions, psychopharmacologic treatment, parent engagement, and youth empowerment) related to children's mental health. This paper provides an overview of issues related to the first three areas, presents the guidelines developed in these areas, and discusses the implications these guidelines have for the field of child welfare.
Working in mental health and deafness
- Authors:
- SHINTON Emma, MAIRS Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72(4), April 2009, pp.180-185.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This opinion piece outlines guidance for occupational therapists and others working in mental health services in the care and treatment of deaf people with mental health problems, focusing specifically upon deaf people who use British Sign Language as a first language.
Clustering booklet: for use in mental health payment by results evaluation work (July-Dec 2009)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 36p., tables
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet has been designed to help in the preparation for mental health Payment by Results. This clustering booklet contains the assessment tool (HoNOS PbR) and the 21 clusters developed by the Care Pathways and Packages Project. Service users will need to be assessed and 'assigned' to the relevant cluster. As peoples needs change overtime they will need to be re-assessed and re-clustered periodically. The clustering booklet is time-limited as work continues across the NHS to refine and validate both the assessment and the clusters.