Education & Treatment of Children articles from February 2000

Education & Treatment of Children archives from February 2000

Foreword: Vital Skills for 21st Century Children's Services Organizations.
February 1, 2000... Never before have there been such strong requirements to measure and report outcomes for children's services. Organizational purchasers of services, regulatory agencies and accreditation organizations have all moved toward requiring outcome...

Introduction: Building Accountability in Child & Family Services.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... Around June of 1997 I had a discussion with my supervisor about the increasing requests for us to present or consult with organizations about outcome measurement. "It was striking," I noted, "that almost every conversation with these agencies...

Capturing Data: Negotiating Cross-Agency Systems.
February 1, 2000... Abstract Sharing information across multiple child serving systems is often difficult, largely due to systems that have not been developed in a coordinated way. This has undesirable impacts on serving the needs of children and families,...

Focus on Results.(outcome based management)
February 1, 2000... Abstract Outcome Based Management (OBM) gives any organization a way to direct all its resources toward the specific outcomes that it must fulfill. This article will outline the components or processes of OBM, refined through years of...

Using Logic Models and Program Theory to Build Outcome Accountability.
February 1, 2000... Department of Child and Family Studies Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute Abstract This article offers a way to build accountability by utilizing outcome relevant information along with outcomes in order to ensure...

How to Involve Staff in Developing an Outcomes-Oriented Organization.
February 1, 2000... Abstract Outcomes management requires the active participation of clinical staff and/or network providers to succeed. They form the bedrock of the system, since they are the ones who most typically administer the outcomes assessment...

Designing an Effective Outcomes Management System: A Case Study.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Abstract Nearly three years ago, Devereux, a provider organization consisting of more than two dozen behavioral health care treatment programs serving children and adolescents in thirteen states, began its efforts to develop a coherent,...

How to Prepare and Present Effective Outcome Reports for External Payers and Regulators.
February 1, 2000... Abstract This article describes practical methods for agencies to move from a process to an outcomes focus when preparing and presenting reports to payers and regulators. Essential components of an outcomes system, the source for...

Meeting the Challenges of Data Collection in Outcome Systems.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2000... Abstract The growing popularity of outcome measurement has required child and family service agencies to establish new methods of managing data collection and using the data. Often, these efforts emerge as outcome management systems....

Educating Children with Multiple Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary Approach.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Orelove, F.P. & Sobsey, D. (1996). Educating children with multiple disabilities: A transdisciplinary approach (Third Edition). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes. The third edition of Educating Children With Multiple Disabilities: A...

Issues in Quality Child Care: a Boys Town Perspective.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Dowd, T., Herron, R., Hyland, T., & Sterba, M. (Eds.). (1998). Issues in Quality Child Care: a Boys Town Perspective. Boys Town, NE: The Boys Town Press, pp. 209 (soft-cover). The title of this book, Issues in Quality Child Care, suggests a...

Teaching Youth with DSM-IV Disorders: The Role of Social Skills Instruction.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Sterba, M. & Dowd, T. (1998). Teaching Youth with DSM-IV Disorders: The Role of Social Skills Instruction. Boys Town, NE: The Boys Town Press, pp. Vii + 159. When faced with a youth with a mental health disorder there are numerous texts to...

Interventions for ADHD: Treatment in Developmental Context.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Teeter, P, A. (1998). Interventions for ADHD: Treatment in Developmental Context. New York: Guilford Press, $40.00. As a teacher of students with emotional and behavioral disorders, the one piece of information I continue to value above all...

Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers.(Review)
February 1, 2000... Dowdy, C.A., Patton, J.R., Smith, T.E.C., & Polloway, E.A., (1996) Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in the Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers. Bristol, PA: Taylor & Francis, pp. 97 (soft cover), $24.95. Three experienced...