Outcome Evaluation of Girls and Boys Town's Family Home Program

The Teaching Family program is one of the most extensively researched models for residential care. A major meta-analysis found that the Teaching Family Model (TFM) was one of the five most consistently effective treatments for delinquents. However, two recent publications imply that behaviorally bas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Education & treatment of children 2004-05, Vol.27 (2), p.130-149
Hauptverfasser:	Larzelere, Robert E., Daly, Daniel L., Davis, Jerry L., Chmelka, M. Beth, Handwerk, Michael L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior disorders Behavior Modification Caregivers Child care services Children's group homes Delinquency Education Evidence Family Programs Females Foster children Gender Differences Group Homes Group homes for children Health care outcome assessment Home Programs Homes Instructional Effectiveness Interpersonal Competence Intervention Juvenile offenders Locus of Control Males Meta Analysis Municipalities National Norms Outcomes of Treatment Parents Peer Relationship Positive Reinforcement Program Effectiveness Program Evaluation Residential Care Residential Programs Sensitivity analysis Social skills STUDIES Systematic review Teacher Effectiveness Teachers Teaching models Technology in education Treatment programs United States Young offenders Youth Programs
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Zusammenfassung:	The Teaching Family program is one of the most extensively researched models for residential care. A major meta-analysis found that the Teaching Family Model (TFM) was one of the five most consistently effective treatments for delinquents. However, two recent publications imply that behaviorally based and/or group treatments might be harmful. Moreover, studies have rarely investigated TFM outcomes for girls as well as boys. This study responds to these challenges by reporting outcomes of the Girls and Boys Town Family Home Program, a modification of the Teaching Family Model. Both boys and girls improved significantly on 16 of 17 standardized outcome scores and were functioning as well as national norms three months after discharge. This expands evidence of the Family Home Program's effectiveness to a wide range of outcomes for girls as well as boys.
ISSN:	0748-8491 1934-8924