Contributions of Therapist Characteristics and Stability to Intensive In-home Therapy Youth Outcomes  

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Greeson, Johanna K. P. ; Guo, Shenyang ; Barth, Richard P. ; Hurley, Sarah ; Sisson, Jocelyn

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Research on Social Work Practice vol. 19 no. 2 (Mar. 2009), page 239-250.
Topik: multisystemic therapy; family therapy; in-home therapy; therapist characteristics; youth characteristics; outcomes
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Objective: This study examines the influence of therapist and youth characteristics on post-discharge outcomes from intensive in-home therapy. Method: Data for 1,416 youth and 412 therapists were obtained from a behavioral health services provider. The Huber–White method was used to account for nested data; ordered logistic regression was employed to assess outcomes. Results: Therapist gender and employment stability were significantly associated with youth outcomes. The likelihood of an undesirable outcome was significantly less for cases with female therapists. Conclusion: Findings underscore the need for additional study concerning the impact of therapist characteristics and stability on youth outcomes, and to improve the understanding of the relationship between the two. Future studies in these areas would advance social work practice in family-based treatment programs.

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