Methodological issues when developing prevention programs for low income, urban adolescents

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 23-46

  Safyer, Andrew W ^a   Griffin, Margaret L ^a   Colan, Neil B ^a   Alexander Brydie, Edith ^a   Rome, Janet Z ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Boston Children s Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032228630     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v23n03_03     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. Achenbach, T., & Edelbrock, C. (1983). Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist and Revised Child Behavior Profile. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont.
2. Barone, C., Weissberg, R., Kasprow, W., Voycc, C., Arthur, M., & Shriver, T. (1995). Involvement in multiple problem behaviors of young urban adolescents. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 15(3), 261-283.
3. Bry, B., & George, R. (1979). Evaluating and improving prevention programs: A strategy from drug abuse. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2, 127-136.
4. Buckner, j., Bassuk, E., & Zima, B. (1993). Mental health issues affecting homeless women: Implications for intervention. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 63 (3), 385-399.
5. Calabrese, R., & Schumer, H. (1986). The effects of service activities on adolescent alienation. Adolescence, 21: 675-687.
6. Caplan, M., & Weissberg, R. (1989). Promoting social competence in early adolescence: Developmental considerations. In B. H. Schneidcr, G. Attili, J. Nadel, & R. Weissberg (Eds.), Social competence in developmental perspective (pp. 371-385). Boston, MA: Kluwer.
7. Carnegie Foundation (1992). A matter of time: Risks and opportunity in the non-school hours. Woodlawn, MD: Wolk Press, Inc.
8. Colan, N., Mague, K., Cohen, R., & Schneider, R. (1994). Family education in the workplace: A prevention program for working parents and school-age children. Journal of Primary Prevention, 15: 161-172.
9. Compas, B., Hinden, B., & Gerhardt, C. (1995). Adolescent development: Pathways and processes of risk and resilience. Annual Review of Psychology, 46, 265-293.
10. D'Ercole, A., & Struening, E. (1990). Victimization among homeless women: Implications for service delivery. Journal of Community Psychology, 18 (2), 141-152.
11. Dryfoos, J. (1990). Adolescents at risk; Prevalence and prevention. New York: Oxford University Press.
12. Feldman, S., & Elliot, G. (Eds.) (1990). At the threshold: The developing adolescent. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
13. Felner, R., Brand, S., Mulhall, K., Counter, B., Millman, J., & Fried, J. (1994). The parenting partnership: The evaluation of a human service/corporate workplace collaboration for the prevention of substance abuse and mental health problems, and the promotion of family and work adjustment. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 15, 123-146.
14. Funkhauscr, J. (1993). Programs and tools to build resiliency. The Prevention Pipeline. Rockville, MD: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
15. Garbarino, J., Dubrow, N., Kostelny, K., & Pardo, C. (1992). Children in danger. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
16. Garwezy, N. (1993). Children in poverty: Resilience despite risk. Psychiatry, 56, 127-136.
17. Gibbs, J. (1988). Young, black and male in America: An endangered species. Dover, MA: Auburn House.
18. Googins, B., Hudson, R., & Pitt-Catsouphes, M. (1995). Strategic responses: Corporate involvement in family and community issues. Work-Family Policy Paper series. Boston, M A: Center on Work and Family.
19. Haggerty, R., Sherrod, L., Garmezy, N., & Rutter, M. (1994). Stress, risk, and resilience in children and adolescents: Processes, mechanisms, and interventions. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Univeraity Press.
20. Hamilton, S. (1990). Apprenticeship for adulthood. New York: The Free Press.
21. Hamilton, S., & Fenzel, L. (1988). The impact of volunteer experience on adolescent social development: Evidence of program effects. Journal of Adolescent Research, 3: 65-80.
22. Hauser, S., & Bowlds, M. (1990). Slress, coping and adaptation. In S. Feldman & G. Elliot (Eds.), At the threshold: The developing adolescent. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
23. Hess, P., & Mullen, E. (Ed.) (1995). Practitioner-researcherpartnership: Building knowledge from, in, and for practice. Washington, DC: NASW Press.
24. Jacobs, F. (1988). The five-tiered approach to evaluation: Context and implementation. In H. Weiss & F. Jacobs (Eds.), Evaluating family programs (pp. 37-68). New York: Aldine de Gruytcr.
25. Jessor, R. (1993). Successful adolescent development among youth in high-risk settings. American Psychologist, 48, 117-126.
26. Jobs for the Future (1993). Creating an American style youth apprenticeship program: A formative evaluation of Project Pro-tech. Cambridge: MA: Jobs for the Future.
27. Johnson, L., O'Malley, P., & Bachman, J. (1993). National survey results on drug use from Monitoring the Future Study, 1975-1992. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH Publication No. 93-3597.
28. Kazdin, A. (1993). Adolescent mental health: Prevention and treatment programs. American Psychologist, 48(2), 127-141.
29. Lulhnr, S. (1993). Annotation: Methodological and conceptual issues in research on childhood resilience. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 34(4), 441-453.
30. McGraw, S., McKinlay, S., McClements, L., Lasater, T., Assaf, A., & Carelton, R. (1989). Methods in program evaluation: The process evaluation system of the Pawtucket Heart Health Program. Evaluation Review, 13(5), 459-483.
31. Morrow, D. (1993). Social work with gay and lesbian adolescents. Social Work, 38 (6), 655-660.
32. National Research Council (1993). Losing generations. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
33. Nelson, T. (1989). Involving families in substance abuse prevention. Family Relations, 38, 306-310.
34. Prothrow-Stith, D. (1991). Deadly consequences. New York: Harper Collins Publishers.
35. Richters, J., & Martinez, P. (1993). The NIMH community violence project: I. Children as victims of and witnesses to violence. Psychiatry, 56,7-21.
36. Rotheram-Borus, M., Hunter, J., & Rosario, M. (1994). Suicidal behavior and gay-related stress among gay and bisexual male adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 9, 498-508.
37. Safyer, A. (1994). The impact of inner-city life on adolesccnt development: Implications for practice. Smith College of Social Work Studies, 64, 153-167.
38. Safyer, A., Litchfield, L., & Leahy, B. (1996). Employees with teens: The role of EAP needs assessments. Employee Assistance Quarterly, 11,47-66.
39. Safyer, A., Velez, L., & Colan, N. (1994). Engaging urban families through their workplaces: An innovative prevention strategy. Paper presented at National Association of Social Workers Annual Conference, Nashville, TN.
40. Schinke, S. P., & Gilcrest, L. D. (1985). Preventing substance abuse with children and adolescents. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 53, 596-602.
41. Seidman, E. (1991). Growing up the hard way: Pathways of urban adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology, 19, 173-205.
42. Small, S. (1990a). Preventive programs that support families with adolescents. Working paper. Washington, DC: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development.
43. Small, S. (1990b). Some issues regarding the evaluation of family life education programs. Family Relations, 39, 132-135.
44. Spencer, M. B., & Dornbusch, S. (1990). Challenges in studying minority youth. In S. Feldman & G. Elliot (Eds.), At the threshold: The developing adolescent. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
45. Terbog, J. (1988). Organizational context, in K. Johnson, J. LaRosa, C. J. Scheir-cr, & J. WoKe (Eds.), Proceedings of the 1988 methodological issues in worksite research workshop (pp. 21-40). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health.
46. Torres, R. (1991). Improving the quality of internal evaluation: The evaluator as consultant-mediator. Evaluation and Program Planning, 14, 189-198.
47. Weiss, C. H. (1987). Evaluating social programs: What have we learned? Society, 25(1), 40-45.
48. Weiss, H., & Jacobs, F. (Eds.) (1988). Evaluating family programs. New York, NY: Aldine de Gruytcr.
49. Weissberg, R., Caplan, M., & Harwood, R. (1991). Promoting competent young people in competence-enhancing environments: A systems-based perspective on primary prevention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 59(6), 830-841.
50. West, S., Aiken, L, & Todd, M. (1993). Probing the effects of individual components in multiple component prevention programs. American Journal of Community Psychology, 21(5), 571-578.
51. Wilson-Brewer, R., Cohen, S., O'Donnell, L, & Goodman, I. (1991). Violence prevention for young adolescents: A suivey of the stale of the art. A working paper. Washington, DC: Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development.