Investigating the impact of strength-based assessment on youth with emotional or behavioral disorders

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-301

  Cox, Kathleen F ^a  

^a EMQ Children and Family Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's mental health; Practitioner orientation; Strength based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745651824     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9021-5     Document Type: Review

References (32)

1. Achenbach, T. M. (1991a). Manual for the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 and 1991 profile. Burlington: University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry.
2. Achenbach, T. M. (1991b). Manual for the Youth Self-Report and 1991 profile. Burlington: University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry.
3. Achenbach, T. M., & Rescorla, L. A. (2001). Manual for the ASEBA school- age forms & profiles. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, Research Center for Children, Youth, & Families.
4. American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
5. Attkisson, C. C., & Greenfield, T. K. (1999). The UCSF client satisfaction scales: The Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8. In M. E. Maruish (Ed.), The use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment (2nd ed., pp. 1333-1346). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
6. Bickman, L. (1992). Designing outcome evaluations for children's mental health services: Improving internal validity. In L. Bickman & D. J. Rog (Eds.), Evaluating mental health services for children, (pp. 57-68). San Fransicso: Jossey-Bass Publications.
7. Bickman, L. (1996). A managed continuum of care: More is not always better. American Psychologist, 51, 689-701.
8. Bickman, L., Sommerfeit, W. T., Firth, J., & Douglas, S. (1997). The Stark County Evaluation Project: Baseline results of a randomized experiment. In T. C. Nixon & D. A. Northrop (Eds.), Evaluating mental health services: How do programs for children "work" in the real world? (pp. 231-258). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.
9. Blundo, R. (2001). Learning strengths-based practice: Challenging our personal and professional frames. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 82, 296-304.
10. Epstein, M. H., Harniss, M. K., Pearson, N., & Ryser, G. (1999). The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Test-retest and inter-rater reliability. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 8, 369-377.
11. Epstein, M. H., Nordness, P. D., Nelson, J. R., & Hertzog, M. (2002). Convergent validity of the behavioral and emotional rating scale with primary grade-level students. Topics In Early Childhood Special Education, 22, 114-121.
12. Epstein, M. H., & Sharma, J. M. (1998). Behavioral and emotional rating scale. Austin, TX: Pro-Ed.
13. Friedman, K. A., Leone, P. E., & Friedman, P. F. (1999). Strengths-based assessment of children with SED: Consistency of reporting by teachers and parents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 8, 169-180.
14. Friedman, P., Friedman, K. A., & Weaver, V. (2003). Strength-based assessment of African-American adolescents with behavioral disorders. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 96, 667-673.
15. Goldstein, H. (1992). Victors or victims: Contrasting views of clients in social work practice. In D. Saleebey (Ed.), The strengths perspective in social work practice (pp. 27-38). New York: Longman Publishing Group.
16. Graybeal, C. (2001). Strengths-based social work assessment: Transforming the dominant paradigm. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services, 82, 233-242.
17. Hodges, K. (1990). Child and adolescent functional assessment scales. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt Child Mental Health Services Evaluation Project.
18. Hodges, K., Doucette-Gates, A., & Liao, Q. (1999). The relationship between the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) and indicators of functioning. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 8, 109-122.
19. Hodges, K., & Wong, M. M. (1996). Psychometric characteristics of a multi-dimensional Assessment Scale. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 5, 445-467.
20. Larsen, D. L., Attkisson, C. C., Hargreaves, W. A., & Nguyen, T. D. (1979). Assessment of client/patient satisfaction: Development of a general scale. Evaluation and Program Planning, 2, 197-207.
21. Mental Health Services Act, 1 Ca., Welfare & Institutions Code, S 5878.1 (2005).
22. Moncher, F. J., & Prinz, R. J. (1991). Treatment fidelity in outcome studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 11, 247-266.
23. Nguyen, T. D., Attkisson, C. C., & Stegner, B. L. (1983). Assessment of patient satisfaction: Development and refinement of a Service Evaluation Questionnaire. Evaluation and Program Planning, 4, 139-150.
24. Reid, R., Epstein, M. H., Pastor, D. A., & Ryser, G. R. (2000). Strengths-based assessment differences across students with LD and EBD. Remedial and Special Education, 21, 346-355.
25. Saleebey, D. (1996). The strengths perspective in social work practice: Extensions and cautions. Social Work, 41, 296-305.
26. Saleebey, D. (2002). The strengths perspective in social work practice (3rd ed.). New York: Longman Publishing Group.
27. Stroul, B. A., & Friedman, R. M. (1994). A system of care for children and youth with severe emotional disturbance. Washington, DC: Georgetown University, Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP) Technical Assistance Center.
28. Trout, A. L., Ryan, J. B., La Vigne, S. P., & Epstein, M. H. (2003). Behavioral and emotional rating scale: Two studies of convergent validity. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12, 399-410.
29. Walrath, C. M., Mandell, D. S., Holden, E. W., & Santiago, R. L. (2004). Assessing the strengths of children referred for community-based mental health services. Mental Health Services Research, 1, 1-8.
30. Weick, A. (1992). Building a strengths perspective for social work. In D. Saleebey (Ed.), The strengths perspective in social work practice (pp. 18-26). New York: Longman Publishing Group.
31. Weick, A., & Chamberlain, R. (2002). Putting problems in their place: Further explorations in the strengths perspective. In D. Saleebey (Ed.), The strength perspective in social work practice, (pp. 95-105). New York: Longman Publishing Group.
32. Weisz, J. R., Weiss, B., & Donenberg, G. R. (1992). The lab versus clinic: Effects of child and adolescent psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 47, 1578-1585.