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EBP in Foster Parent Training and Supportpositively perceive the manual-based program although it involved restrictions andlimitations to their autonomy within their family’s daily life.Leve, L. D., & Chamberlain, P. (2005).Association with delinquent peers:Intervention effects for youth in out-ofhomecare. Journal of Abnormal ChildPsychology, 33, 339-347.Population: Adolescents with criminal,antisocial, and delinquent behaviors(Family-based Treatment Foster Care)Limitations: Standardized instruments were not used. A small, Swedish sample limitsthe generalizability of the findings. No information about attitude change over time, orfollow-up period was mentioned.Method: This study utilized data from two RCTs (one male sample and one femalesample) with delinquent adolescents randomly assigned to either MTFC or group care(GC) as a control. The randomized sample consisted of 73 MTFC youth (36 boys and37 girls) and 80 GC youth (36 boys and 44 girls) aged 12-17.Findings: MTFC youth had fewer associations with delinquent peers at 12 months thandid the GC youth. Further, associating with delinquent peers during the course of theintervention mediated the relationship between group condition and 12-monthdelinquent peer association.Leve, L. D. & Chamberlain, P. (2007). Arandomized evaluation of MultidimensionalTreatment Foster Care: Effects on schoolattendance and homework completion inJuvenile Justice girls. Social WorkPractice, 17, 657-663.Population: Adolescent girls with criminal,antisocial, and delinquent behaviors(Family-based Treatment Foster Care)Method: This study examines the efficacy of MFTC on school attendance andhomework completion in juvenile justice girls (aged 13-17) who were referred to out-ofhomecare (N=81). The girls were randomly assigned into the experimental condition(MTFC; n=37) or the control condition (GC; n=44). The control condition was thestandard intervention service provided for delinquent girls who were referred for out ofhome care.Findings: MTFC girls had higher levels of homework completion and schoolattendance than did GC girls after program participation. Results suggest that MTFCeffectively reduced girls’ delinquency outcomes and effectively increased girls’educational engagement due to girls in MTFC spending more time than GC girls onhomework while in treatment (regardless of treatment setting). Also, homeworkcompletion while in treatment reduced girls days in locked settings at the 1-year followup.Limitations: A small sample size limits the generalizability of the findings.Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)University of Minnesota School of Social WorkContact: Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D. kpiesche@umn.edu 63
EBP in Foster Parent Training and SupportLeve, L. D., Chamberlain, P., & Reid, J. B.(2005). Intervention outcomes for girlsreferred from juvenile justice: Effects ondelinquency. Journal of Counseling andClinical Psychology, 73, 1181-1158.Population: Adolescent girls with criminal,antisocial, and delinquent behaviors(Family-based Treatment Foster Care)Method: This study examines the 12 month efficacy of MFTC on incarceration anddelinquency rates in juvenile justice girls (aged 13-17) who were referred to out-ofhomecare (N=81). The girls were randomly assigned into the experimental condition(MTFC; n=37) or the control condition (GC; n=44). The control condition was thestandard intervention service provided for delinquent girls who were referred for out ofhome care.Findings: MTFC was more effective than the control condition in reducingincarceration and delinquency rates. The MTFC girls had spent 52 fewer days in lockedsettings at follow-up than they had in the 12 months preceding treatment. Resultssuggest that MTFC is more effective than group care in reducing delinquency in girlsreferred for out of home care.Limitations: A small, predominantly Caucasian sample size limits the generalizabilityof these findings. Additionally, the results suggested some inconsistency in the selfreportsof delinquent activity; a number of girls underreported their delinquent activity.These findings are first of their kind and need to be replicated.Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care – Preschool (MTFC-P)/Early Intervention Foster Care Program (EIFC)Fisher, P. A., Burraston, B., & Pears, K.(2005). The Early Intervention Foster CareProgram: Permanent placement outcomesfrom a randomized trial. ChildMaltreatment 10, 61-71.Population: Family-based foster care forchildren aged 3-6 who have behavioralproblems or developmental delaysEfficacious PracticeMethod: This study utilized an RCT to test the efficacy of the Early Intervention FosterCare (EIFC) program on children’s permanent placement outcomes. 90 children (aged3-6) in need of a new foster placement (including children who were new to the fostercare system, those reentering foster care, and those moving between placements)were randomly assigned to either the EIFC (n=47) or regular foster care comparisoncondition (n=43). Parents of the EIFC group received training, supervision, and supportand children received behavioral therapy as needed.The Early Intervention Foster Care (EIFC) project is an efficacy trial of the OregonSocial Learning Center Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program, a preventiveintervention that targets 3 commonly co-occurring variables among young fosterchildren: (1) behavioral problems, (2) physiological dysregulation within theneuroendocrine system, and (3) developmental delays. EIFC parents participate in aCenter for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW)University of Minnesota School of Social WorkContact: Kristine N. Piescher, Ph.D. kpiesche@umn.edu 64
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