Abstract
The authors applied contemporary methods from the evaluation literature to measure implementation in a residential treatment program for adolescent substance abuse. A logic model containing two main components was measured. Program structure (adherence to the intended framework of service delivery) was measured using data from daily activity logs completed by program staff. Treatment process, conceptualized as therapeutic milieu, was measured using an adapted version of a scale used to measure implementation in therapeutic communities. In addition, variability in implementation was measured using statistical process control (SPC) procedures. Adolescents completed, on average, 50% of the weekly prescribed services. The milieu of the program was rated by the adolescents as highly therapeutic. Moreover, preliminary psychometrics suggest therapeutic milieu can be measured reliably in adolescents. These two main variables were implemented with consistency across adolescents. These findings are discussed along with implications for evaluation work in similar fields.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 77-94 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | American Journal of Evaluation |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2005 |
Fingerprint
Keywords
- Adolescent substance abuse
- Implementation evaluation
- Residential treatment
- Therapeutic milieu
- Treatment process
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Business and International Management
- Strategy and Management
- Social Psychology
- Education
- Health(social science)
- Sociology and Political Science
Cite this
Multidimensional implementation evaluation of a residential treatment program for adolescent substance abuse. / Faw, Leyla; Hogue, Aaron; Liddle, Howard A.
In: American Journal of Evaluation, Vol. 26, No. 1, 01.03.2005, p. 77-94.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidimensional implementation evaluation of a residential treatment program for adolescent substance abuse
AU - Faw, Leyla
AU - Hogue, Aaron
AU - Liddle, Howard A
PY - 2005/3/1
Y1 - 2005/3/1
N2 - The authors applied contemporary methods from the evaluation literature to measure implementation in a residential treatment program for adolescent substance abuse. A logic model containing two main components was measured. Program structure (adherence to the intended framework of service delivery) was measured using data from daily activity logs completed by program staff. Treatment process, conceptualized as therapeutic milieu, was measured using an adapted version of a scale used to measure implementation in therapeutic communities. In addition, variability in implementation was measured using statistical process control (SPC) procedures. Adolescents completed, on average, 50% of the weekly prescribed services. The milieu of the program was rated by the adolescents as highly therapeutic. Moreover, preliminary psychometrics suggest therapeutic milieu can be measured reliably in adolescents. These two main variables were implemented with consistency across adolescents. These findings are discussed along with implications for evaluation work in similar fields.
AB - The authors applied contemporary methods from the evaluation literature to measure implementation in a residential treatment program for adolescent substance abuse. A logic model containing two main components was measured. Program structure (adherence to the intended framework of service delivery) was measured using data from daily activity logs completed by program staff. Treatment process, conceptualized as therapeutic milieu, was measured using an adapted version of a scale used to measure implementation in therapeutic communities. In addition, variability in implementation was measured using statistical process control (SPC) procedures. Adolescents completed, on average, 50% of the weekly prescribed services. The milieu of the program was rated by the adolescents as highly therapeutic. Moreover, preliminary psychometrics suggest therapeutic milieu can be measured reliably in adolescents. These two main variables were implemented with consistency across adolescents. These findings are discussed along with implications for evaluation work in similar fields.
KW - Adolescent substance abuse
KW - Implementation evaluation
KW - Residential treatment
KW - Therapeutic milieu
KW - Treatment process
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=14744275492&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=14744275492&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1098214004273183
DO - 10.1177/1098214004273183
M3 - Article
VL - 26
SP - 77
EP - 94
JO - American Journal of Evaluation
JF - American Journal of Evaluation
SN - 1098-2140
IS - 1
ER -