The analysis of intervention change in children and families: Methodological and conceptual issues embedded in intervention studies

Author(s): Dishion, T. J., Stoolmiller, M.

Journal/Book: J Abnormal Child Psychol. 1998; 26: 233 Spring St, New York, NY 10013. Plenum Publ Corp. 53-69.

Abstract: This article provides an overview of methodological and conceptual issues underlying the assessment of change during psychotherapy with children and families. Three central considerations are discussed: (1) What changes do we measure? (2) When do we measure change? (3) How do we measure change? The difficulties with the traditional methods of assessing change are highlighted, and suggestions for a new paradigm that calls for expansion of the nomological network relevant to the analysis of change, as well as the inclusion of more assessment points and more reliable and valid measures of the change process, are presented. Illustrations of key points are provided from the Adolescent Transitions Program, a theoretically based intervention program targeting high-risk youth.

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Keyword(s): measurement of change; psychotherapy; change item; reliability; antisocial behavior; coercion theory; CLINICAL-SIGNIFICANCE; RISK; ADJUSTMENT; BEHAVIOR; PATTERNS; BOYS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; ADOLESCENTS; RELIABILITY; PREVENTION

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