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Changes In Family Functioning And Child Behavior Following Intensive In-Home Therapy, Richard P. Barth, Johanna K.P. Greeson, Shenyang Guo, Rebecca L. Green, Sarah Hurley, Jocelyn Sisson

Johanna K.P. Greeson, PhD, MSS, MLSP

Mechanisms by which intensive in-home therapy results in positive outcomes are little explored. This study tests the efficacy of standardized intake assessments to predict educational, correctional and placement outcomes for troubled youth after an intervention derived from MST (Intercept). Demographics, prior risk, and assessments of family functioning (FAM-Gen III), family structure (FACES-III) and child behavior (CBCL) were completed for 862 youth at intake who received intensive in-home therapy. One year post-discharge outcomes including living situation, out-of-home placement, trouble with the law, and educational progress are described. Cox–Snell pseudo-R2 is used to assess the contribution of the independent variables. Results show …