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The Development Of An Evaluational Process For The Group Home Project Of The Northeast Multnomah District Of Childrens' Service Division, Lucinda E. Mckitrick, Richard S. Barasch, Lon J. Lembert

Dissertations and Theses

Childrens' Services Division of the State of Oregon is involved in a group home project. They have to date nine group homes in operation within Multnomah County. Their staff consists of a director, three social workers and the group home provider staff.

The primary goal for this practicum was the development of an evaluative system that would establish descriptions of the type of client who entered the Group Home Program and some criteria for success in that program. In developing this system, it was necessary to design instruments to measure behavioral changes and attitudes and also to collect descriptive data. …