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Focal Point, Volume 14 Number 01, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Focal Point, Volume 14 Number 01, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Research and Training Center - Focal Point
FROM THE EDITORS. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the premiere collaborative issue of Focal Point. The joint effort between the Center For Effective Collaboration and Practice and the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health exemplifies a larger partnership initiative put forward by the Center for Mental Health Services’ (CMHS) Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. The goal of an enhanced partnership is to promote improved services that lead to better outcomes for youth and their families. Along these lines we hope you find the fruits …
Focal Point, Volume 14 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Focal Point, Volume 14 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute
Research and Training Center - Focal Point
Young people are assuming more, and more empowered roles in systems of care. They participate actively in planning for their own services and treatment, setting policy, and evaluating programs. This issue includes a discussion of resources that have been developed to help in the process of developing youth-adult partnership in these areas.
The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy In A School-Based Counseling Program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe
The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy In A School-Based Counseling Program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe
Theses Digitization Project
This research project attempted to determine whether play therapy used to treat elementary and junior high school children in a School-Based Counseling program is effective. There is conflicting evidence in the literature as to the effectiveness of therapy with children, especially play therapy. This project used a qualitative design to evaluate play therapy used in a School-Base Counseling program (SBC). Randomly selected case files from the 1998-99 academic year were analyzed using questions considering demographic information for each child, the reason the child was referred to the program, the intervention used by the therapist, and the outcomes of therapy. The …