Assessing Staff Competence at Implementing a Multifaceted Residential Program for Youth: Development and Initial Psychometrics of a Staff Observation Form

Autor/inn/en	Hurley, Kristin Duppong; Shaw, Tanya; Thompson, Ron; Griffith, Annette; Farmer, Elizabeth M.; Tierney, Jeff
Titel	Assessing Staff Competence at Implementing a Multifaceted Residential Program for Youth: Development and Initial Psychometrics of a Staff Observation Form
Quelle	In: Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 23 (2006) 3-4, S.83-104 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-571X
Schlagwörter	Residential Programs; Observation; Emotional Disturbances; Predictive Validity; Group Homes; Multivariate Analysis; Token Economy; Psychometrics; Competence; Test Construction; Youth Programs; Behavior Disorders; Skill Development; Governance; Interpersonal Relationship; Cues; Interrater Reliability; Job Skills + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Beobachtung; Gefühlsstörung; Gruppenheim; Multivariate Analyse; Token-Programm; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Kompetenz; Testaufbau; Jugendsofortprogramm; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Stichwort; Interrater-Reliabilität; Produktive Fertigkeit
Abstract	This study describes the development of the Staff Implementation Observation Form, an instrument to assess staff competence delivering an intervention to youth in group home care with behavioral or emotional disorders. This instrument assesses staff skill at implementing the key treatment components, including building relationships with youth, teaching skills to youth, implementing a token economy, and establishing a youth self-government system. The pilot study, observing 92 staff members, found that the instrument possesses promising psychometric qualities, including adequate inter-rater agreement, internal scale consistency, and predictive validity. A cluster analysis identified groups of staff that had low, average, and high implementation. The instrument allows administrators to examine item-level implementation of residential staff to identify specific training needs within each subscale. (Contains 1 figure and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10