TY - JOUR
T1 - Conducting a therapeutic community program evaluation with limited resources
AU - Carroll, Jerome F.X.
AU - McGinley, John J.
PY - 2002/12/17
Y1 - 2002/12/17
N2 - Aims: Demonstration of treatment effectiveness at the local program level within the limits of available funding and resources. Design: Evaluating program graduates by comparing their admission status to their post-treatment discharge status. Setting: A residential, drug-free therapeutic community. Participants: 79 of 152 program graduates. Measurements: The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale:2 (TSCS:2) and the Post-Treatment Follow-Up Survey (PTFUS). Findings: The TSCS:2 distinguished between participants who were “faking good” and/or “avoiding self-criticism” and those responding in a more genuine fashion. Significant gains in several areas of the self-concept were noted for those with valid TSCS:2 profiles when compared to an unmatched admission sample. Improvements on other indicators of treatment improvement (e.g., employment, no criminal justice status) were also noted through use of the PTFUS. Conclusions: The effectiveness of treatment can be demonstrated at the local program level with minimal resources.
AB - Aims: Demonstration of treatment effectiveness at the local program level within the limits of available funding and resources. Design: Evaluating program graduates by comparing their admission status to their post-treatment discharge status. Setting: A residential, drug-free therapeutic community. Participants: 79 of 152 program graduates. Measurements: The Tennessee Self-Concept Scale:2 (TSCS:2) and the Post-Treatment Follow-Up Survey (PTFUS). Findings: The TSCS:2 distinguished between participants who were “faking good” and/or “avoiding self-criticism” and those responding in a more genuine fashion. Significant gains in several areas of the self-concept were noted for those with valid TSCS:2 profiles when compared to an unmatched admission sample. Improvements on other indicators of treatment improvement (e.g., employment, no criminal justice status) were also noted through use of the PTFUS. Conclusions: The effectiveness of treatment can be demonstrated at the local program level with minimal resources.
KW - Evaluating programs
KW - Resource utilization
KW - Therapeutic communities
KW - Treatment effectiveness
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U2 - 10.1300/J034v08n01_02
DO - 10.1300/J034v08n01_02
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85023964567
SN - 0885-4734
VL - 8
SP - 7
EP - 36
JO - Journal of Chemical Dependency Treatment
JF - Journal of Chemical Dependency Treatment
IS - 1
ER -
