title: Establishing a data base: the first step in effective management for day-treatment programs for children and adolescents.
abstract: A simple step-by-step plan for organizing and developing a computerized data base in a psychoeducational day-treatment program for children and adolescents is described. The plan is purposefully limited and simple in conception so that it can be replicated in freestanding and/or smaller programs, those who might not have the resources available when affiliated with a hospital or university. The article stresses the need for programs to make the commitment to begin a system of data collection. A table indicating measures and collection times is included.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D003199:Computer Systems; D003625:Data Collection; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012984:Software; D014861:Washington