title: Evaluating wraparound services for seriously emotionally disturbed youth: pilot study outcomes in Georgia.
abstract: Since the early 1990s, intervention strategies designed to preserve the family system while serving children diagnosed with severe emotional disturbances (SED) have been on the rise. Many of these strategies sought to provide families with comprehensive approaches that link various agencies and services, thus providing a complete system of care. The term wraparound services was coined to describe these approaches. However, evaluation studies of the outcomes of these programs remains limited. In order to assess the impact of wraparound services, outcome evaluation programs need to be implemented and their feasibility assessed. This paper focuses on the feasibility and implementation of a computer-based field assessment system and the ability to provide empirically based feedback to the programs. In addition, an assessment of 15 participating children and families, comparing selected aspects of clinical functioning at intake and 6-month follow-up, is presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
authors.forename: Hilary L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Copp
authors.forename: Patrick S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bordnick
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Traylor
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Thyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D003201:Computers; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000592:standards*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index