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Pavkov, Thomas W.; Lourie, Ira S.; Hug, Richard W.; Negash, Sesen – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2010
This descriptive case study reports on the positive impact of a consultative review methodology used to conduct quality assurance reviews as part of the Residential Treatment Center Evaluation Project. The study details improvement in the quality of services provided to youth in unmonitored residential treatment facilities. Improvements were…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Residential Programs, Quality Control, Delivery Systems
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Racusin, Robert; Krell, Helen – Administration in Mental Health, 1980
Advantages and disadvantages to various methods of assuring quality and accountability in community mental health centers are discussed. Examples are external structure review, peer monitoring, and site visitation. (LAB)
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Health Services, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Nabors, Laura; Tashman, Nancy; Myers, Patrick; Weist, Mark – 1998
This study of school-based mental health programs used stakeholder focus groups to examine factors related to positive treatment outcomes, barriers to accessing services, and methods for improving service delivery to high school students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Fifty-one high school students (34 receiving treatment) at three urban…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems