Family Empowerment Intervention

Pallone, Letitia C; Dembo, Richard; Schmeidler, Robert James

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. The Need for Effective, Cost-Efficient Intervention Services for High-Risk Youths
Strengths and Limitations of Case Management and Referral Services
A Study of Preliminary Screening
The Importance of Family Interventions with an Ecological Focus
Criteria for Evaluating Intervention Programs
Organization of Report
Chapter 2. Overview of Family Empowerment Intervention
Theoretical Foundations
Goals
Structural Intervention Strategies
Phases of the Intervention
Categories of Families Served by the FEI
Involving Families and Moving Them Through the FEI to Graduation
The Field Consultants
Roles and Responsibilities of Key Supervisory Personnel
Clinical Policies
Ensuring the Integrity of Intervention Services
Implementing the FEI
Chapter 3. Youths and Families Involved in the Youth Support Project
Setting for the YSP
Selecting Youths and Families for Enrollment in the YSP
Data-Collection Procedures
Characteristics of Youths at Baseline Interview
Summary
Chapter 4. Impact of the Family Empowerment Intervention on Crime
Case Type
Official Record Outcomes
Self-Reported Delinquency
Influence of Change in Project’s Clinical Leadership on Outcomes
Chapter 5. Impact of the Family Empowerment Intervention on Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Short-Term Impact on Alcohol/Other Drug Use
Long-Term Impact on Alcohol/Other Drug Use
Influence of Change in Project’s Clinical Leadership on Outcomes
Chapter 6. Impact of the Family Empowerment Intervention on Emotional/Psychological Functioning
Short-Term Impact on Emotional/Psychological Functioning
Long-Term Impact on Emotional Psychological Functioning
Influence of Change in Project’s Clinical Leadership on Outcomes
Summary of Findings
Chapter 7. Conclusions and Directions for the Future
Short-Term Impact of the FEI
Long-Term Impact of the FEI
Could Project Referrals to Services Account for Its Impact, Not the FEI?
Cost-Saving Benefits of the FEI
How Could the FEI Be Improved?
Next Steps
Appendix A. Time 1 Summary Measures for Six Sets of Major Variables
Appendix B. Parent-Adolescent Communication (Adolescent and Mother Form)
Appendix C. Publications Resulting from the Youth Support Project and Family Empowerment Intervention
Appendix D. Percentage of ESI Youths, FEI Noncompleters, and FEI Completers Who Reported Receiving Various Services During the Second Follow-Up Period
Appendix E. Percentage of ESI Youths, FEI Noncompleters, and FEI Completers Who Reported Receiving Various Services During the Third Follow-Up Period
References
Index
Reference Notes Included