Evaluating Mental Health Services - How Do Programs for Children "Work" in the Real World?

This book addresses evaluation issues relating to community-based mental health services for children and young people with emotional and behavioural problems.

The contributors discuss recent evaluations of the effectiveness of systems of care and specific intervention strategies. In addition to describing their individual research, they consider: issues facing researchers conducting mental health evaluation; limitations of evaluation in mental health services; and implications for future research.

Riassunto

This book addresses evaluation issues relating to community-based mental health services for children and young people with emotional and behavioural problems. The contributors discuss recent evaluations of the effectiveness of systems of care and specific intervention strategies. In addition to describing their individual research, they consider: issues facing researchers conducting mental health evaluation; limitations of evaluation in mental health services; and implications for future research.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carol T. Nixon, Denine A. Northrup
• Con la collaborazione di: Carol T. Nixon (Editore), Nixon Carol T. (Editore), D.A. Northrup (Editore), Denine A. Northrup (Editore)
• Editore: O'Reilly
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.04.1997
• EAN: 9780761907961
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-0796-1
• Pagine: 312
• Peso: 510 g
• Serie: Children's Mental Health Servi; Children's Mental Health Services Annuals; Children's Mental Health Services Annuals; Children's Mental Health Servi; Children′s Mental Health; Children′s Mental Health Services Annuals
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Sistema politico; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; MEDICAL / Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, Social Work, Mental health services, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Health Care, Evaluation;Social Work - Children