Effectiveness of day treatment with proctor care for young children

A four‐year follow‐up

Bibliographic Data

ID11043206
AuthorsErin Whitemore (Morrison Child and Family Services, corresponding author), Monica Ford (Morrison Child and Family Services), William H Sack (Morrison Child and Family Services)
Year2003
Volume31
Issue5
Pages459-468
Publication date2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.10062
OpenAlexW2125834125
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

This study evaluated the immediate and long‐term outcomes of a day treatment and proctor care model for preschool‐aged children. Seventy‐seven boys and 52 girls completed the program which combined day treatment, case management, individual and family therapy. Also, 60% of these clients were placed in proctor care homes which are short‐term family placements providing in‐home treatment. Results showed there was increased stabilization in family placements, with 67% of participants still living in a permanent family placement at the 4‐year follow‐up. Also, 69% of participants transitioned to a less‐restrictive academic placement and remained in regular classroom placements at follow‐up. Participants showed significant behavioral improvement at discharge and follow‐up on the Child Behavior Checklist. Participants also showed significant developmental improvement on the Battelle Developmental Inventory and the Expressive One Word Vocabulary Test. The results suggest that this treatment modality is effective in maintaining these children in the community and in producing positive long‐term outcomes. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 31: 459–468, 2003

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