Evaluating the Delivery of a Teen Pregnancy and Parenting Program Across Two Settings

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ID12385014
AuthorsRobert L Fischer (0000-0001-5642-6746, Families First, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume7
Issue3
Pages350-369
Publication date1997-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueResearch on Social Work Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7315 • E-ISSN: 1552-7581
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/104973159700700304
OpenAlexW1586602291
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

This article describes the challenges of evaluating an ongoing social work intervention after a change in delivery setting and offers several approaches to acquiring a fuller understanding of the program differences. The Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting (TAPP) program is a case management intervention operated by Families First in DeKalb County, Georgia, that is designed to help teen mothers (a) complete a high school diploma, (b) have a healthy pregnancy and develop parenting skills, and (c) avoid additional pregnancies. This article presents intake, service, and outcome data on program participants across two delivery settings—from the program's initial public health clinic-based setting to its current public school-based setting. Overall, the work demonstrates the strengths of the school-based version of TAPP and the difficulties of assessing the true effects of an ongoing program in the agency context

Agency (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Program evaluation · Public health · Service (business · Service delivery framework · Sociology · Teenage pregnancy · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

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