Leve Leslie D, Chamberlain Patricia
Oregon Social Learning Center and Center for Research to Practice, Eugene, OR.
Res Soc Work Pract. 2007 Nov 1;17(6):657-663. doi: 10.1177/1049731506293971.
Despite growing evidence that child welfare youth are at increased risk for juvenile delinquency, little is known about gender-specific processes and effective treatment programs for girls. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC), an empirically validated intervention for child welfare and juvenile justice populations, has demonstrated efficacy in reducing arrest rates in delinquent boys and girls. In this study, the efficacy of MTFC on school attendance and homework completion was examined in juvenile justice girls who were referred to out-of-home care (N = 81). Results from this randomized intervention trial suggest that MTFC was more effective than group care in increasing girls' school attendance and homework completion while in treatment and at 12 months postbaseline. In addition, the previously reported effect of MTFC on reducing girls' days in locked settings was mediated by homework completion while girls were enrolled in the intervention setting. Implications for policy and practice are described.
尽管越来越多的证据表明儿童福利机构中的青少年犯罪风险增加，但对于女孩特定性别的过程和有效治疗方案却知之甚少。多维度治疗寄养（MTFC）是一种经过实证验证的针对儿童福利和青少年司法人群的干预措施，已证明在降低犯罪男孩和女孩的逮捕率方面具有成效。在本研究中，对被转介到家庭外照料的青少年司法系统中的女孩（N = 81），考察了MTFC对上学出勤率和家庭作业完成情况的效果。这项随机干预试验的结果表明，在治疗期间和基线后12个月，MTFC在提高女孩的上学出勤率和家庭作业完成率方面比集体照料更有效。此外，之前报道的MTFC对减少女孩被关在禁闭场所天数的效果，在女孩参与干预期间是通过家庭作业完成情况来介导的。文中描述了对政策和实践的启示。
