Psychological testing in child welfare: Creating a statewide psychology consultation program.

Brenner, Eliot; Holzberg, Mark

doi:10.1037/1061-4087.52.3.163

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“…I am not aware of any published studies that have examined the effects of improving consumer focus of psychological assessments on any of these variables. However, qualitative data collected in the study of child welfare caseworkers cited earlier suggest that caseworkers repeatedly made referrals to psychologists whose assessments addressed referral questions and who minimized jargon in their reports (Brenner et al, 2003).…”

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“…In spite of these forces in psychology, however, psychological assessments remain primarily deficit-focused. For example, in developing a statewide psychology consultation program for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services that oversees more than 2,500 psychological assessments annually, a colleague and I found that psychologists usually fail to note client strengths in their reports, even when explicitly asked to do so (Brenner & Holzberg, 2000; see also Budd et al., 2002).…”

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Consumer-focused psychological assessment.

Brenner¹

2003

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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To enhance the clinical utility of psychological assessments, the author recommends a consumer-focused approach to health care marketing-the "Four Rs": relevance, response, relationships, and results (J. English, 2000). Research suggests 5 responses psychologists can take to increase the relevance of psychological assessments: (a) eliminate jargon, (b) focus on referral questions, (c) individualize assessment reports, (d) emphasize client strengths, and (e) write concrete recommendations. To build relationships with consumers, psychologists should collaborate with them when formulating referral questions and providing feedback of assessment results. Finally, psychologists should use the results of consumer satisfaction studies to improve the clinical utility of psychological assessments.ELIOT BRENNER received a PhD in clinical psychology from Yale University. He is the clinical director of Casey Family Services in Shelton, CT. His areas of research include clinical consultation and emotion regulation.

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Consumer-focused psychological assessment.

Brenner¹

2003

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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“…Evaluation requests not meeting criteria for another source were referred to DCFS clinicians. In 1997, DCFS implemented administrative and policy changes to reduce the number of psychological evaluations, tighten criteria for authorizing evaluations, and improve the quality of evaluations (Brenner & Holzberg, 2000). In some cases, DCFS contracted with a child welfare agency that hired its own clinicians.…”

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Evaluating parents in child protection decisions: An innovative court-based clinic model.

Budd

Felix

Sweet

et al. 2006

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Providing relevant, timely forensic evaluations is challenging because of the differing worlds of mental health and law. In this study, the authors evaluated an innovative, court-based clinic model for improving acquisition and use of clinical information in juvenile court in a 3-year pilot project prior to wide-scale implementation. The authors investigated the extent to which 170 evaluations of parents in the child protection division met criteria recommended in the forensic literature by comparing reports across four groups categorized by source (inside or outside court; part of pilot project or not). Findings suggested greater use of recommended practices and more timely, consistent reports by the pilot clinic. The findings provide preliminary support for the model and guidance for improving forensic evaluations in child protection.

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“…Several factors provide an exceptional opportunity to develop an integrated, context-specific service model in children’s homes and schools, including high expenditures in child welfare on clinical services (Brenner & Holzberg, 2000; Naylor et al, 2003), the pervasive nature of child welfare services, and recent attention on the poor conditions in foster care and children’s low academic achievement (Emerson & Lovitt, 2003; Zetlin & Weinberg, 2004). The results from our planning study also indicate that foster parents are interested in learning more effective ways to work with children with difficult behaviors.…”

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Context-specific mental health services for children in foster care

Leathers

Atkins

Spielfogel

et al. 2009

Children and Youth Services Review

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Although a high proportion of foster children receive mental health services, existing research suggests limited accessibility and effectiveness of these services. This paper discusses strategies to develop a model to deliver evidence-based services using the unique opportunities apparent within publicly funded child welfare systems. An ecologically-focused model providing enhanced services in children's homes and schools could capitalize on these opportunities and radically improve access and effectiveness of mental health services for foster children. We present data from four focus groups conducted with foster parents, caseworkers, and therapists to understand the feasibility of implementing this type of service model. Results support the need for services focused on enhancing interactions in children's foster homes and schools, but also suggest that issues related to priorities and primary roles could limit the extent that caseworkers and agency-based mental health providers would follow through with the proposed service model.

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Psychological testing in child welfare: Creating a statewide psychology consultation program.

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Consumer-focused psychological assessment.

Consumer-focused psychological assessment.

Evaluating parents in child protection decisions: An innovative court-based clinic model.

Context-specific mental health services for children in foster care

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