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Publication Date: 2009-Jan
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Long-Term Youth Criminal Outcomes in MST Transport: The Impact of Therapist Adherence and Organizational Climate and Structure
Schoenwald, Sonja K.; Chapman, Jason E.; Sheidow, Ashli J.; Carter, Rickey E.
Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, v38 n1 p91-105 Jan 2009
This study investigated relations among therapist adherence to an evidence-based treatment for youth with serious antisocial behavior (i.e., Multisystemic Therapy), organizational climate and structure, and youth criminal charges on average 4 years posttreatment. Participants were 1,979 youth and families treated by 429 therapists across 45 provider organizations. Results showed therapist adherence predicted significantly lower rates of youth criminal charges independently and in the presence of organizational variables. Therapist perceptions of job satisfaction and opportunities for growth and advancement relative to the organizational average predicted youth criminal charges, as did organizational average levels of participation in decision making. These associations washed out in the presence of adherence, despite the fact that job satisfaction and growth and advancement were associated with adherence. (Contains 1 table, 1 figure and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Job Satisfaction, Criminals, Organizational Climate, Counseling Techniques, Behavior Disorders, Delinquency, Crime, Outcomes of Treatment, Compliance (Psychology), Counselor Attitudes, Career Development, Predictor Variables, Participative Decision Making, Correlation, Power Structure, Emotional Response, Burnout, Counselor Role, Conflict
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Language: English
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