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Welcome to rtcUpdates for May 2002. rtcUpdates are brought to you by the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health.

CONTENTS OF THIS UPDATE:

**FOCAL POINT-- The Spring, 2002 issue, "Building on strengths in community settings," is in the mail. If you are not on our paper mailing list and would like to receive a copy, you can order one by emailing our publications department, rtcpubs@pdx.edu, and indicating that you would like to receive the Spring 2002 issue. The issue is also available on our website in pdf format: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgFocalPoint.shtml
If you already receive FOCAL POINT and your address has changed, please update your contact information using the link from the FOCAL POINT page on our website.

RESEARCH UPDATES--Each research project page on our website now includes a section called "latest updates," featuring current information on project findings, products and other activities. Try it out by clicking on any research project name on the main research page: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgResearch.shtml

NEW MEASURES--FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN PLANNING
The Family Participation Measures, developed by the Research and Training Center, are two parallel measures of participation in service/treatment planning and educational planning. They examine family participation in planning from the caregiver's perspective, can be used across multiple settings, and are brief and easy to administer. These measures are free and can be downloaded from the RTC web site; we ask only that give appropriate attribution when you use it, and that you keep us informed of your research, findings, and how you use your results.

Friesen, B.J., Pullmann, M.D., Kruzich, J.M., Jivanjee, P., Robinson, A.D., & Ogilvie, A.M. (2001). The Family Participation Measures. Portland, OR: Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health. Download this measure http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjParticipation.php or contact the publication department at rtcpubs@pdx.edu, with "family participation measure" in the subject line.

NEW RTC PUBLICATIONS

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS from the 2001 "Building on Family Strengths" Conference, featuring keynote speaker Carol Spigner's address, "Keeping families at the center of reform: The challenge for research, practice, and community." Download the proceedings: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgConference.shtml Order from our website: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.shtml

Cook, J.E. & Doyle, C. (2002). Working alliance in online therapy as compared to face-to-face therapy: Preliminary results. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 5(2), 95-105. Order from our website: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgPublications.shtml

Jivanjee, P., Friesen, B.J., Kruzich, J.M., Robinson, A., & Pullmann, M.D. (2002). Family participation in systems of care: Frequently asked questions (and some answers). CWTAC Updates, 5(1), 1-8. View this article online: http://www.cimh.org/downloads/Jan-Feb02.pdf

NEW RTC PRESENTATIONS

Brennan, E. M., Caplan, E. H., Ama, S. (2002). "Including children with challenging behavior in child care settings." Presentation to Western Psychological Association. To download this presentation, visit the project page and click on "Latest Updates": http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjInclusion.php

Friesen, B. F. (2002). "Family and Youth Perspectives in Mental Health Services and Research" Australian Association of Social Workers, Hunter Branch. Find this presentation on the project page under "Presentations": http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjParticipation.php

Osher, T., Koroloff, N., and Schutte, K. (2002). "Family members as evaluators: Preliminary results of a training curriculum." Paper presented at A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL. To download this presentation, visit the project page and click on "Latest Updates": http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjEvaluators.php

Robinson, A., Kruzich, J., Friesen, B., Jivanjee, P., and Pullmann, M. (2002). "Out of sight, out of mind? Perspectives on parent-child contact during residential treatment." Paper presented at A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL. Find this presentation on the project page under "Presentations": http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjParticipation.php

Rumbaugh, M., Savage, P., and Walker, J. (2002). "Providing seamless support: Why agencies and systems have to change too." Paper presented at Positive Behavior Support in the 21st Century, Portland, OR. To download this presentation, visit the project page and click on "Latest Updates": http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjContext.php

Walker, J. and Schutte, K. (2002). "Team-based individualized services planning: How does observed practice compare with recommended practice?" Paper presented at A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL. To download this presentation, visit the project page and click on "Latest Updates": http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgProjTeamwork.php

OTHER RTC PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS & PRESENTATIONS--Recently produced:

Simpson, J.S., Jivanjee, P., Koroloff, N., Doerfler, A., & Garcia M. (2001). Promising Practices in early childhood mental health. Systems of Care: Promising Practices in Children's Mental Health, 2001 Series, Vol. III. Washington, D.C.: Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice, American Institutes for Research. Order a FREE COPY OF THIS MONOGRAPH ONLINE: http://www.rtc/pgPublications.shtml

eRESEARCH: A web-based tutorial on finding and evaluating information on the Internet. eResearch provides links to web-based tools, tutorials, and other resources that can help Internet users--from beginners to experts--become more efficient and more effective in searching for and evaluating web-based information. View this tutorial online: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgeResearchMain.shtml

Pullman, M.D., Savage, P., and Koroloff, N. (2002). "More than Money: Do Family Resources Predict Caregiver Strain?" Paper presented at A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL. Find this on the project page under "Presentations": http://www.rri.pdx.edu/ClarkCo/pgCCRepPres.htm

The 9th annual BUILDING ON FAMILY STRENGTHS CONFERENCE is scheduled for May 30-June 1, 2002 at the Hilton Hotel in Portland Oregon.
Regularly updated preliminary conference schedule and program of events: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgConf02Agenda.shtml

DATA TRENDS New research summaries: "Cultural Competence: Caregiver Perspectives;" "An Evidence-Based, Family-Focused, Early Intervention for Preventing Aggressive Behavior;" "Psychiatric Disability: Factor Structure & Relationship to Diagnosis, Age, Gender, & Minority Status;" "Characteristics and Needs of Families in an Urban Mental Health Service System"
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgDataTrends.shtml

RTC SURVEY: We are working to improve the RTC web site in ways which respond to your needs. Please consider helping us in this effort by completing our very brief survey: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgSurvey.shtml

FROM THE WEB--

**Evaluating Family Support Programs
The Spring 2002 issue of "The Evaluation Exchange" from the Harvard Family Research Project focuses on the evaluation of family support programs and includes information on: national and local evaluations currently underway, ways to bring family research to policy makers' attention, and trends in the practice of evaluation. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/eval/issue18/index.html

**The Well-Being of Children Involved with the Child Welfare System
This report from the Urban Institute offers a national perspective on the well-being of children in the child welfare system. These children are at high risk of behavioral and emotional problems, their needs are often complex, and their caregivers are often overburdened. What can policymakers do to address the challenge? http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/series_b/b43/b43.html

**Mental Health and School-Based Health Centers Guidebook
This revised guidebook from the Center for Mental Health in Schools focuses on school-based health centers and provides tools that can help these centers maximize effectiveness, serve students efficiently, and monitor and assess the quality of services. http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/guidepak.htm

** Rethinking Federal Education Programs for Children with Disabilities
In this report from the Center on Educational Policy paper, three national experts discuss possible ways to improve the IDEA. http://www.cep-dc.org/specialeducation/timelyidea2002.pdf

**Community Programs to Promote Youth Development
This publication from the National Academy's Board on Children, Youth, and Families reviews and synthesizes research on community-level interventions and service programs designed to promote positive developmental outcomes among youth. The report identifies the characteristics of successful programs and discusses strategies for replication. http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10022.html

**Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health
This guide and toolkit from the Georgetown Public Policy Institute's National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health considers children's mental health in a developmental context. The guide provides information on early recognition and appropriate intervention for mental health problems for infants, children and adolescents. http://www.brightfutures.org/mentalhealth/

** TANF Recipients as Caregivers for Family Members with Disabilities TANF recipients who care for children with serious disabilities face many difficulties in the transition from welfare to work.
This report from the Welfare Information Network explores the issue and provides links to online information. http://www.welfareinfo.org/TANFrecipientsascaregiversRN.htm

**Logic Model Basics
Logic models provide a powerful framework for program design and evaluation. This step-by-step guide from the Harvard Family Research Project shows how to construct a logic model. The topic is "Out of School Time," but the process can be used for any program concerned with improving outcomes for children and families. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources.html#logic

** Mental Health Services for Foster Youth
The California Institute for Mental Health has just published a report on "Evidence-Based Practices in Mental Health Services for Foster Youth." The report is a part of a larger effort to promote effective services for this vulnerable population. http://www.cimh.org/

**Prevention Programs that Work for Youth At Risk
This study from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration summarizes what is known about successful substance abuse prevention programs . http://www.health.org/govpubs/fo36/overview.asp

Funds to support this activity come from the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, Federal Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, U.S. Department of Education.

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