Leonieke Boendermaker

Support Systems for Treatment Integrity

Objective: This systematic review evaluates the content of effective support provided to practitioners of evidence-based interventions in order to establish and maintain treatment integrity. Method: Four articles covering six outcome studies are included in this review, these studies (1) adequately operationalized treatment integrity procedures and (2) showed sufficient effects of the support on levels of treatment integrity. Results: The results show that an effective support system consists of a minimum combination of training and ongoing support (supervision, consultation, and coaching), preferably extended with booster sessions. Conclusions: The review provides specific information on effective content of this support which practitioners and intervention developers can use in order to establish and maintain treatment integrity of their planned interventions.

Effectieve interventies tegen jeugddelinquentie

SamenvattingWie afgaat op de media kan de indruk krijgen dat heel Nederland gebukt gaat onder groepen delinquente hangjongeren. Na elk incident klinkt de roep om harde maatregelen, tot zelfs het voorstel het leger de wijk in de sturen aan toe. Of zulke maatregelen effect opleveren, is nog maar de vraag. Wat wél werkt is bekend: opvoedingsondersteuning en oudertraining, trainingen voor kinderen en jongeren, en intensieve gezinsinterventies kunnen delinquentie voorkomen en verminderen.

De ontwikkeling van implementatienetwerken

Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat een ontwikkelde richtlijn voor huisartsen daadwerkelijk door hen gebruikt wordt? Wat moeten we doen om nieuwe kennis over de optimale verzorging van wonden onder verpleegkundigen te verspreiden? En hoe krijgen we het voor elkaar dat handelingen die overbodig zijn gebleken ook werkelijk niet meer worden uitgevoerd? Dit zijn vragen die menig kwaliteitsmanager, politicus en innovator bezighouden.

Measuring program fidelity in case management for high risk families. Validation of the Functional Family Parole-Global Rating Measure

Summary Program fidelity instruments are a key ingredient for clinical supervision and implementation as well as effectiveness studies. This study examines the factor structure of the Functional Family Parole services Global Rating Measure (FFP-GRM); the program fidelity instrument of Functional Family Parole services for case management in youth parole, child protection and child welfare services. Between October 2012 and February 2015, program fidelity was measured with the FFP-GRM by Functional Family Parole supervisors. Confirmatory factor analysis was performed on 380 cases and internal consistency reliability coefficients were calculated. Findings Confirmatory factor analyses showed that the 33-item and four-factor model of the FFP-GRM achieved a good fit to the data. Internal validity testing results showed that subscale Cronbach’s α ranged between .82 and .90. Applications Findings affirm a good fit to the data and a good-to-excellent internal consistency of the FFP-GRM, which is considered sufficient to justify its use. The results are discussed with regard to the use of fidelity instruments for both clinical and research purposes.

Stimulating interdisciplinary collaboration among youth social workers: A scoping review

In recent decades, a considerable amount of literature on interdisciplinary collaboration has been published. Interdisciplinary collaboration plays an important role in matching services to the individual needs of children and young people, but working interdisciplinary appears to be hard for youth social work professionals. The aim of this scoping review was to identify, analyse, and summarise literature on stimulating interdisciplinary collaboration among social work professionals working with youth. Seven databases were systematically searched (until March 2017), and grey literature was hand-searched for relevant publications. Included in this review were empirical studies on at least one (future) social work professional working with youth that (a) focused on interventions for or important elements in interdisciplinary collaboration, team development, or teambuilding/work, (b) were conducted in a Western country; (c) met a clearly written method, and (d) were published in English or Dutch. Eighteen publications met the criteria, in which two categories of studies could be identified: focusing on important elements in interdisciplinary collaboration (ten studies) and focusing on interventions (eight studies). From the ten studies on elements, six overarching elements were distinguished that appear to stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration. (a) Awareness and understanding of the other discipline; (b) communication and interaction: feedback, reflection, and evaluation; (c) team structure; (d) willingness to work together; (e) shared responsibility/norms, and (f) mutual trust. The interventions found in the eight other studies were divided into three forms: training, organisational interventions, and tools. More support for professionals in interventions is needed to stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration. The six overarching elements found in this review can be used in developing these interventions. Further research is needed to develop, test, and systemically measure interventions in order to help youth social work professionals collaborate successfully in an interdisciplinary manner.

Multisysteemtherapie, wel of niet toepassen?

SamenvattingTwee jaar geleden verrichte nizw Jeugd een vooronderzoek naar de mogelijkheid om Multisystemic Therapy (mst) in Nederland te introduceren (Berger & Boendermaker, 2003).