Collaborators

Examine rate of functional improvement for youth receiving intensive-in home services (IIH) through the State of Hawaii’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health System (CAMHD) Examine extent to which the use of therapeutic practices derived from the evidence-based literature affects this rate of improvement. The Two Worlds of EBS and SOC Evidence-Based Practice (EBS) High scientific standards, randomized control trials Manualized approach tied to specific disorders Often restricted samples of youth Often university-based, by developers with students System of Care (SOC) Services to youth and families with complex challenges Providers with various levels of experience, backgrounds and orientations More focus on youth level of functioning than specific symptom reduction EBS SO