Personnel
Barbara J. Friesen, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator
Terry Cross, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., A.C.S.W., Co-Principal Investigator
Pauline Jivanjee, Ph.D., Project Collaborator
Kris Gowen, Ph.D., Research Associate
Abby Bandurraga, Mentee
Introduction
This project addresses the absolute priority to promote effective family-centered and community-based practices and supports for children with mental health disorders and their families by addressing the need for culturally-relevant, individualized services, addressing stigma, and incorporating the concept of recovery in children’s mental health. The project is designed to expand the array of evidence-based practices through a participatory “ground up” process designed to develop and test approaches to describing, documenting, and evaluating practices that are highly valued and thought to promote wellness in children, youth, and families, but for which empirical evidence is largely lacking. The research team will operate on Participatory Action Research (PAR) principles, and include RTC staff and personnel from the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) and the Native American Youth Association (NAYA).
Goals & Objectives
Project Goal:
To increase knowledge about research methods that are appropriate for the evaluation of practice effectiveness for culturally specific and community-embedded services, with attention to research strategies that may also be more generally applied.
Project Objectives:
- To add to the knowledge base about the appropriateness of “evidence-based practices” for diverse cultural and linguistic groups;
- To develop and test “practice-based evidence” approaches to establishing the effectiveness of programs and practices which have not been subjected to rigorous evaluation, including culturally-specific programs and practices;
- To promote the use of this new knowledge through effective dissemination, training, and technical assistance activities.
Major Activities
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Tools/Products
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Publications and Presentations
Presentations:
Mapping the Participatory Process. Presented at the 2009 Building on Family Strengths Conference: Putting Youth & Families First in Portland, OR, June 2009.
Culturally-specific Outcomes-based Youth Development Service Plans. Presented at the Building on Family Strengths Conference: Putting Youth & Families First in Portland, OR, June 2009.
Risk and Protective Factors in Native American Youth: A Preliminary Analysis. Presented at the 27th Annual Protection Our Children National Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect in Reno, NV, April 2009.
Risk and Protective Factors in Native American Youth: A Preliminary Analysis. Panel presented at the 22nd Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, March 2009.
Developing a Culturally Responsive Assessment Tool for Native American Youth. Panel presented at the 22nd Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, March 2009.
Defining Effectiveness in Culturally-Based Programs. Panel presented at the 20th Native Health Research Conference, Portland, OR, August 27, 2008.
Effective Culturally Based Services: A Practice-Based Evidence Approach to Evaluation. Presented at Building on Family Strengths Conference, Portland OR, May 31, 2007.
Practice-Based Evidence Project Overview. Poster presented at Building on Family Strengths Conference, Portland OR, May 31, 2007.
Defining Effectiveness in Culturally-based Programs: A Research Report. Presented at "Protecting Our Children" National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Oklahoma City OK, April 16, 2007.
Identifying Success in Native American Youth: Building Practice-Based Evidence from the Ground Up. Presented at FFCMH Annual Conference, St. Louis MO, December 2006.
Building Evidence from the Ground Up: Project Overview & Summary of Findings. Presented at NAYA Community Forum, August, 2006.
Building Evidence from the Ground Up: Project Overview & Summary of Focus Group Findings. Presented at Georgetown Training Institutes, Orlando FL, July 2006.
Building Evidence from the Ground Up: Project Overview & Summary of Focus Group Findings. Presented at National Indian Child Welfare Association Board Meeting, Portland OR, July 7, 2006.
Building Evidence from the Ground Up: Project Overview & Summary of Focus Group Findings. Presented at NAYA staff meeting, Portland OR, June 29, 2006.
Defining Success in Indian Youth: Diverse Perspectives. Presented at Pathways to Adulthood National Independent Living/Transitional Living Conference, Portland OR, May 2006.
Defining Success in Indian Youth: Diverse Perspectives. Presented at Ph.D. in Social Work and Social Research Seminar, Portland State University, Portland OR, April 11, 2006.
Defining Success in Indian Youth: Diverse Perspectives. Presented at Protecting our Children Conference, National Indian Child Welfare Association, San Diego CA, April 2-5, 2006.
Publications:
Cross, T. L., Friesen, B. J., & Maher, N. (2007). Successful Strategies for Improving the Lives of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth and Families. Focal Point: Research, Policy, and Practice in Children's Mental Health: Effective Interventions for Underserved Populations, 21(2).
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