KidsVoice Shorter and Longer Term Outcomes for the Multidisciplinary Team Model: Development and Potential Measures Final Report Part B

• NCJ Number: 221268
• Author(s): Mary Ohmer; Jennifer Zajac
• Date Published: August 2004
• Length: 21 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2001-DS-19-12068
• Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Cmssn on Crime and Delinquency
• Corporate Author: University of Pittsburgh
• Sale Source: Pennsylvania Cmssn on Crime and Delinquency
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Measurement/Evaluation Device
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Downloaded on January 21, 2008. For Part A of the report see NCJ-221267.

Annotation

In this final report, a summary is presented on the development of the shorter and longer term outcomes and potential measures for the KidsVoice multidisciplinary team approach.

Abstract

In 2001, in collaboration with KidsVoice (KV) and the Planning and Evaluation Project (PEP) of the Office of Child Development at the University of Pittsburgh, shorter and longer term outcomes and potential measures for the KV multidisciplinary team model were developed. The purpose was to evaluate KV’s multidisciplinary team approach to advocacy. Developed in three phases, phase 1 began in 2003 and consisted of PEP facilitating focus groups with fully staffed regional teams. The purpose was for KV team members and management to discuss and define the shorter and longer term outcomes of the team model. Phase 2 began in 2004 with KV’s Outcomes Working Group. Its purpose was to refine the shorter and longer term outcomes, make recommendations on existing and potential data sources that could be used to measure outcomes, and analyze existing data sources for their viability. In Phase 3, PEP conducted a series of meetings to discuss internal and external data collection strategies and develop data collection instruments for internal data collection related to KV outcomes. Highlights of recommendations presented for both shorter term outcomes and longer term outcomes include: (1) frequent ongoing communication between KV staff and child clients; (2) ensuring the basic needs of child clients are met in the short term; (3) key stakeholders have a greater awareness and understanding of KV’s role and the team model; and (4) ensuring that permanency, safety, and well-being needs of child clients have been met. This report provides a comprehensive overview of each of the three phases. In addition, PEP’s recommendations for shorter and longer term outcomes for the team model and corresponding data collection methods are outlined, as well as future steps that KV must undertake for the evaluation of the shorter and longer term outcomes and development of the data collection system. Appendix A-B