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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Sheidow, Ashli J.; Jayawardhana, Jayani; Bradford, W. David; Henggeler, Scott W.; Shapiro, Steven B. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
The 12-month cost-effectiveness of juvenile drug court and evidence-based treatments within court were compared with traditional Family Court for 128 substance-abusing/dependent juvenile offenders participating in a 4-condition randomized trial. Intervention conditions included Family Court with community services (FC), Drug Court with community…
Descriptors: Courts, Community Services, Contingency Management, Counselor Training
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Ashcraft, Rindee G. P.; Foster, Sharon L.; Lowery, Amy E.; Henggeler, Scott W.; Chapman, Jason E.; Rowland, Melisa D. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2011
A better understanding of clinicians' attitudes toward evidence-based treatments (EBT) will presumably enhance the transfer of EBTs for substance-abusing adolescents from research to clinical application. The reliability and validity of two measures of therapist attitudes toward EBT were examined: the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Substance Abuse, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
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Holth, Per; Torsheim, Torbjorn; Sheidow, Ashli J.; Ogden, Terje; Henggeler, Scott W. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2011
This study was a cross-cultural replication of a study that investigated therapist adherence to behavioral interventions as a result of an intensive quality assurance system which was integrated into Multisystemic Therapy (MST). Thirty-three therapists and eight supervisors were block randomized to either an Intensive Quality Assurance or a…
Descriptors: Quality Assurance, Allied Health Personnel, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
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Rowland, Melisa D.; Chapman, Jason E.; Henggeler, Scott W. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2008
This study examined the substance use and delinquency outcomes for the nearest age siblings of substance abusing and delinquent adolescents that participated in a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of integrating evidence-based practices into juvenile drug court. The sample of 70 siblings averaged 14.4 years of age, 50% were…
Descriptors: Siblings, Delinquency, Adolescents, Substance Abuse
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Schaeffer, Cindy M.; Saldana, Lisa; Rowland, Melisa D.; Henggeler, Scott W.; Swenson, Cynthia Cupit – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2008
This article describes three community-based research projects that are designed to enhance the effectiveness of real-world adolescent substance abuse treatment and prevention, and presents preliminary study results from each. The first project is examining statewide public sector practitioner interest in and implementation of contingency…
Descriptors: Evidence, Substance Abuse, Child Abuse, Caregivers
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Chapman, Jason E.; Sheidow, Ashli J.; Henggeler, Scott W.; Halliday-Boykins, Colleen A.; Cunningham, Phillippe B. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2008
A unique application of the Many-Facet Rasch Model (MFRM) is introduced as the preferred method for evaluating the psychometric properties of a measure of therapist adherence to Contingency Management (CM) treatment of adolescent substance use. The utility of psychometric methods based in Classical Test Theory was limited by complexities of the…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Contingency Management, Rating Scales, Psychometrics