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Liao, Minli; Testa, Mark – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of the Adoption Preservation, Assessment, and Linkage (APAL) postpermanency program. Method: A quasi-experimental, posttest-only design was used to estimate the program's effects on youth discharged from foster care to adoption or legal guardianship. A random sample was surveyed (female = 44.7%; African…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Foster Care, Intervention, Behavior Problems
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Lee, Robert E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: This study attempts to uncover barriers to participation in a marital enrichment program that had been expected to be attractive to eligible couples. Method: Work products associated with a multiyear demonstration project were subjected to ethnographic analysis. Results: Eligible couples did not see congruence between the program's…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Recruitment, Needs Assessment