Working With Families in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): The Case Manager's Perspective

In response to research findings of insufficient family involvement in mental health services for people with severe mental illness, this grounded theory study examines case managers' interactions with families of clients in Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). Findings suggest that case managers conceptualize families as sources of social connections, rather than sources of care, for clients. This conceptualization is influenced by case managers' goals, which also guide their assessments of families for involvement in treatment in terms of the extent to which families help attain treatment goals. In developing strategies to work with families, case managers engage in ongoing assessments and consider client permission for family involvement in treatment, family availability to clients, and family wishes for involvement in treatment. Three case examples illustrate the relationships among case managers' goals, assessments of families, and selections of work strategies. The potential role of the ACT model in shaping this particular view on families is also discussed

Study of quality of life in first-episode psychotic patients in the period of untreated psychosis

This journal suppl. entitled: Abstracts of the 9th International Congress on Schizophrenia ResearchLink_to_subscribed_fulltex

Care Strategies and Spaces for Immigrant Youth

Presentation: 58:4

Variations in Teens' Perception of Risk Factors for Teen Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries

Teen drivers, especially males, are known to be at greater risk of being involved in a motor vehicle collision than any other age group. While novice teen drivers’ primary risk factors are commonly known, less is known about what teens perceive as risk factors for peers getting hurt or killed in motor vehicle collisions. This mixed methods study uses survey data from the Teens in the Drivers Seat (TDS) program in California to explore (1) teens' perceived risk factors for motor vehicle collision injury; and (2) the relationship between perceived risks and age, gender, and driving experience. Findings may inform future program development and expansion for TDS and other teen driver safety programming

Variations in Teens' Perception of Risk Factors for Teen Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries

Teen drivers, especially males, are known to be at greater risk of being involved in a motor vehicle collision than any other age group. While novice teen drivers’ primary risk factors are commonly known, less is known about what teens perceive as risk factors for peers getting hurt or killed in motor vehicle collisions. This mixed methods study uses survey data from the Teens in the Drivers Seat (TDS) program in California to explore (1) teens' perceived risk factors for motor vehicle collision injury; and (2) the relationship between perceived risks and age, gender, and driving experience. Findings may inform future program development and expansion for TDS and other teen driver safety programming