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Evaluation of the Maryland Self-Determination Initiative
In February 1998, the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council contracted with Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) to conduct a two-year evaluation of the state's Robert Wood Johnson Self-Determination Initiative. This report summarizes preliminary findings on the impact of the Maryland initiative. … Read More
Date: 8/2000
Author(s): Madeleine Kimmich, Jody Becker-Green
Evaluating Consumer Satisfaction with Managed Health Care and Long-Term Supports in Illinois
"In July 1998, the Illinois Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities (IPCDD) awarded a two-year grant to Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), to explore how well health care plans in Illinois meet the needs of people with developmental disabilities. HSRI teamed with Medicaid Working Group, People First of Illinois (PFI), and the Illinois Family Support Network. Initially designed to assess the impact of a new managed health care initiative, called Medi-Plan Plus, the study soon broadened in … Read More
Date: 6/2000
Author(s): Madeleine Kimmich, Jody Becker-Green
Linking Mental Health Consumer Files with State Death Records: A Guide to Obtaining and Using Morta
This Toolkit provides planners, statisticians, and researchers with the technical assistance necessary to use mortality data as a performance indicator by linking consumer files with state death records. Data from individual death certificates can help clinicians understand the risks faced by consumers, and evaluate the needs and outcomes of their specific populations over time. This Toolkit addresses the technical aspects of data acquisition, processing and analysis, and requires significant computing resources. It includes a CD … Read More
Date: 4/2000
Author(s): Bruce Dembling, Ph.D.
Ecocultural Research: A Mental Health Researcher’s Guide to the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Culture
This guide presents an ecocultural approach to cultural issues, taking into account the broad array of ecological and cultural variables that are likely needed to provide a causal explanation for difference in the provision of behavioral health services. It promotes a means of conceptualizing, measuring and interpreting ecocultural variables in a way that will advance the provision of more effective behavioral health services, and fosters the growth of research skills that can be used to … Read More
Date: 3/2000
Author(s): Michelle Walsh, Rachel Smith, Alicia Morales, Lee Sechrest
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Fidelity Toolkit
This toolkit presents a working guide for the development of fidelity measures to be used in assessing the implementation of psychiatric rehabilitation program models. This toolkit describes the origins of fidelity measures and discusses their research and practical applications, reviews current models in psychiatric rehabilitation, and provides a detailed guide for developing fidelity measures. The Appendix gives examples of instruments currently in use for psychiatric rehabilitation. … Read More
Date: 11/2000
Author(s): Gary Bond, Jane Williams, Lisa Evans, Michelle Salyers, Hea-Won Kim, Heather Sharpe, H. Stephen Leff