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Attention to Treatment Fidelity in Social Work Outcomes: A Review of the Literature from the 1990s
Effective social work research on psychosocial outcomes is likely to depend not only on quality of research designs, but also on treatment fidelity. Treatment fidelity refers to whether a specific… Expand
Adventure Therapy With Youth
- C. Norton, A. Tucker, +4 authors Ellen Behrens
- Psychology
- 24 January 2014
This state of knowledge article provides an overview of Adventure Therapy (AT) as it is practiced with adolescents in North America, presenting (a) current findings in AT research with adolescents,… Expand
The Use of Adventure Therapy Techniques by Clinical Social Workers: Implications for Practice and Training
Adventure therapy, an experiential intervention that combines outdoor, adventure based activities and group process, is used in direct practice by clinical social workers; however, it is unclear to… Expand
The Use of Adventure Therapy in Community-Based Mental Health: Decreases in Problem Severity Among Youth Clients
- A. Tucker, Steve Javorski, J. Tracy, B. Beale
- Medicine
- 1 April 2013
BackgroundThere is an increasing need to identify effective mental health treatment practices for children and adolescents in community-based settings, due to current mixed findings of existing… Expand
Enhancing Fidelity in Adventure Education and Adventure Therapy
- A. Tucker, Alison Rheingold
- 1 March 2011
Although the importance of addressing and evaluating treatment and program fidelity is clearly emphasized in the literature on psychology, education, and health, little attention has been given to… Expand
Adventure-Based Group Therapy to Promote Social Skills in Adolescents
- A. Tucker
- Psychology
- 13 October 2009
This article presents adventure-based group therapy as one type of activity-based group treatment that can be used to promote social skills in adolescents. Adventure-based therapy groups are a blend… Expand
Four Years Along: Emerging Traits of Programs in the NATSAP Practice Research Network (PRN)
- A. Tucker, Ryan Zelov, M. Young
- Medicine
- 2011
In its fourth year of active data collection, the NATSAP Practice Research Network (PRN) is showing promising outcomes for the NATSAP programs actively participating; however the overall implications… Expand
On Belay
- A. Tucker, D. Sugerman, Ryan Zelov
- Psychology
- 1 June 2013
Focus groups with youth and their parents were used in this research study to better understand the impact of the On Belay Program, an adventure-based support group for youth whose parents have… Expand
A New Phase for the NATSAP PRN: Post-Discharge Reporting and Transition to Network Wide Utilization of the Y-OQ 2.0
- Ryan Zelov, A. Tucker, Stephen E. Javorski
- Psychology
- 2013
The NATSAP Practice Research Network (PRN) was established in 2007 in order to develop a foundation of outcomes-based evidence for programs providing support to youth facing emotional and behavioral… Expand
Effects of Program Differences With Wilderness Therapy and Residential Treatment Center (RTC) Programs
- Nicholas A. Magle-Haberek, A. Tucker, M. Gass
- Medicine
- 1 July 2012
Organizations within the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs differ on a variety of programmatic attributes. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between… Expand