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The 4 th Annual Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programs Symposium Programs, Process, & Progress: The March Towards Evidence-Based Designation. Matt Claybaugh, Ph.D. & A. Scott Allred, LMFT Marimed Foundation. Program. Who we are and what we do. Process. Data in – Data Out
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The 4th Annual Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programs SymposiumPrograms, Process, & Progress: The March Towards Evidence-Based Designation Matt Claybaugh, Ph.D. & A. Scott Allred, LMFT Marimed Foundation
Program • Who we are and what we do.
Process • Data in – Data Out • Moving towards EBP designation
Progress • Where are we now • Barriers to success
Programs • How many of you believe/know you are using an evidence-based model in your program(s)? • How many of you are replicating a “best practice,” “evidence-based” or “model program?”
Marimed’s Residential Programs • Kailana(Calm Seas) (est.1993 on O`ahu) and • Wahiolanona`opio(A Healing Place for Youth) (est. 2004 on Hawai`i Island) Residential treatment programs for adolescents needing comprehensive treatment and education, including mental health and substance abuse services.
Kailana Voyaging Houses Hale Ho`ohua “House to Bear Fruit” Hale Kauoha Kākou “House of Our Will”
Wahiolanona`opio Voyaging Houses Wahiolanona`opio `O Kea`au: Girls House Wahiolanona`opio `O Kapehu: Boys House
Integrated Services Experiential Marimed’s Model Educational Clinical
Five 5s • Organizational Values • Experiential Model • Interwoven Phase and Level System • CPI (Non Violent Crisis Intervention) • Behavioral Supports
#1: Organizational Values • Community • Honesty • Aloha • Respect • Teamwork
#2: Experiential Model • Welcome Aboard / Preparing for Sea • Departure / Commitment to the Voyage • Challenge / Windward Leg • Mastery / Wayfinding • Reflection / Storytelling
#3: Phase and Level System • Phases of Treatment: I. Rapport Building: Roles and Rules II. Accepting Responsibility and Expressing Needs and Issues III. Coping Skills IV. Dealing with Past Issues that Continue to Impede Progress V. Transferring Learning to New Life Settings
#4. Crisis Prevention Institute • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
#5. Behavioral Supports • Making it Right • Restorative Justice • Cadet Council • Positive Incident Reports
I Mua Mau `Ohana: IMO • SAMHSA TCE: Targeted Capacity Expansion • Joint Program Enhancement Award: 2002 Marimed Foundation and Maui Youth and Family Services • Voyaging (For MYFS) • 12 month Continuing Care (All Islands)
Instrument • Utilized the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) Core Version • GAIN also contains SAMHSA Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Instrument
Demographics • Gender: 71% male, 29% female, 1% TG • Average age = 16 years old • Ethnicity: 62% Native Hawaiian, 41% Caucasian, 37% Asian, 24% other Pacific Islander, and 24% Hispanic (many multi-ethnic) • Past 12 months living with: 71% parent(s) • Treatment prior to intake: • 58% received treatment before; average=1.2 admissions • 51% felt they needed treatment
Criminal Justice Involvement • 87% had lifetime arrests
Education & Employment • 89% of youth were enrolled in school or training • Only 5% reported engaging in some type of “non-full-time work”
Summary • Youth mostly Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander • Youth at intake showed high levels of criminal justice involvement, substance use, and both internal and external behavior problems. • Significant reduction in arrests and days in juvenile detention • Significant reductions in substance use and related substance problems • Significant reduction in emotional problems
Wahiolanona`opio • Received SAMHSA TCE Earmark for Methamphetamine Treatment 2004
Instruments • Wahiolanona`opio Survey • GAIN-Q • Family Management, Family Bonding, Self-Efficacy, Cultural Pride, & School Bonding • Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Instrument
Data Collection • From July 1, 2004 to September 30, 2006 • 58 total admissions • Baseline assessments • 52 GPRA • 46 Wahiolanona’opio surveys • Three-month assessments • 39 GPRA • 34 Wahiolanona’opio surveys • Six-month assessments • 32 GPRA • 27 Wahiolanona’opio surveys • 12-month assessments • 16 GPRA • 11 Wahiolanona’opio surveys
Demographics • Gender: 69% male; 31% female • Age: range=13-18, avg.=15.7 years old • Education: range=6th-11th grade, avg.=9.2 years