TY - JOUR
T1 - The group care quality standards assessment
T2 - A framework for assessment, quality improvement, and effectiveness
AU - Boel-Studt, Shamra
AU - Huefner, Jonathan C.
AU - Huang, Hui
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is funded by the Florida Institute for Child Welfare (Grant No. 038750 ) and the Florida Department of Children and Families (Grant No. 036331 ).
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Concerns about the quality of residential care for children and youth are longstanding. These concerns prompted a Florida-based initiative aimed at transforming residential care through the integration of research-informed practice standards, on-going assessment, and continuous quality improvement. The initiative resulted in the development of the Group Care Quality Standards and the Group Care Quality Standards Assessment (GCQSA) as mechanisms for guiding transformation efforts. In this article, we elaborate on the conceptual and implementation frameworks guiding the development and efforts to scale up the GCQSA throughout Florida. We begin by summarizing empirical sources that informed the guiding frameworks. Next, we describe the project phases highlighting the aims, methods and summarizing results where relevant. The aim of this article is to offer a working blue print to guide the adaptation of quality initiatives in other child welfare organizations or jurisdictions while taking into consideration the fit of such initiatives within the service environment and the complexities of system-wide change.
AB - Concerns about the quality of residential care for children and youth are longstanding. These concerns prompted a Florida-based initiative aimed at transforming residential care through the integration of research-informed practice standards, on-going assessment, and continuous quality improvement. The initiative resulted in the development of the Group Care Quality Standards and the Group Care Quality Standards Assessment (GCQSA) as mechanisms for guiding transformation efforts. In this article, we elaborate on the conceptual and implementation frameworks guiding the development and efforts to scale up the GCQSA throughout Florida. We begin by summarizing empirical sources that informed the guiding frameworks. Next, we describe the project phases highlighting the aims, methods and summarizing results where relevant. The aim of this article is to offer a working blue print to guide the adaptation of quality initiatives in other child welfare organizations or jurisdictions while taking into consideration the fit of such initiatives within the service environment and the complexities of system-wide change.
KW - Child welfare
KW - Performance measures
KW - Quality improvement
KW - Quality standards
KW - Residential group care
KW - Therapeutic residential care
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104425
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104425
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85069671653
SN - 0190-7409
VL - 105
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
M1 - 104425
ER -