MPC Member Publications

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Title: The Effectiveness of Cultural Adjustment and Trauma Services (CATS): Generating Practice-Based Evidence on a Comprehensive, School-Based Mental Health Intervention for Immigrant Youth

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2012

ISSN: 00910562

DOI: 10.1007/s10464-011-9486-2

PMID: 22160732

Abstract: A collaborative study of Cultural Adjustment and Trauma Services (CATS), a comprehensive, school-based mental health program for traumatized immigrant children and adolescents, was conducted to generate practice-based evidence on the service delivery model across two school districts. Program effectiveness was assessed by testing whether client functioning and PTSD symptoms improved as a result of 7 separate service elements. An array of clinical services including CBT, supportive therapy, and coordinating services were provided to all students, and an evidence-based intervention for trauma, TF-CBT, was implemented with a subset of students. Greater quantities of CBT and supportive therapy increased functioning, while greater quantities of coordinating services decreased symptoms of PTSD. TF-CBT services were associated with both improved functioning and PTSD symptoms, although TF-CBT was implemented with fidelity to the overall comprehensive service model rather than the structured intervention model. Results suggest the comprehensive school-based model was effective, though different service components affected different student outcomes. Implications of these findings for immigrant mental health interventions and implementing structured evidence-based practices into community mental health programs are discussed. Suggestions are made for future research on existing mental health practices with immigrants.

Url: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22160732

Url: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1007/s10464-011-9486-2

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Authors: Beehler, Sarah; Birman, Dina; Campbell, Ruth

Periodical (Full): American Journal of Community Psychology

Issue: 1-2

Volume: 50

Pages: 155-168

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