The Use of a Level of Care Measure in a Child Welfare Population
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
3-8-2005
Description
Level of care determination is an important process in treatment and service planning for children and their families both in mental health and child welfare. This area of service delivery is beginning to develop systematic approaches for decision-making. The process and implementation of the Child and Adolescent Level of Care Utilization System (CALOCUS) within the context of the Children's Program Outcome Review Team (CPORT) evaluation and a full sample of data will be presented examining the CALOCUS levels of care across age, gender, race, and compared with CAFAS, CBCL and CPORT system outcome data on children in state custody in Tennessee.
Location
University of South Florida
Citation Information
Pumariega, Andres; Moser, Michele R.; Wade, Patricia; and Clark, T.. 2005. The Use of a Level of Care Measure in a Child Welfare Population. A System of Care for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, University of South Florida. http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/rtcconference/handouts/default.cfm?appid=18188