Teen Success Project
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 12 - 17 |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | October 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | January 2021 |
| Contact: | Ashli Sheidow, Ph.D. |
| Email: | AshliS@oslc.org |
| Phone: | 541-485-2711 |
Improving Access to Substance Abuse Evidence-Based Practices for Youth in the Justice System: Strategies Used by JPOs
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Juvenile Probation Officers
(JPOs) delivering Contingency Management (CM) to teens on their caseload who have problems
with drug use. CM has already been shown to be effective at helping teens with drug problems
but CM has never been delivered by JPOs. This study will test how well it works to have JPOs
deliver CM during their regular meetings with teens.
(JPOs) delivering Contingency Management (CM) to teens on their caseload who have problems
with drug use. CM has already been shown to be effective at helping teens with drug problems
but CM has never been delivered by JPOs. This study will test how well it works to have JPOs
deliver CM during their regular meetings with teens.
The overarching purpose of this study is to increase justice-involved youths' access to an
evidence-based practice for substance abuse, specifically Contingency Management (CM). This
randomized controlled trial will examine the effectiveness of using juvenile probation
officers (JPOs) to deliver CM to youth (aged 12-17 years) on their caseloads. CM is an
evidence-based practice for substance abuse. The Investigators posit that JPOs are in an
ideal position to deliver an evidence-based practice such as CM to youth because of their
intensive involvement and frequent contact with the youth offenders under their supervision.
The study randomizes 36 JPOs to 2 conditions: CM versus control (usual JPO services), and
then randomizes 504 drug-abusing adolescent probationers across those 2 conditions. The
research team will work with JPOs employed by the Department of Youth Services (DYS) in
various counties in Oregon. JPOs will participate in focus groups and research interviews and
will submit monthly audio-tapes of sessions with participating youth. JPOs randomized to the
CM condition will receive training in how to deliver CM. As stated, participating youth will
also be randomized to CM or control and assigned to a JPO in the same condition. For those in
the CM group, the delivery of CM will be added to their regular meetings with their JPO.
Research data will be collected from families via audio-taped interviews and questionnaires
from youth and one caretaker. Urine samples for drug testing will also be collected from
youth. Lastly, arrest records will be collected on youth for the 18 months pre- and
post-entry into the study. The study involves 2 types of participants: youth (n=504) and
juvenile probation officers (n=36), for a total of 540 anticipated participants.
evidence-based practice for substance abuse, specifically Contingency Management (CM). This
randomized controlled trial will examine the effectiveness of using juvenile probation
officers (JPOs) to deliver CM to youth (aged 12-17 years) on their caseloads. CM is an
evidence-based practice for substance abuse. The Investigators posit that JPOs are in an
ideal position to deliver an evidence-based practice such as CM to youth because of their
intensive involvement and frequent contact with the youth offenders under their supervision.
The study randomizes 36 JPOs to 2 conditions: CM versus control (usual JPO services), and
then randomizes 504 drug-abusing adolescent probationers across those 2 conditions. The
research team will work with JPOs employed by the Department of Youth Services (DYS) in
various counties in Oregon. JPOs will participate in focus groups and research interviews and
will submit monthly audio-tapes of sessions with participating youth. JPOs randomized to the
CM condition will receive training in how to deliver CM. As stated, participating youth will
also be randomized to CM or control and assigned to a JPO in the same condition. For those in
the CM group, the delivery of CM will be added to their regular meetings with their JPO.
Research data will be collected from families via audio-taped interviews and questionnaires
from youth and one caretaker. Urine samples for drug testing will also be collected from
youth. Lastly, arrest records will be collected on youth for the 18 months pre- and
post-entry into the study. The study involves 2 types of participants: youth (n=504) and
juvenile probation officers (n=36), for a total of 540 anticipated participants.
There are 2 types of participants in this study: youth and juvenile probation officers.
Inclusion Criteria for youth:
- Newly opened probation case (can have previous cases)
- 12-17 years old
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-5 (DSM-5) substance use disorder
Exclusion Criteria for youth:
- Pervasive developmental disorder
- Active psychotic disorder
- Severe/profound mental retardation
Inclusion Criteria for juvenile probation officers:
- Employed as a juvenile probation officer with the Department of Youth Services in a
participating county in Oregon
- Serving clients aged 12-17 years old with a substance abuse problem
Exclusion Criteria for juvenile probation officers:
- Not employed as a juvenile probation officer with the Department of Youth Services in
a participating county in Oregon
- Not serving clients aged 12-17 years old with a substance abuse problem
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