Caseload factors predictive of family abuse and neglect treatment outcomes
- Rhoades, K. A., Nichols, S. R., Smith Slep, A. M., & Heyman, R. E. (2024). Caseload factors predictive of family abuse and neglect treatment outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 154, Article 106887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106887
- This study aimed to inform caseload allocation within the Department of the Air Force’s (DAF) Family Advocacy Program (FAP) by identifying characteristics salient to successful treatment and improved client well-being. Specifically, the study examined 6 provider characteristics (e.g., provider’s age), 5 caseload characteristics (e.g., number of active cases), 17 client characteristics aggregated across each provider’s caseload (e.g., average commander involvement in treatment), and 3 clinic characteristics (e.g., ease of reaching on-base tenant unit commanders). Data were collected from diverse sources: providers (N=25) reported their demographic characteristics and their caseload characteristics; clinical records were used to obtain aggregate client characteristics and client-reported well-being before and after treatment; and clinic supervisors (N=17) reported provider competence and clinic characteristics. Meaningful commander involvement was generally related to treatment success, but overinvolvement, perhaps signaling high risk family situations, was related to less treatment success.
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