Strengths of families of at-risk youth: a Delphi study through family assessment and planning teams

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dc.contributor.authorSpear, Randl J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairParks, David J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberEarthman, Glen I.en
dc.contributor.committeememberParson, Stephen R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFu, Victoriaen
dc.contributor.committeememberRedican, Kerry J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAlley, James H.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Administrationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:12:08Zen
dc.date.adate2008-06-06en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:12:08Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2008-06-06en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-06en
dc.description.abstractIn 1992 the Virginia General Assembly enacted the Comprehensive Services Act with the words, "It is the intention of this law to create a collaborative system of services ...that is...family-focused...when addressing the strengths and needs of troubled and at-risk youth and their families in the Commonwealth" (A report to the Governor and General Assembly, 1992, Appendix A, p.1). The directives of the Comprehensive Services Act are carried out in each community through a Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT). The members on each FAPT represent family service agencies based in the community and a parent who collaboratively develop an intervention plan for each at-risk youth and family referred to the team. This study was conducted to determine if the family strengths used by FAPTs were more or less useful depending upon FAPT communities or FAPT representatives. The method chosen for gathering information for the study was a modified Delphi technique. The 70 FAPT representatives who participated in the study came from 17 respondent groups, (nine FAPT Communities and eight FAPT Representative areas). One aspect of the study was to find which family strengths were unique to the upper quartile of only one respondent group. A second aspect of the study was to find which common family strengths were in the upper quartiles of each of the 17 respondent groups, the nine FAPT Communities, and the eight FAPT Representatives. The third aspect of the study was to look at upper quartile family strengths as they were grouped by categories. This report helped identify some of the differences in perspectives among family service providers from different communities and areas of representation. Even though there were some differences among the 17 respondent groups regarding the usefulness of family strengths, there were also some commonalities. This report helped to identify some of these common perspectives among family service providers.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentvii, 116 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06062008-151523en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-151523/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/38014en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1996.S733.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 35286099en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1996.S733en
dc.titleStrengths of families of at-risk youth: a Delphi study through family assessment and planning teamsen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Administrationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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