NCJ Number
111897
Journal
Child Abuse and Neglect Volume: 12 Issue: 2 Dated: (1988) Pages: 231-239
Date Published
1988
Length
9 pages
Annotation
A single interdisciplinary treatment at the Central Minnesota Incest Treatment Program in St. Cloud was observed over a 15-month period from February 1985 to May 1986 to determine what procedures are used in the decisionmaking process.
Abstract
Open-ended interviews were conducted with 14 team members. The treatment team was observed by a single researcher 10 times between February and July 1985; follow up observations were conducted in January, April and May 1986. During the data collection period, the number of clients ranged from 35 to 55, and families from 9 to 14. Eight of the families were nuclear. The treatment teams were observed as they interacted with each other over the treatment day. Findings indicate that the interdisciplinary treatment team made its decisions using procedures analogous to those used in social research to establish reliability and validity. The decisionmaking process is similar to processes used by other treatment teams. The findings of the present research are likely to be generalizable to other teams whose decisionmaking processes are similar. 10 references. (Author abstract modified)