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Issue Contents

May 2008

Expanding the Evidence Base For Boys Town's In-Home Family Services (Stephanie Ingram)
Interview With Claudine Cannezzaro (Claudine Cannezzaro)

March 2008

Many Youth at Boys Town Experience Success without Psychotropic Medications (Gail Smith)
Health Care & Youth Care Research Progress (Dan Daly)

January 2008

2007 Speaker Series and Strategic Plan Progress Summary (Ron Thompson)
Academic Study Continues on Home Campus (Jessica Hagaman)

October 2007

Using the Boys Town Motivation System to Predict Outcomes (Yoni Schwab)
Developing a Family Reunification Program (Jeff Peterson)

August 2007

Exploring Peer Contagion at Boys Town: Does It Exist? (Bethany Lee)
New Focus for the AT Program (Kathy Kirby)

June 2007

Assessing the Impact of Reading is FAME on Struggling High School Readers (Tanya Shaw)
Reading Study Begins at Northwest HS (Mary Butell)

April 2007

Examining Crisis Calls at the Boys Town National Hotline (Jay Ringle)
National Hotline Reaches out to Callers (Virginia Gohr)

February 2007

Examining the Relationship Between Youth Intelligence and Symptom Reduction (Robert Gehringer)
Academic Study Begins on Home Campus (Katy Casey)

December 2006

Speaker Series Provides Input for Program Development & Research (Ron Thompson)
Revising the ROLES Instrument (Jon Huefner)

October 2006

Departure Status of Boys Town Youth (Alexandra Trout)
Family Services on Home Campus (Patrick Tyler)

August 2006

Examining the Treatment Impact of Boys Town Sports (Adrian Enzastiga)
Competing with Character in Boys Town Sports (Kevin Kush)

June 2006

A Case Study in Effective, Harm-Free Residential Care (Dennis Vollmer)
Revising the Safety-Hold Protocol (Barb Vollmer)

April 2006

Examining the Relationship Between Model Fidelity and Student Outcomes (Ray Burke)
Get to Know Program Evaluation (Kathy Bye)

March 2006

Five-Year Follow-Up Study Results of Former Boys Town Residents (Stephanie Ingram)
Hotline Helps Find Former Residents (Richard Lenarduzzi)

December 2005

Speaker Series Results in Appointment of Scientific Advisory Panel (Ron Thompson)
New Partnership Creates Opportunities (Alexandra Trout)

October 2005

Therapeutic Alliance Evaluations Yield Interesting Results (Mike Handwerk)
Get to Know a Postdoctoral Fellow (Sean Smitham)

August 2005

Overcoming Resistance to Implementing Classroom Management Strategies (Ray Burke)
Get to Know Education Services (Scott Hartman)

June 2005

Incorporating an Ecological Approach in Family-Based Services (Stephanie Ingram)
Does it Really Matter How Children Spend Their Time? (Richard Munger)

April 2005

Development of the Child Suicide Risk Assessment Instrument (Jay Ringle)
Suicide Calls at the National Hotline (Kris Hallstrom)

February 2005

Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How Are Former Residents Doing? (Jon Huefner)
Five-Year Follow-Up Study Begins (Beth Chmelka)

December 2004

Speaker Series Informs Staff about Current Issues in Child Care (Ron Thompson)
Audience Feedback for Speaker Series (Laurie Angus)

August 2004

Evaluation of a Residential Model Fidelity Instrument (Christy Kessler)
Program Experts Create Instrument (Tanya Shaw)

June 2004

The Future of Evidence-Based Practice: A Benchmarking Approach (Lynn Castrianno)
Home Campus Use of the CBCL (Beth Chmelka)

Supplement

Mason, M., Castrianno, L., Kessler, C., Holmstrand, L., Huefner, J., Payne, V.,Pecora, P. J., Schmaltz, S., Stenslie, M., (2003). A Comparison of Foster Care Outcomes across Four Child Welfare Agencies . Journal of Family Social Work. 7(2), 55-72.

April 2004