Abstract
Well-being among children and adolescents in the public behavioral health system is impacted by a range of influences and has the potential to impact assessment and treatment decisions. The current qualitative study explored the perspectives of child/adolescent public behavioral health clinicians. Specifically, the research questions examined 1) how clinicians define and measure child and adolescent well-being in current practice and 2) barriers to the assessment of well-being among children and adolescents in the public behavioral health system. Constant comparative analysis of data from a sample of 21 child/adolescent public behavioral health clinicians suggests 5 themes: Hierarchy of Need; Cultural Relevance; All About Relationships; Subjectivity of Well-Being; and Current Practice: Barriers and Recommendations. Results are discussed in the context of implications for future research to develop and implement child and adolescent well-being measures in public behavioral health settings.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 84-91 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
| Volume | 76 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2017 |
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Keywords
- Adolescent
- Child
- Measurement
- Public behavioral health
- Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
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Measuring well-being among children and adolescents in the public behavioral health system : Clinicians’ perspectives on current practices. / Anthony, Elizabeth; Booth, Jaime M.
In: Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 76, 01.05.2017, p. 84-91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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