Browsing by Author "Kufeldt, Kathleen"
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Item Open Access Assessment as a guide to placement decisions(1991) Downey, Lynn; Kufeldt, KathleenItem Open Access Evaluation of the youth drug program: is staffing a phone line for young drug users a useful addition to aftercare?(1993) Black, Kathleen Michell; Kufeldt, KathleenThis study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the Youth Drug Program for aftercare. Occurring in the program's pilot year, it assessed whether staffing a peer-support · telephone line coupled with attending group counselling was a beneficial addition to traditional resources for young adults in recovery. The evaluation's conclusions addressed policy, practice and theory. Hudson scales (Computer Assisted Social Services, 1992) assessed three service objectives and one outcome goal for the Youth Drug Program (enhanced peer relations, self-esteem and family relations; reduced alcohol abuse). Mean scores for the experimental group were compared with those of three nonequivalent comparison groups over a three month period. The experimental group suggested improvement in all areas except peer relations, pending the study's replication. A more rigorous study involving larger populations would be recommended to further assess the complementarity of peer-support telephone work to group counselling in substance abuse aftercare for young adults.Item Open Access Family and divorce mediation: an international comparison(1988) Foy, Katherine M.; Kufeldt, KathleenItem Open Access Reflections on special needs adoption: an exploratory descriptive study of parental perceptions(1994) Whitford-Numan, Roxanne Lee; Kufeldt, KathleenItem Open Access Social work intervention at the university: ensuring success for the SLD student(1990) Lipsey, Mel H.; Kufeldt, KathleenItem Embargo Temporary foster care: an alternative model for practice(1977) Kufeldt, Kathleen; Baker, Derek G.Item Open Access Temporary foster care: theoretical perspectives and participants' perceptions(1981) Kufeldt, Kathleen; Gripton, James M.Item Open Access The Transition from foster care to independent living: interviews with adolescents in care and young persons who have left care(1989) Parker, Susan Dianne; Kufeldt, KathleenItem Open Access Variables associated with repetitive runaway behavior(1991) Jones, Patricia; Kufeldt, KathleenThe purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences between first time and repetitive runaway residents at Avenue 15, a runaway shelter in Calgary, AB. The goal was that if one could differentiate those variables that might predict the repetitive runner, services could be targeted to direct these young people from dangers on the street. An extensive literature review is presented, data is analyzed and practical and research recommendations are outlined. Major findings are that repetitive runners differ from first time runners in regards to: length of run, involvement in illegal activities and reported experiences of sexual abuse, physical abuse and fighting with siblings. In addition, frequent repeaters most often reported not seeing their family for more than a month and were more likely to be under government care. Implications for service and practice are that frequent and firsttime runners have separate and distinct treatment requirements. This writer proposes that interventions must be viewed from an ecological perspective; community and natural support systems must be utilized; therapists must be willing to meet concrete survival needs of clients; multiple interventions are essential; there must be an acceptance that not all young people return home and thus, transitional housing and permanent placements must be provided where "permanency" is emphasized and awareness, flexibility, and openness are needed to provide young people with as many choices as possible. Further research should strive for agreement on the definition of runaway behavior; participation by professionals in related fields; use of control groups; and, additional analysis of data through school records, agency records, and police files.