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Sadaaki Fukui1, Rick Goscha, Charles A Rapp
1School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 1545 Lilac Lane, Lawrence, KS 66044-3184, USA. fsadaaki@ku.edu
Objective:
The study examined the relationship between fidelity of strengths model case management (SMCM) and client outcomes of psychiatric hospitalization, competitive employment, postsecondary education, and independent living.
Methods:
Data were collected over an 18-month period during regularly scheduled fidelity reviews for 14 case management teams representing ten agencies serving an average of 953 clients diagnosed as having a serious mental illness. Time-varying covariate linear growth modeling examined the relationship between fidelity scores and client outcomes.
Results:
A statistically significant association was found between fidelity scores and psychiatric hospitalization, competitive employment, and postsecondary education.
Conclusions:
The study results offer promising evidence that higher SMCM fidelity has a positive effect on clients over an 18-month period, thereby providing an effective complement to current mental health treatment.
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