Critical Time Intervention for People Leaving Shelters in the Netherlands: Assessing Fidelity and Exploring Facilitators and Barriers.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC5225207 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
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Critical Time Intervention for People Leaving Shelters in the Netherlands: Assessing Fidelity and Exploring Facilitators and Barriers.
de Vet Renée R Lako Danielle A M DA Beijersbergen Mariëlle D MD van den Dries Linda L Conover Sarah S van Hemert Albert M AM Herman Daniel B DB Wolf Judith R L M JR
Administration and policy in mental health 20170101 1
International dissemination of evidence-based interventions calls for rigorous evaluation. As part of an evaluation of critical time intervention (CTI) for homeless people and abused women leaving Dutch shelters, this study assessed fidelity in two service delivery systems and explored factors influencing model adherence. Data collection entailed chart review (n = 70) and two focus groups with CTI workers (n = 11). The intervention obtained an overall score of three out of five (fairly implement ...[more]
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