The Weekly Adjustment Indicators Checklist: An Application in the Child Welfare Field

Research on the effectiveness of various home-based interventions implemented in the 1980s and 1990s indicates that results have been equivocal. Because of the unique and complex behavioral challenges presented by each family and the need for individualized treatments and long-term interventions for these families, group research and evaluation designs are often insufficient in assessing effectiveness of home-based interventions. Alternative evaluation strategies are needed. The purpose of this exploratory study was two-fold: (a) to investigate the applicability and acceptability of the Weekly Adjustment Indicators Checklist (WAIC) in monitoring adult and child behaviors and (b) to monitor, on an on-going basis, the progress of a family referred to an urban family preservation and reunification program. The target family on whom data were collected consisted of a 13-year old girl and her foster parent who was her maternal aunt. The findings of this study indicate that the WAIC is applicable in monitoring the progress of children and adults in care and that it has the endorsement of its user, namely, the direct care provider. Other results of the study, limitations of the study, and future research needs are discussed.

The Health Behavior Change Competency Checklist (HBCCC): Instrument development and psychometric evaluation.

More than half of morbidity and mortality in the United States can be attributed to behavior-related disease, such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, poor diet and alcohol consumption. Given the increased prevalence of behaviorally related medical health concerns, physician competence in the implementation of effective behavior change strategies is quickly becoming an essential skill. However, only recently have primary care residency programs begun to systematically teach and evaluate motivational interviewing skills critical to influencing health behavior, and use of standardized, objective assessment tools to assess skillfulness has been largely absent. This paper reports the development of a checklist, the Health Behavior Change Competency Checklist (HBCCC). The instrument captures the theoretical model of behavior change, motivational interviewing, in a practical and versatile manner. Psychometric evaluation demonstrated moderate efficacy. Namely, results indicated the HBCCC possesses good reliability, as evidenced by high internal consistency, and adequate construct validity. It also displayed considerable utility and practical application. While these results provide several reasons for confidence in the HBCCC, item revision and additional testing are required in order to establish it as a meaningful and valuable instrument.

Protecting the ozone layer : a checklist for citizen action.

Mode of access: Internet.

Checklist of newspapers and official gazettes in the New York public library;

"This list has three main divisions: (1) an alphabetical arrangement by cities in which the papers are published; (2) an alphabetical index to the titles or names of the papers; (3) a chronological index."

Children's books in England & America in the seventeenth century : a history and checklist, together with The young Christian's library, the first printed catalogue of books for children.

The young Christian's library is a facsimile reproduction of the Bodleian Library copy of the original ed. published in 1710.

Checklist of public documents containing debates and proceedings of Congress from the First to the Fifty-third Congress,

Mode of access: Internet.

A checklist of United States newspapers (and weeklies before 1900) in the general library /

Arranged alphabetically by cities under states.

Checklist of the coleopterous insects of Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America.

Mode of access: Internet.

British manuscripts project : a checklist of the microfilms prepared in England and Wales for the American Council of Learned Societies, 1941-1945 /

Includes index.

Checklist of selected German pamphlets and booklets of the Weimar and Nazi period in the University of Michigan Library /

The collection is housed in the Rare Book Room of the University Library.

Regimental publications & personal narratives of the Civil War : a checklist.

Vol. 2-3 have special t.p. only: Military bibliography of the Civil War.

A checklist of the Illinois Department of Transportation's county highway and county traffic maps held by the Illinois State Library.

Title from cover.

A checklist of the Illinois Department of Transportation's county highway and county traffic maps held by the Illinois State Library /

Description based on: Mar. 1998.

How to select a nursing home : a reference and checklist for the potential nursing home resident and his or her family.

"January, 1982."

Checklist of hearings before congressional committees through the sixty-seventh congress. Part I--House committee on agriculture,

Mode of access: Internet.