Back to Publications

Use of the System of Care Practice Review in the National Evaluation

Published: December 31 2001

Abstract

This article describes the empirical support of the System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR), a methodology developed to measure the alignment between the principles of a system of care and mental health practices in a community setting. To test this approach, two communities with well-developed systems of care were compared on the SOCPR with two communities with less developed systems of care. Results indicate that the SOCPR was successful in differentiating between those communities that were able to implement systems of care principles into mental health practices from those who did not.

Citation

Hernandez, M., Gomez, A., Lipien, L., Greenbaum, P. E., Armstrong, K., & Gonzalez, P. (2001). Use of the System of Care Practice Review in the national evaluation: Evaluating the fidelity of practice to system of care principles. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 9, 43-52.