The Effect of CIBS Participation and Gender on Adolescent Residential Treatment Duration by Tyler M. Dority M.A., Argosy University, 2010 B.A., Bethel University, 2007 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for... more
The Effect of CIBS Participation and Gender on Adolescent Residential Treatment Duration by Tyler M. Dority M.A., Argosy University, 2010 B.A., Bethel University, 2007 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Clinical Psychology Walden University August 2016 Abstract Additional out-of-home placement rates for adolescents in long-term regional treatment center (LTRT) programs in the United States are between 50% and 75%. There appears to be a failure to generalize treatment to home and community in programs that do not fully integrate family involvement. The collaborative intensive bridging services (CIBS) treatment model uses intensive family therapy and brief residential treatment center (RTC) placement to reduce or eliminate use of LTRT. Using family systems theory, the purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in CIBS provided better outcomes than LTRT programs. The study used archival data collect...
