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Papers by Debra Rog

Research paper thumbnail of Family Stability and Child Welfare Involvement among Families Served in Permanent Supportive Housing

Child welfare

This article examines the effectiveness of supportive housing in fostering family preservation an... more This article examines the effectiveness of supportive housing in fostering family preservation and reunification for homeless families with multiple housing barriers. Results indicate that more thanhalfofthe supportive housing program families who are separated from their families by Child Protective Services prior to entering the program are reunified during the 12-month period after entering housing. The rate of reunification for supportive housing families is significantly higher than the rate for matched families who enter shelters, but not significantly different than the rate experienced by matched families entering public housing. This study provides encouraging evidence that housing for families in the child welfare system, including but necessarily limited to supportive housing, can facilitate the reunification of children.

Research paper thumbnail of Infusing Theory Into Practice, Practice Into Theory

American Journal of Evaluation

Research paper thumbnail of The Interplay Between Housing Stability and Child Separation: Implications for Practice and Policy

American Journal of Community Psychology

Greater understanding of how residential stability affects child separation and reunification amo... more Greater understanding of how residential stability affects child separation and reunification among homeless families can guide both child welfare and homeless policy and practice. This article draws upon two longitudinal studies examining services and housing for homeless families and their relationship to family and housing stability. Both studies were conducted in the same state at roughly the same time with similar instruments. The first study, examining families' experiences and outcomes following entry into the homeless service system in three counties in Washington State, found that at 18 months following shelter entry, families that are intact with their children were significantly more likely to be housed in their own housing (46%) than families that were separated from one or more of their children (31%). The second study, a quasiexperimental evaluation of a supportive housing program for homeless families with multiple housing barriers, found that the rates of reunification for Child Protective Services (CPS)-involved families receiving supportive housing was comparable to that for families entering public housing without services, but significantly higher than the rate of reunification for families entering shelter. Taken together, the findings from both studies contribute to the evidence underscoring the importance of housing assistance to homeless families involved in the child welfare system.

Research paper thumbnail of Translating Brain Science Research into Community-Level Change

Research paper thumbnail of An Implementation Evaluation of Community Corrections

Evaluation Review

ABSTRACT This article describes an evaluation of the implementation of a community diversion prog... more ABSTRACT This article describes an evaluation of the implementation of a community diversion program for nonviolent offenders in Virginia. The evaluation used a unique application of logit analysis to focus on the extent to which the program was serving the intended population, in this case, offenders who would have otherwise been incarcerated. Results indicate that at least 46% of the divertees would have been incarcerated if the program had not been available. Usefulness of a statistical technique for evaluating implementation and providing concrete results to policymakers is discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Applied Research Design

Applied Research Design, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Using Typologies to Frame Poverty and Service Delivery in Suburban America

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of applied social research methods

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Programs for the Homeless

New Directions For Program Evaluation, Dec 31, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Children's mental health services : research, policy, and evaluation

... Author: Rog, Debra J. PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1995.... more ... Author: Rog, Debra J. PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1995. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0803973489 ). VOLUME/EDITION: Volume 1. PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xii, 296 p. SUBJECT(S): Child ...

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding homeless families with multiple needs

Research paper thumbnail of Case Management in Practice

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1300 J005v15n02_05, Oct 12, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of The SAGE handbook of applied social research methods

Choice Reviews Online, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Case Management in Practice: Lessons from the Evaluation of the Homeless Families Program

Journal of Prevention Intervention Community, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Mental Health Services for Children

New Directions For Program Evaluation, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Expanding the Boundaries of Evaluation: Strategies for Refining and Evaluating Ill-Defined Interventions

Developmental Follow-up, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Implementation of the homeless families program: 2. Characteristics, strengths, and needs of participant families

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Research paper thumbnail of Family Homelessness: Background Research Findings and Policy Options

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents

Issues in Clinical Child Psychology, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Voices from the Community: Examining Factors Associated with Healthy Weight among Ethnically Diverse Youth and Parents

Background: Conversations about healthy weight in minority communities are shaped by issues as di... more Background: Conversations about healthy weight in minority communities are shaped by issues as diverse as the meaning of health and cultural constructions of the role of food and physical activity. Although obesity is prevalent in these communities, little is known about how perceptions of health, food, and physical activity vary among minority youth and parents. Methods: This study examined African American, Latino, and American Indian youth and parents perceptions regarding factors that influence healthy weight. A secondary analysis of qualitative data comprising transcripts from 14 semi-structured focus group interviews with African American, Latino, and American Indian youth between the ages of 11-17 and adult parents over the age of 18 was conducted. Transcripts were imported into NVivo 10 for coding, sorting, and quantifying thematic content of interest within strata defined by ethnic group. Data was examined separated for youth and parents. Results: Analysis of the data indic...

Research paper thumbnail of Family Stability and Child Welfare Involvement among Families Served in Permanent Supportive Housing

Child welfare

This article examines the effectiveness of supportive housing in fostering family preservation an... more This article examines the effectiveness of supportive housing in fostering family preservation and reunification for homeless families with multiple housing barriers. Results indicate that more thanhalfofthe supportive housing program families who are separated from their families by Child Protective Services prior to entering the program are reunified during the 12-month period after entering housing. The rate of reunification for supportive housing families is significantly higher than the rate for matched families who enter shelters, but not significantly different than the rate experienced by matched families entering public housing. This study provides encouraging evidence that housing for families in the child welfare system, including but necessarily limited to supportive housing, can facilitate the reunification of children.

Research paper thumbnail of Infusing Theory Into Practice, Practice Into Theory

American Journal of Evaluation

Research paper thumbnail of The Interplay Between Housing Stability and Child Separation: Implications for Practice and Policy

American Journal of Community Psychology

Greater understanding of how residential stability affects child separation and reunification amo... more Greater understanding of how residential stability affects child separation and reunification among homeless families can guide both child welfare and homeless policy and practice. This article draws upon two longitudinal studies examining services and housing for homeless families and their relationship to family and housing stability. Both studies were conducted in the same state at roughly the same time with similar instruments. The first study, examining families' experiences and outcomes following entry into the homeless service system in three counties in Washington State, found that at 18 months following shelter entry, families that are intact with their children were significantly more likely to be housed in their own housing (46%) than families that were separated from one or more of their children (31%). The second study, a quasiexperimental evaluation of a supportive housing program for homeless families with multiple housing barriers, found that the rates of reunification for Child Protective Services (CPS)-involved families receiving supportive housing was comparable to that for families entering public housing without services, but significantly higher than the rate of reunification for families entering shelter. Taken together, the findings from both studies contribute to the evidence underscoring the importance of housing assistance to homeless families involved in the child welfare system.

Research paper thumbnail of Translating Brain Science Research into Community-Level Change

Research paper thumbnail of An Implementation Evaluation of Community Corrections

Evaluation Review

ABSTRACT This article describes an evaluation of the implementation of a community diversion prog... more ABSTRACT This article describes an evaluation of the implementation of a community diversion program for nonviolent offenders in Virginia. The evaluation used a unique application of logit analysis to focus on the extent to which the program was serving the intended population, in this case, offenders who would have otherwise been incarcerated. Results indicate that at least 46% of the divertees would have been incarcerated if the program had not been available. Usefulness of a statistical technique for evaluating implementation and providing concrete results to policymakers is discussed.

Research paper thumbnail of Applied Research Design

Applied Research Design, 1993

Research paper thumbnail of Using Typologies to Frame Poverty and Service Delivery in Suburban America

Research paper thumbnail of Handbook of applied social research methods

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Programs for the Homeless

New Directions For Program Evaluation, Dec 31, 1990

Research paper thumbnail of Children's mental health services : research, policy, and evaluation

... Author: Rog, Debra J. PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1995.... more ... Author: Rog, Debra J. PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (Thousand Oaks). SERIES TITLE: YEAR: 1995. PUB TYPE: Book (ISBN 0803973489 ). VOLUME/EDITION: Volume 1. PAGES (INTRO/BODY): xii, 296 p. SUBJECT(S): Child ...

Research paper thumbnail of Understanding homeless families with multiple needs

Research paper thumbnail of Case Management in Practice

Http Dx Doi Org 10 1300 J005v15n02_05, Oct 12, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of The SAGE handbook of applied social research methods

Choice Reviews Online, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of Case Management in Practice: Lessons from the Evaluation of the Homeless Families Program

Journal of Prevention Intervention Community, 1997

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Mental Health Services for Children

New Directions For Program Evaluation, 1992

Research paper thumbnail of Expanding the Boundaries of Evaluation: Strategies for Refining and Evaluating Ill-Defined Interventions

Developmental Follow-up, 1994

Research paper thumbnail of Implementation of the homeless families program: 2. Characteristics, strengths, and needs of participant families

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Research paper thumbnail of Family Homelessness: Background Research Findings and Policy Options

Research paper thumbnail of Evaluating Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents

Issues in Clinical Child Psychology, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Voices from the Community: Examining Factors Associated with Healthy Weight among Ethnically Diverse Youth and Parents

Background: Conversations about healthy weight in minority communities are shaped by issues as di... more Background: Conversations about healthy weight in minority communities are shaped by issues as diverse as the meaning of health and cultural constructions of the role of food and physical activity. Although obesity is prevalent in these communities, little is known about how perceptions of health, food, and physical activity vary among minority youth and parents. Methods: This study examined African American, Latino, and American Indian youth and parents perceptions regarding factors that influence healthy weight. A secondary analysis of qualitative data comprising transcripts from 14 semi-structured focus group interviews with African American, Latino, and American Indian youth between the ages of 11-17 and adult parents over the age of 18 was conducted. Transcripts were imported into NVivo 10 for coding, sorting, and quantifying thematic content of interest within strata defined by ethnic group. Data was examined separated for youth and parents. Results: Analysis of the data indic...