Effectiveness and outcomes of adding therapeutic behavioral services to an existing treatment plan for children in crisis

The research problem studied was whether adding services such as therapeutic behavioral services (TBS) to an existing treatment plan will help improve the client's level of functioning. Data was collected before and after TBS using a measure called the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS). Changes in level of functioning were observed. TBS was found to be effective in preventing client's from being transferred to a higher level of care. The average decrease in CAFAS score for clients who completed TBS while clients at SCC was 40 points, indicating clinically significant levels of change. There was, however, another large portion of clients who were transferred to a higher level of care despite receiving the extra services.