Youth Outcome Questionnaire
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The Youth Outcome Questionnaire is a collection of questions designed to collect data regarding the effectiveness of youth therapies. The Y-OQ is a parent report measure of treatment progress for children and adolescents (ages 4 – 17) receiving mental health interventions. The Y-OQ–SR is an adolescent self report measure appropriate for ages 12 – 18.
The psychometric properties of the Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-Report version [Y-OQ-SR]) were examined by Brigham Young University. BYU reported a favorable analysis in terms of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity. They report it to be a valid and reliable self-report measure of psychosocial distress in youth psychotherapy research. The Y-OQ-SR is backed by data based on large samples of youth who were carefully chosen to be representative of both clinical and normal populations. Higher scores indicate greater disfunction, patients in psychiatric hospitals score about 100. Those in outpatient treatment average about 78 and the normal population is less than 47.
These questionnaires have been used in outcome studies for individual teen programs such as Catherine Freer
Wilderness Therapy Programs as well as studies conducted on groups of therapeutic boarding school
s and Adventure therapy
or Wilderness therapy
programs. One such study involving 993 students from 9 schools was presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Another study from 2001, involving 858 kids and their families enrolled in a group of seven wilderness therapy programs for a full year, has been published by the University of Idaho.
The psychometric properties of the Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-Report version [Y-OQ-SR]) were examined by Brigham Young University. BYU reported a favorable analysis in terms of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity. They report it to be a valid and reliable self-report measure of psychosocial distress in youth psychotherapy research. The Y-OQ-SR is backed by data based on large samples of youth who were carefully chosen to be representative of both clinical and normal populations. Higher scores indicate greater disfunction, patients in psychiatric hospitals score about 100. Those in outpatient treatment average about 78 and the normal population is less than 47.
These questionnaires have been used in outcome studies for individual teen programs such as Catherine Freer
Catherine Freer
Catherine Freer Wilderness Therapy Programs is an organization based in Albany, Oregon, that operates a variety of adolescent treatment programs...
Wilderness Therapy Programs as well as studies conducted on groups of therapeutic boarding school
Therapeutic boarding school
A therapeutic boarding school , alternatively known as an emotional growth boarding school, is a boarding school based on the therapeutic community model that offers an educational program together with specialized structure and supervision for students with emotional and behavioral problems,...
s and Adventure therapy
Adventure therapy
Adventure Therapy as a distinct and separate form of psychotherapy has only been prominent for less than 40 years. Influences from a variety of learning and psychological theories have contributed to the complex theoretical combination within adventure therapy . The underlying philosophy largely...
or Wilderness therapy
Wilderness therapy
Wilderness therapy is a subset of adventure-based therapy. It is the use of wilderness expeditions for the purpose of therapeutic intervention. There are a range of different types of wilderness therapy programs, with a range of models and approaches. Some grow out of a survival approach and some...
programs. One such study involving 993 students from 9 schools was presented at the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Another study from 2001, involving 858 kids and their families enrolled in a group of seven wilderness therapy programs for a full year, has been published by the University of Idaho.