Attachment C1 DCFS Research Matrix

ATTACHMENT C1: DCFS RESEARCH MATRIX
Interview	Instruments and Descriptions	Frequency	Target Population	Annual Number of Respondents	Research Question
Youth	Abbreviated Dysregulation Inventory (ADI): Designed to assess three areas: (a) Emotional/Affective Dysregulation, (b) Behavioral Dysregulation, (c) Cognitive Dysregulation Youth Social Support Instrument (YSS): Designed to assess perceived social support received from familial adults, non-parental, and a peer Youth Emotional Permanency Instrument (YEP): Designed to examine the quality of the youth’s relationships with adults Parent Contact with Youth Instrument (PCY): Designed to assess the youth’s contact with his or her mother and father Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC): Designed to assess distress and related symptoms after an acute or chronic trauma including Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Posttraumatic Stress, and Dissociation	Completed twice: baseline and then 6 months after	Foster youth ages 11-16 who are placed in traditional, relative, and specialized foster homes throughout the state of Illinois who, upon reaching the 2-year anniversary of entering foster care, are experiencing mental health symptoms and/or have had at least one placement change	864	Do foster youth ages 11-16 placed in traditional, relative, and specialized foster homes throughout the state who, upon reaching the 2-year anniversary of entering care, are experiencing mental health symptoms and/or have had at least one placement change, experience increased permanency rates within 3 years of entry if they receive TARGET services compared with similar youth who received services as usual?
Biological Parent	Abbreviated Dysregulation Inventory (ADI): Designed to assess three areas: (a) Emotional/Affective Dysregulation, (b) Behavioral Dysregulation, (c) Cognitive Dysregulation Social Provisions Scale (SPS): Designed to examine how respondent’s social relationships provide social support. Includes six constructs: (a) Attachment, (b) Social Integration, (c) Reassurance of Worth, (d) Reliable Alliance, (e) Guidance, and (f) Opportunity for Nurturance		Biological parents of the target foster youth, who fit the requirement that they be a viable resource for reunification	518
Foster Parent	Abbreviated Dysregulation Inventory (ADI)-Parent Version: Designed to assess three areas: (a) Emotional/Affective Dysregulation, (b) Behavioral Dysregulation, (c) Cognitive Dysregulation. The parent version, which is identical to the original instrument, instructs the parent to complete the instrument using the child as a reference. Parenting Practices Chicago Survey-Parent Version (PPCS): Designed to assess three constructs: Positive Parenting, Discipline Effectiveness, Discipline Avoidance, and Monitoring Social Provisions Scale (SPS): Designed to examine how respondent’s social relationships provide social support. Includes six constructs: (a) Attachment, (b) Social Integration, (c) Reassurance of Worth, (d) Reliable Alliance, (e) Guidance, and (f) Opportunity for Nurturance.		Foster parents of the target youth	864