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System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR)

Measuring System Development at the Practice Level

The System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR) was designed to provide a tool for assessing whether system of care principles are implemented at the level of practice where children and their families have direct contact with service providers. More specifically, the purpose of the SOCPR is to collect and analyze data obtained from multiple sources and use this data to determine the extent to which the local service systems, through their direct service workers, adhere to the system of care philosophy. It also provides a measure of how well the overall service delivery system is meeting the needs of children with serious emotional disturbances (SED) and their families.

The SOCPR provides feedback that can enhance quality improvement efforts and is applicable on two levels

1. At the direct service level it provides users with specific recommendations that can be incorporated into staff training.
2. On a system-wide level it can be aggregated to identify strengths, as well as areas that need improvement.

Here you will learn how the SOCPR can facilitate assessment of your community-based system of care.

SOCPR Resources

SOCPR Fact Sheet [217kb pdf]

Monograph

This monograph, available in both English and Spanish, describes the System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR) and discusses how the use of the SOCPR can enhance quality improvement efforts, and identify system-wide strengths and areas for improvement.

Measuring the Fidelity of Service Planning and Delivery to System of Care Principles March 2005 [2 MB PDF]

Midiendo la Fidelidad de la Planeacion y Entrega de Servicios a los Principios del Sistema de Cuidado: La Revision de la Practica del Sistema de Cuidado (SOCPR) March 2005 Spanish [1.1MB PDF]

System of Care Practice Review: Team Leader and Team Member Training Manuals

These training manuals have two purposes: (1) to familiarize individuals with the case study process employed in the System of Care Practice Review (SOCPR), and (2) to prepare them to conduct the SOCPR in a community setting.

Team Leader Manual May 2007 [2MB PDF]
Team Member Manual April 2005 [594KB PDF]

SOCPR Recommended Readings

Use of the System-of-Care Practice Review in the national evaluation: Evaluating the fidelity of practice to system-of-care principles

Hernandez, M., Gomez, A., Lipien, L., Greenbaum, P. E., Armstrong, K. H., & Gonzalez, P. (2001). Use of the System-of-Care Practice Review in the national evaluation: Evaluating the fidelity of practice to system-of-care principles. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 9(1), 43-52.

Building systems of care: A primer

Pires, S. (2002). Building systems of care: A primer. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Child Development Center, CASSP Technical Assistance Center.

System-of-care practice review scores as predictors of behavioral symptomatology and functional impairment

Stephens, Robert L., Holden, E. Wayne, and Hernandez, Mario (2004). System-of-care practice review scores as predictors of behavioral symptomatology and functional impairment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 13(2), 179-191. Stroul, B. A. &

A system of care for children and youth with severe emotional disturbances. (Revised edition)

Friedman, R. M. (1994). A system of care for children and youth with severe emotional disturbances. (Revised edition). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Child Development Center, CASSP Technical Assistance Center.