Practitioner-Researcher Partnership: Results from an Evaluation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy in the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This panel convenes researchers and practitioners to discuss ways to forge a collaborative practitioner-researcher partnership to develop policy-relevant research in juvenile justice and interim findings from such a partnership between the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice and the Urban Institute that aims to advance current practice in aggression management for medium- and high-risk juvenile offenders. The panel also provides insights into how to address challenges in developing a collaborative partnership with juvenile justice agencies and conducting research with institutionalized youths in a secure facility.

Sub Unit

• Area IX: Juvenile Crime and the Justice System / 59: Juvenile Justice Policies and Practices

Individual Presentations

• Aggression Management Treatment among Virginia’s Institutionalized Juveniles - Robin Binford-Weaver, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice; Jessica Schneider, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice; Jared B. Miller, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice

• Impact and Process Evaluations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Institutionalized Youth - Bryce E. Peterson, Urban Institute; Samantha Harvell, Urban Institute

• A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Institutionalized Juveniles - Emily Tiry, Urban Institute; KiDeuk Kim, Urban Institute

Chair

• Emily Tiry, Urban Institute

Discussant

• Mark Murphy, Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice