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1 results foundAuthor: Rutgers University-Newark Economic Development Research Group, School of Public Affairs and Administration Title: Assessing the Impact of InsideOut Dad™ on Newark Community Education Centers (CEC) Residential Reentry Center Residents Summary: This report presents a multi-method evaluation of the InsideOut Dad™ program in three Community Education Centers (CEC) Residential Reentry Centers in New Jersey. The current evaluation includes both quantitative and qualitative data in the form of participant surveys, institutional data collection, participant interviews, and stakeholder interviews. These methods are used to determine if the program has had an impact across a series of outcome measures. In March of 2010, National Fatherhood Initiative agreed to an evaluation framework for Inside Out Dad™ with Rutgers University’s Economic Development Research Group (EDRG). Specifically, the objective of the research project was stated as an effort to evaluate the program’s effectiveness and assess the potential for further expansion. The program was initially implemented at each of the three facilities by the summer of 2010. During the evaluation period, a total of 307 participants graduated from the program, completing both pre- and post-test surveys. The evaluation period ended in June of 2011 although post-program data was collected on participants through August of 2011. National Fatherhood Initiative’s (NFI) InsideOut Dad™ program was implemented at three sites in Newark, New Jersey: Delaney Hall, the Harbor, and Tully House. Delaney Hall, opened in 2000, houses a capacity of 1,196 adult male offenders from both Essex County and New Jersey State Parole Board populations. The site operates programs including “substance abuse treatment, life skills training, individual and group counseling, relapse prevention, anger management, and educational and GED services” (Community Education Centers). The facility also operates a well-staffed Family Services program. Delaney Hall is the largest of the CEC sites in New Jersey. Delaney Hall graduated 101 participants from the InsideOut Dad™ program for this evaluation. The Harbor, opened in 2000 with a capacity of 234, contracts residents from the New Jersey Department of Corrections. Originally located in Hoboken, the facility was moved to Newark in 2009 at a site adjacent to Tully House. The Harbor offers “GED preparation, adult basic education, life skills, anger management, relapse prevention, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, twelve step education, family groups and job skills” (Community Education Centers). The Harbor graduated 89 participants from the InsideOut Dad™ program. Tully House, opened in 1998, contracts residents from the New Jersey Department of Corrections. The site has a capacity of 315 residents. At the facility a variety of services are offered including “work release, vocational, educational, and college educational referral enrollment” (Community Education Centers). Tully House also focuses on “domestic violence, anger management, relapse prevention, parenting skills and criminality groups” (Community Education Centers). An active Family Service Program is also operated at the facility. Tully House graduated 117 participants from the InsideOut Dad™ program. This report is presented in several sections. The remainder of this section provides a concise review of the research on the effects of parental incarceration and programs for fathers in prisons. The second section contains a brief summary of the components to the InsideOut Dad™ program and discusses two previous evaluations of the program conducted in Maryland and Ohio. The third section rephrases the purpose of the current evaluation. The fourth section details the methodology utilized within this evaluation. Data collection and analysis procedures are described in detail. In the fifth section, the quantitative results are presented and analyzed from survey and institutional data. The sixth section introduces the qualitative results of the study from interviews with participants and stakeholders. The seventh section describes the most important limitations associated with the study. The eighth section offers a conclusion that reiterates the main findings and implications of the current evaluation. The final section provides recommendations from the study. Details: Newark, NJ: Rutgers University-Newark Economic Development Research Group, School of Public Affairs and Administration, 2011. 68p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed November 1, 2011 at: http://www.fatherhood.org/Document.Doc?id=296 Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.fatherhood.org/Document.Doc?id=296 Shelf Number: 123197 Keywords: Children of PrisonersFamilies of InmatesFathersPrisoner Reentry (Newark, NJ)Treatment Programs, Male Offenders |