Working to Strengths: Preliminary findings of the Lets Start program

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Working to Strengths Preliminary findings of the
Lets Start program
G Robinson Lets Start Team School for Social
and Policy Research Charles Darwin University
http//www.cdu.edu.au/letsstart
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Multi-group format
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DATA POINTS
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Delivery
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Referrals
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Problems at referral
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SDQ at Referral
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Outcomes SDQ

• Parents - Teachers

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Outcomes Ngari-P

• Parents - Teachers

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Summary

• Parents rate kids in SDQ clinical range at
  referral this drops to nonclinical at program
  end and this is maintained.
• Teachers rate kids in SDQ clinical range at
  referral and this is maintained at program end.
  SDQ scores only drop into the nonclinical range
  at follow-up.
• Parent NP ratings show a marginal decline at
  program end which is significantly greater at
  follow-up.
• Teacher NP ratings show a significant drop at
  program end which is maintained at follow-up.

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Outcomes K6
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K6 Items
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Attendance retention