1. Prospective Field Validation of the START:AV in a Dutch Secure Youth Care Sample
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Tamara L. F. De Beuf, Vivienne de Vogel, Nick J. Broers, Corine de Ruiter, Section Forensic Psychology, RS: FPN CPS IV, FPN Methodologie & Statistiek, and RS: FPN M&S I
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UTILITY ,OUTCOMES ,field validity ,risk assessment ,adverse outcomes ,PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY ,SHORT-TERM ASSESSMENT ,AV [START] ,Clinical Psychology ,VIOLENCE RISK-ASSESSMENT ,predictive validity ,strengths ,TREATABILITY START ,AGREEMENT ,adolescent ,RELIABILITY ,AGGRESSION ,AV ,STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT ,Applied Psychology ,START - Abstract
The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV) is a risk assessment instrument for adolescents that estimates the risk of multiple adverse outcomes. Prior research into its predictive validity is limited to a handful of studies conducted with the START:AV pilot version and often by the instrument's developers. The present study examines the START:AV's field validity in a secure youth care sample in the Netherlands. Using a prospective design, we investigated whether the total scores, lifetime history, and the final risk judgments of 106 START:AVs predicted inpatient incidents during a 4-month follow-up. Final risk judgments and lifetime history predicted multiple adverse outcomes, including physical aggression, institutional violations, substance use, self-injury, and victimization. The predictive validity of the total scores was significant only for physical aggression and institutional violations. Hence, the short-term predictive validity of the START:AV for inpatient incidents in a residential youth care setting was partially demonstrated and the START:AV final risk judgments can be used to guide treatment planning and decision-making regarding furlough or discharge in this setting. ispartof: ASSESSMENT vol:30 issue:3 ispartof: location:United States status: published
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- 2023