In 2019, the family treatment court (FTC) best practice standards (the Standards) were published to clarify attributes of FTC programs associated with superior child, parent, and family outcomes. The Standards cover the breadth of FTC operations including program structure and leadership, substance use treatment and complementary services, and behavioral responses to participants. This study aimed to develop an instrument (the Model Standards Implementation Scale; “MSIS”) that stakeholders can use to assess implementation of the Standards by individual FTCs. The MSIS balances usability with scientific validity. Interrater reliability (IRR), internal consistency, and several types of validity were assessed. Results indicated moderate to strong IRR, high internal consistency, mixed known groups validity depending on Standard, and high convergent and divergent validity. Initial findings suggest good validity and usability of the MSIS for evaluating FTC Standards' implementation. Notably, the process of using the tool functioned to educate FTC team members on the Standards. Although implementation of the MSIS is a resource-intensive process, the opportunity to receive constructive feedback proved to be an effective incentive for initial and subsequent participation in the evaluation among FTCs. Future research is needed to examine predictive validity, including association between Standards' implementation and family outcomes in FTCs.

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家庭治疗法庭最佳实践评估的开发和试点测试：模型标准实施规模

2019 年，家庭待遇法庭 (FTC) 最佳实践标准（以下简称“标准”）发布，以阐明与优质儿童、父母和家庭结果相关的 FTC 计划的属性。该标准涵盖了 FTC 业务的广泛范围，包括计划结构和领导、物质使用治疗和补充服务以及对参与者的行为反应。本研究旨在开发一种工具（模型标准实施量表；“MSIS”），利益相关者可以使用该工具来评估标准的实施情况由个别 FTC 制定。MSIS 平衡了可用性和科学有效性。评估者间信度（IRR）、内部一致性和几种类型的有效性进行了评估。结果表明，IRR 为中等至强，内部一致性高，混合已知组的有效性取决于标准，以及高趋同和发散的有效性。初步结果表明 MSIS 在评估 FTC 标准实施方面具有良好的有效性和可用性。值得注意的是，使用该工具的过程可以对 FTC 团队成员进行标准教育。尽管 MSIS 的实施是一个资源密集型过程，但事实证明，获得建设性反馈的机会是 FTC 最初和随后参与评估的有效激励。未来的研究需要检验预测的有效性，包括FTC 中标准的实施与家庭结果之间的关联。