Dr. John McGrew
Associate Professor
Ph.D., 1991, Indiana University
Office: LD 126F
Phone: (317) 274-8672
Email: jmcgrew@iupui.edu
1977 B.M.E. Minor: Electrical Engineering, GMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University)
1977 M.S.E, Computer, Information, and Controls Engineering, University of Michigan
1987 Clinical Psychology Internship, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center
1991 Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Indiana University
Current Research Interests:
My current interests can be broadly classified into three areas: evidence-based community treatments for persons with severe mental illness, mental health system change and assessment, and autism. In the area of evidence-based community treatments I have focused most of my activity on Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), cited as a best practice treatment for persons with schizophrenia. My primary interests are in the evaluation of the critical ingredients of, and mechanisms of action of, ACT. I also continue to pursue a long-standing interest in the processes of dissemination and implementation of evidence-based practice, including the measurement of the fidelity of implementation. A related series of investigations has focused on what happens to persons discharged into the community after long-term hospitalization.
I have undertaken several projects related to my interest in mental health system change and assessment. One major effort has focused on the development of clinical instruments for adults and children that can be used to determine reimbursement rates for specific levels of care and assess clinical outcomes, e.g., level of functioning. A second project helped to develop and implement performance indicators for the Indiana State Mental Health System. A third project investigated the impact of instituting performance-based funding on the effectiveness of an evidence-based employment model, supported employment. A fourth evaluated the effectiveness of instituting an integrated model of behavioral and physical health care in the primary care setting.
My interests in autism have developed more recently. Currently I am collaborating with a colleague at another university on a federally funded project to investigate a structured model to identify social/life goals and the best practice models to achieve them when creating the Individualized Educational Plan for children with autism in Special Education. I also am working on a project to assess family perspectives on available treatments for autism and with a student to examine family responses to the initial diagnosis of autism.
Selected Publications:
McGrew, J., Wright, E., Pescosolido, B., & McDonel, E. (1999). The closing of central state hospital: Long-term outcomes for persons with severe mental illness. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 26(3), 246-261.
McGrew, J., Pescosolido, B., & Wright, E. (2003). Case manager perspectives on Assertive Community Treatment: Critical ingredients, clinical ingredients, and variations in implementation. Psychiatric Services, 54, 370-376.
McGrew, J.H, Johannesen, J.K., Griss, M.E., Born, D., & Hart Katuin, C. (2005). Performance-based funding of supported- employment: A multi-site controlled trial. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 23, 81-99.
