The role and efficacy of native paraprofessional home visitors in reducing behavioral health disparities in indigenous populations
Year: 2013
Type: other
Abstract: This doctoral dissertation examines a paraprofessional approach to promoting behavioral health among indigenous populations specifically within American Indian communities in rural reservation lands in the United States (US). It reports on a series of three randomized controlled trials of a home-visiting intervention, called "Family Spirit," administered by indigenous paraprofessionals to American Indian teen mothers to prevent maternal and child behavioral health problems. It includes a discussion of the intervention’s underlying theoretical model; the evaluation methods and findings; the theoretical and clinical relevance of the results; and recommendations for future research and intervention approaches.
Author: Meaghan Barlow
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1849879413