Foster Parent Intervention Engagement Moderating Child Behavior Problems and Placement Disruption
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The authors conduct a within intervention group analysis to test whether caregiver engagement (e.g., participation, homework completion, openness to ideas, apparent satisfaction) in a group-based intervention moderates risk factors for foster child outcomes in a state-supported randomized trial of caregiver parent training. METHODS: The intervention is delivered in 16 weekly sessions by trained leaders. Outcomes are pre-post change in problem behaviors and negative placements. RESULTS: Analysis of 337 caregivers nested within 59 parent groups show caregiver engagement moderates number of prior placements on increases in child problem behaviors, and moderates risk of negative placement disruption for Hispanics. CONCLUSIONS: Variance in parent group process affects program effectiveness. Implications for practice and increasing effective engagement are discussed.
Source: Research on Social Work Practice
Institution: Oregon Social Learning Center
Language: English
Topic: Child Welfare and Adoption
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: Pathways Home: Reducing Risk in the Child Welfare System, Preventing Health-Risking Behaviors in Delinquent Girls, Preventing Problems for Girls in Foster Care, Community Implementation of KEEP: Fidelity & Generalization of Parenting Effects, Preventing Behavior and Health Problems in Foster Teens
OpenAlex ID: W2134428536