The efficacy of a relational treatment for maltreated children and their families
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Background: The objective of this study was to assess the effects of participation in a relational intervention program on child abuse potential, parenting stress and child behaviour in maltreated children and their foster parents. Methods: A convenience sample of participants ( N = 53) were randomly assigned to an immediate treatment or a wait‐list control condition and completed pre and post test measures. Results: Participant’s mean pretest scores were equivalent between groups. Post‐intervention, treatment participants had significantly lower scores on total child abuse potential, parenting stress, and child internalising and externalising behaviour than control subjects. Engagement in treatment was a significant predictor of positive change in reported child behaviour. Conclusions: This intervention was effective in decreasing symptoms in respondents who were at high‐risk for placement disruption.
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Compared with wait-list controls, ABC families reported less child abuse potential and parenting stress, and their children had fewer internalizing and externalizing behaviors.
“families who participated in ABC had lower child abuse potential scores (parent reported), less parenting stress and children had lower internalizing and externalizing behaviors compared to families in a wait-list control condition (Sprang, 2009).”
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“scores (parent reported), less parenting stress and children had lower internalizing and externalizing behaviors compared to families in a wait-list control condition (Sprang, 2009).”
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- Authors
- Sprang, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Corresponding author
- Sprang, Ginny
- ORCID
- Sprang, Ginny
- Venue
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-04-22
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 81-88
- ISSN
- 1475-357X (ISSN-L)
- 1475-3588
- OpenAlex
- W2009414662
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 30
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- FWCI
- 2.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Therapy and Development
- Keywords
- relationship interventions, child abuse, foster care, child abuse potential, parental stress, child behavior, internalizing behaviour, externalizing problems, treatment engagement, placement disruption, foster parents
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