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Parent Perspectives on Intensive Intervention for Child Maltreatment

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Multi-level intervention, based on an ecological perspective, has been promoted at the preferred model of providing parenting support to high-risk families. However, parent views regarding such interventions have not been determined. Focus groups consisting of 24 parents who had recently completed an intensive parenting program yielded results supporting multi-level interventions but highlighting processes rather than content within such programs as well as the reciprocal effect of particular level interventions. Processes identified at intervention levels included Affirming Parent Self-Worth, Non-Directive Instruction, Promoting Social Connections, and Empowering Communication. Increased understanding of and attending to processes in intensive intervention with high-risk families is indicated.

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The Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada provided financial support for this project through funding the Consortium on Health, Intervention, Learning and Development (CHILD) under the directorship of Dr. Hillel Goelman, UBC.

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  1. School of Social Work and Family Studies, University of British Columbia, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T1Z2

    Mary Russell MSW, Ph.D. & Barbara Harris MSW

  2. Department of Educational and counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Annemarie Gockel MSW

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Russell, M., Gockel, A. & Harris, B. Parent Perspectives on Intensive Intervention for Child Maltreatment. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 24, 101–120 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-006-0068-3

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