A meta-analysis of intensive family preservation programs: Placement prevention and improvement of family functioning

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作者
Al, Channa M. W. [1 ]
Stams, Geert Jan J. M. [1 ]
Bek, Miranda S.
Damen, Esther M. [2 ]
Asscher, Jessica J. [1 ]
van der Laan, Peter [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Amsterdam, Fac Social & Behav Sci, Dept Forens Child & Youth Care Sci, NL-1090 GE Amsterdam, Netherlands
[2] Opvoedpoli, NL-2011 CC Haarlem, Netherlands
[3] Netherlands Inst Study Crime & Law Enforcement NW, Amsterdam, Netherlands
[4] Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Fac Law, Dept Criminol, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
Child safety; Crisis; Family functioning; Intensive family preservation programs; Out-of-home placement; CHILD MALTREATMENT; SUPPORT PROGRAMS; SERVICES; LESSONS; CARE; RISK; BIAS;
D O I
10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.04.002
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
The aims of the present study were, first, to establish the effect of brief, in-home intensive family preservation programs on prevention of out-of-home placement, family functioning, child behavior problems and social support and, second, to study moderators of these effects. The results of this meta-analytic study, consisting of 20 studies (31,369 participants), show that intensive family preservation programs had a medium and positive effect on family functioning (d=.486), but were generally not effective in preventing out-of-home placement. Intensive family preservation programs were effective in preventing placement for multiproblem families, but not for families experiencing abuse and neglect. Moreover, the effect on out-of-home placement proved to be moderated by client characteristics (sex and age of the child, parent age, number of children in the family, single-parenthood, non-white ethnicity), program characteristics (caseload), study characteristics (study design and study quality), and publication characteristics (publication type, publication year and journal impact factor). The discussion addresses implications for evaluation and practice. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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