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Design of the Psychoeducational Support Program to Promote Parent Resilience "Better Yourself. Don't Throw in the Towel!"
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Cantero-García, María; Garrido-Hernansaiz, Helena; Alonso-Tapia, Jesús – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2020
Introduction: Children's and adolescents' behavioral problems are one of the main concerns in today's society families. Confronted with these problems, there are families that can very well cope with them and get ahead, whereas other families are overwhelmed without knowing how to act. This difference may be related the non appropriate use of…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Psychoeducational Methods, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Problems
An Approach to Examining the Proximal and Intermediate Outcomes of an Intensive Family Preservation Program
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Hurley, Kristin Duppong; Griffith, Annette; Ingram, Stephanie; Bolivar, Claudine; Mason, W. Alex; Trout, Alexandra – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
This study examined the effects of the Boys Town In-Home Family Program (BT-IHFP) on parenting skills, family functioning, and child behavior for at-risk families involved with child protective services. The BT-IHFP is designed as a home-based, family-centered alternative to out-of-home placement with the goal of improving family functioning,…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Home Programs, Parenting Skills, Child Behavior
Preliminary Evaluation of a Family Treatment Component to Augment a School-Based Intervention Serving Low-Income Families
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Santiago, Catherine DeCarlo; Kataoka, Sheryl H.; Hu-Cordova, Maria; Alvarado-Goldberg, Karla; Maher, Lauren M.; Escudero, Pia – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This pilot feasibility study provided a preliminary test of a community-partnered intervention that targeted engaging parents and improving parent functioning. This intervention was combined with the Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), allowing for a comparison of the CBITS-as-usual (CBITS) with the CBITS-plus-family…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Family Programs, Intervention, Low Income Groups
Family Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Clinical Anxiety Disorders
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Bogels, Susan M.; Siqueland, Lynne – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: A family cognitive-behavioral therapy for children and adolescents ages 8 to 18 years with clinical anxiety disorders was developed and evaluated. Method: Seventeen families were measured before and after waitlist, after treatment, and at 3-month and 1-year follow-up. Results: No children changed their diagnostic status during waitlist,…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Adolescents, Parent Role, Parent Attitudes
Treating Substance Abuse Offenders in the Southwestern United States: A Report Evaluating the Long-Term Effectiveness of the Yuma County Adult Drug Court
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McCarthy, Sherri; Waters, Thomas Franklin – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2003
This report summarizes data gathered from the 64 graduates of the Yuma County Drug Court from 1998 to 2001. Those who agreed to participate were interviewed at 3, 6, 12 and/or 18 months after graduation. Instruments used included the Addiction Severity Index, the CSAT GPRA Client Outcomes Measure for Discretionary Programs and a questionnaire…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Substance Abuse, Prevention, Graduates