Feasibility of Connecting, a Substance-Abuse Prevention Program for Foster Teens and their Caregivers
| Autor: | Susan E. Barkan, Martie L. Skinner, Kevin P. Haggerty, W. Ben Packard, Janice J. Cole |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Sociology and Political Science business.industry education 05 social sciences Usability 030227 psychiatry Test (assessment) Substance abuse prevention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Foster care Family medicine Intervention (counseling) Program completion medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Substance use business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Foster parents 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research. 7:639-659 |
| ISSN: | 1948-822X 2334-2315 |
| DOI: | 10.1086/686986 |
| Popis: | Objective: This study aims to test the feasibility, usability, and proximal outcomes of Connecting, an adaptation of Staying Connected with Your Teen—a low-cost, self-directed, family-based substance-use prevention program—with foster families in a randomized, waitlist control pilot study. Method: Families (n = 60) fostering teens between 11 and 15 years of age were recruited into the study and randomly assigned into the self-administered program with telephone support from a family consultant (n = 32) or a waitlist control condition (n = 28). Results: Overall satisfaction with the program was high, with 100% of foster parents reporting that they would recommend the program to other caregivers and that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the program. Program completion was good, with 62% of families completing all 91 specified tasks. Analyses of proximal outcomes revealed increased communication about sex and substance use (posttest OR = 1.97, and 2.03, respectively) in the intervention... |
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