Family education and support for families at psychosocial risk in Europe: Evidence from a survey of international experts
| Autor: | Victoria Hidalgo, Lucía Antolín-Suárez, Bárbara Lorence, Lucía Jiménez |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult Counseling Male Parents Evidence-based practice Sociology and Political Science Family support media_common.quotation_subject European and international patterns of social care Psychological intervention Child Welfare Parenting interventions Qualitative property Health Promotion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Child Rearing Intervention (counseling) Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Quality (business) 030212 general & internal medicine Child media_common Child welfare Health Services Needs and Demand Parenting business.industry 030503 health policy & services Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Public relations Europe Workforce Female 0305 other medical science Psychology business Psychosocial Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla instname |
| ISSN: | 1365-2524 |
| Popis: | First published online: 11 October 2018 There is overwhelming consensus among policy makers, academics, and professionals about the need to support families in their childrearing tasks. Consequently, European countries have been encouraged to develop family support interventions aimed at guaranteeing children's rights, targeting particularly those children in situations of psychosocial risk. While a certain amount of evidence exists regarding how family support is generally delivered in certain European countries, with a particular focus on parenting initiatives, this paper aims to take existing evidence one step further by providing an updated review focusing on two core components of the Council of Europe's Recommendation on Positive Parenting: families at psychosocial risk as the target population, and family education and support initiatives as the delivery format. The scope of the study was therefore broad, in both geographical and conceptual terms. An online survey was conducted with experts from 19 European countries to gather information regarding how they perceive family education and support initiatives for families at psychosocial risk. Both quantitative and qualitative data were analysed by computing frequencies/percentages and by following a thematic synthesis method, respectively. The results revealed both similarities and disparities as regards provider profiles, intervention characteristics, and quality standards. Practical implications are discussed, such as the need to diversify initiatives for at‐risk families in accordance with the tenets of progressive universalism, the ongoing need for an evidence‐based, pluralistic approach to programmes, and the skills and qualifications required in the family support workforce. This study constitutes a first step towards building a common family support framework at a European level, which would encompass family support and parenting policies aimed at families at psychosocial risk. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad de España EDU2013‐41441‐P |
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