A Model of Multi-Family Group Therapy for Abusive and Neglectful Parents and Their Children

Dsw, William Meezan; O’Keefe, Maura; Zariani, Margrit

doi:10.1300/j009v20n02_06

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“…Groups can provide on-site support and interaction as well as skill building opportunities with other parents who are experiencing similar challenges. Within this setting, members can learn more effective interpersonal skills that will enable them to better meet their needs and those of their children (Meezan, O'Keefe & Zariani, 1997).…”

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“…The diversity of perspectives offered by group members increases the options for members whose problem solving skills have been limited by personal and environmental barriers. Use of topics and situations that are common in the everyday lives of the participants encourages generalization to interactions with family and community members in the community (Meezan, O'Keefe & Zariani, 1997).…”

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Lambs and Lions

Berry¹,

Letendre²

2013

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Didactic parent training classes are often the treatment of choice for parents reported for child maltreatment. While these classes can be effective, they do little to reduce parents’ social isolation, a key contributor to child maltreatment and family stress. Herein, two psychoeducational support groups for maltreating parents are described, in which parenting is not the primary focus of curriculum. The Learning About Myself group is aimed at parents being served for neglect, and is focused on improving social skills and social networks, in order to reduce depression and social isolation. The Rightful Options and Resources group is aimed at women experiencing woman abuse, in order to increase assertiveness skills in relationships and reduce social isolation. The curriculum and group content of each group is described, with evaluative results of the effect on social relationships.

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Section: Conclusion and Discussionmentioning

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Letendre²

2013

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“…Different models evolved for different clienteles: for families with children and adolescents suffering from anorexia nervosa (Eisler, 2005;Scholz et al, 2005); abusive and neglectful parents and their children (Meezan et al, 1997) and multiple problem families and pupils excluded from school (Asen et al, 2001). Although there was little E X P E R I E N C I N G M U L T I P L E F A M I L Y G R O U P S research carried out on its efficacy, MFG was widely accepted because of its costeffectiveness (Asen, 2002).…”

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Experiencing multiple family groups in a Chinese context: the clients' perception of its helpful and unhelpful impact

L.C.¹,

Wan²,

Wong³

2012

Journal of Social Work Practice

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multifamily Group Therapy in Child Abuse and Neglect

Meezan

O’Keefe

1998

Research on Social Work Practice

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This article compares the effectiveness of multifamily group therapy (MFGT) with traditional family therapy in the treatment of abusing and neglectingfamilies. Eighty-one families were ran domly assigned to the MFGT group or a comparison group where they received traditional fam ily therapy. Comparison of group means was conducted at pretest and at the close of service on child abuse potential and numerous measures of family functioning. Within-group changes were also examined between pretest and posttest. At posttest, families receiving MFGT reported sig nificantly lower child abuse potential scores and significantly better social support scores than families in the comparison group. Additionally, within-group comparisons show that the MFGT group significantly improved in a larger number of areas of family functioning than the comparison group. The findings argue for the expanded use of MFGT with maltreating families and its adoption of a greater number of family service agencies dealing with this population.

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A Model of Multi-Family Group Therapy for Abusive and Neglectful Parents and Their Children

Cited by 5 publications

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Lambs and Lions

Lambs and Lions

Experiencing multiple family groups in a Chinese context: the clients' perception of its helpful and unhelpful impact

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Multifamily Group Therapy in Child Abuse and Neglect

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