A programme evaluation of the<scp>F</scp>amily<scp>C</scp>risis<scp>I</scp>ntervention<scp>P</scp>rogram (<scp>FCIP</scp>): relating programme characteristics to change

Al, Channa M.W.; Stams, Geert Jan; Asscher, Jessica J.; Laan, P.H. van der

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00896.x

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“…In social work, a good relationship between practitioners and service users is of paramount importance for achieving the intervention goals (Ruch et al, 2010). Extensive research suggests that service users' motivations and outcomes of social work interventions are largely determined by the quality of the practitioner-client relationship, which is also referred to as working alliance (Al et al, 2014;Buckley et al, 2011). However, in child welfare services, establishing a positive relationship is often challenging due the mandatory nature of the intervention (Ferguson et al, 2021) and the power asymmetries in the practitioner-client relationship (Dumbrill, 2006).…”

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Effects of family interventions on interpersonal conflicts: A network perspective

Fellmann

2023

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Intense conflicts are prevalent in families receiving child welfare services. Research in the field of family interventions usually focusses on dyadic conflicts within the limits of the nuclear family unit, ignoring the larger social context of families. Therefore, this study analyses effects on interpersonal conflicts in personal networks of parents during a family intervention. The theoretical framework is based on the family systems theory, which highlights the role of mutual trust for conflict resolution. This research applied ego-centric network analysis in combination with a longitudinal design. The sample consists of 46 parents who were enrolled in a home-based family intervention in Switzerland. Findings The results show that development of mutual trust between practitioners and the network members of parents is associated with significant decrease in conflict density and conflict reciprocity. Hence, network members experience fewer interactions that are associated with conflict as well as less intense conflicts in the medium term. However, no effects were found on the centrality of parents in interpersonal conflicts. Applications The results of this study suggest that practitioners in family interventions must establish mutual trust with not only parents but also other individuals to promote a less stressful family environment. This emphasizes the importance of a network perspective on interpersonal conflicts in child welfare interventions.

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Effects of family interventions on interpersonal conflicts: A network perspective

Fellmann

2023

Journal of Social Work

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“…Given carers wanted educational programs, it may be useful for carer organisations to investigate programs that have been implemented in other countries to develop a program in Australia. Some studies from the United States and the United Kindom provide evidence about education programs that have been shown to be helpful (i.e., Wolthaus et al, 2002;Roick et al, 2006;Al et al, 2014;Yesufu-Udechuku et al, 2015), but such programs play only a minor role in Australia. Brief psycho-educational support programs can improve carers' knowledge and attitudes, but only long-term psycho-educational interventions (greater than eight weeks) improve coping strategies (Roick et al, 2006).…”

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“…Education programs that include counselling are more effective because carers find it helpful to discuss difficulties they have when helping the patient (Szmukler, Herrman, Bloch, Colusa, & Benson, 1996). Crisis education programs for parents and their children have been shown to decrease the severity of crises symptoms, improve child safety, decrease the level of parent stress, and increase parents' confidence in managing crises (Al et al, 2014). In the current sample,over half of carers were parents, suggesting that the introduction of a parent-child education program might be useful.…”

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“…The experience of carers and the lack of resources available to them when managing a mental health crisis is an issue worldwide (e.g., Boye et al, 2001;Pejlert, 2001;Roick, Heider, Toumi, & Angermeyer, 2006;Lyons, Hopley, Burton, & Horrocks, 2009 2014; Al, Stams, Asscher, & van der Laan, 2014;Boydell et al, 2014). The first author (HS) reviewed the literature about the experiences of mental health carers and the resources available to them when managing a crisis.…”

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The Experiences and Needs of Carers During Mental Health Crises: A Mixed-Methods Study

Shann¹,

Sheen²,

Francis³

et al. 2019

Psychotherapy and Counselling Journal of Australia

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One in five Australians will experience a mental illness in any given 12 month period. With limited inpatient facilitates available, the majority of these episodes will be managed in the community, typically with the assistance of unpaid carers (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2008). This study explores carers’ experiences and their knowledge of the resources available to them when they are managing a mental health crisis. Qualitative information was used to supplement quantitative data. A convenience sample of 71 carers (87% females) aged 18 years and over was recruited from carer services in Victoria, Australia. Of the sample, 65% (95% confidence interval 53%-76%) felt that there is not enough support when the individual in their care has a mental health crisis. Carers wanted greater involvement in decision-making during crises, increased availability of Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) services, and more resources for effective management of crises associated with substance abuse. Carers also emphasised the need for affordable education and counselling services to help them manage crises and support them between crises. This study provides psychotherapists and other health professionals insight into the difficulties faced by carers in the community, as well as effective ways to support carers.

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“…Therefore, there is little evidence concerning this topic, but the available results are suggestive. The global level of family risk established by practitioners is related to the level of risk found using standardized protocols of risk factors and stressful life events reported by parents (English & Graham, 2000; McCrae & Barth, 2008; Rodríguez, Camacho, Rodrigo, Martín, & Máiquez, 2006), to psychosocial indicators assessed with standardized tools and with parents or children as informants (Al, Stams, Asscher, & Van der Laan, 2014), and to the family’s socio-economic status (Rodríguez et al., 2006). Professionals’ viewpoint also tends to coincide with that of child welfare researchers on the main indicators that must be included in family risk-assessment instruments (Ryan, Wiles, Cash, & Siebert, 2005), and data reported by practitioners are related to the degree of family improvement in adequately providing for the child (Wells & Correia, 2011).…”

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Assessing the level of risk of families supported by Child and Family Protection Services: Practitioners and mothers as informants

Álvarez-Dardet

García

Lara

et al. 2016

Journal of Social Work

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The evaluation of the specific level of family risk is a central topic to better understand the diversity of families assisted by Child and Family Protection Services, and also to design and address effective social interventions. Professionals of these services tend to have a great amount of knowledge and experience that has been rarely taken into account in research about at-risk families. In this study the level of family risk, according to data reported both by practitioners and mothers receiving family preservation intervention, is analyzed in a sample of 106 mothers assisted by state Child and Family Protection Services in Huelva, Spain.Findings: A frequent profile of poor and multi-assisted families was found, but there was also an important level of heterogeneity in the level of risk, suggesting that these families are not a homogeneous group. The global valuation of family risk informed by professionals was significantly related to data reported by mothers using a standardized tool of family risk factors. Analyses presented also show significant relations with both Downloaded from the family socio-demographic profile and data of the case history involving protection services: higher levels of family risk were mainly associated with higher levels of economic, educational, and labor precariousness, and with more complex and complicated case indicators.Applications: Implications of these results concerning both the importance of incorporating systematic evaluations of family risk by means standardized tools to practice and considering practitioners as a relevant source of information in family research are discussed.

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A programme evaluation of theFamilyCrisisInterventionProgram (FCIP): relating programme characteristics to change

Cited by 11 publications

References 56 publications

Effects of family interventions on interpersonal conflicts: A network perspective

Effects of family interventions on interpersonal conflicts: A network perspective

The Experiences and Needs of Carers During Mental Health Crises: A Mixed-Methods Study

Assessing the level of risk of families supported by Child and Family Protection Services: Practitioners and mothers as informants

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