Family Characteristics and Readiness to Change Problematic Alcohol Use

Woodson, Chris; Softas-Nall, Basilia C.; Clark, Marilee; Riedel, Jessica

doi:10.1037/e628702009-001

“…The , 2010). The FACES-IV has been used with problem drinking populations (Laghi, Baiocco, Lonigro, Capacchione, & Baumgartner, 2012;Woodson, Softas-Nall, & Johnson, 2012) and drug abusing populations (Asberg & Renk, 2012). For the present study, internal consistency ranged from poor (α = .53) to good (α = .88) at baseline, and from poor (α = .50) to good (α = .81) at follow-up.…”

Section: Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales Version IV (Faces-iv)mentioning

confidence: 74%

Intervention Programs For Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Realist Review and Program Evaluation Study

Usher¹

2021

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Substance abuse is a pervasive issue affecting Canadian families, and a substantial number of children are impacted by alcohol or drug abusing parents. Children exposed to parental substance misuse are at increased risk for negative psychological, emotional, developmental, and behavioural outcomes, and a substantial proportion will go on to experience substance use issues later in life. Early intervention is key to providing support for these children and ultimately disrupting the family cycle of addiction. However, few family-based programs for children of substance abusing families are reported in the literature and information on program theory is lacking. A 2-study dissertation was conducted in order to address these gaps. First, a realist review study was undertaken to systematically review existing evaluations of family-based interventions aimed at improving psychosocial outcomes for children of substance abusing parents. A systematic search of academic and grey literature uncovered over 30 documents spanning 7 different intervention programs. Data were extracted on contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes for each program. Four demi-regularities, or patterns of program functioning, were found to account for the effectiveness of programs included in this review: 1) opportunities for positive parent-child interactions, 2) supportive peer-to-peer relationships, 3) the power of knowledge, and 4) engaging hard to reach families using strategies that are responsive to socio-economic needs and matching services to client lived experience. Second, a program evaluation of the Renascent Children’s Program was conducted in order to determine effective implementation and program outcomes for participating children and parents. A repeated measures, mixed methods design was used with 19 families (26 parents and 26 children) who enrolled in the program over a 16 month period. Results indicate that the Children’s Program yields significant improvements in child emotional and depressive symptoms, child conduct behaviours, parenting skills, parent emotion regulation, family functioning, and family communication. High levels of implementation fidelity were also found. These two dissertation studies shed light on theoretical process of family-based interventions for children of substance abusing parents and provide preliminary evidence of effectiveness of the Children’s Program.

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“…The , 2010). The FACES-IV has been used with problem drinking populations (Laghi, Baiocco, Lonigro, Capacchione, & Baumgartner, 2012;Woodson, Softas-Nall, & Johnson, 2012) and drug abusing populations (Asberg & Renk, 2012). For the present study, internal consistency ranged from poor (α = .53) to good (α = .88) at baseline, and from poor (α = .50) to good (α = .81) at follow-up.…”

Section: Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales Version IV (Faces-iv)mentioning

confidence: 74%

Intervention Programs For Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Realist Review and Program Evaluation Study

Usher¹

2021

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Substance abuse is a pervasive issue affecting Canadian families, and a substantial number of children are impacted by alcohol or drug abusing parents. Children exposed to parental substance misuse are at increased risk for negative psychological, emotional, developmental, and behavioural outcomes, and a substantial proportion will go on to experience substance use issues later in life. Early intervention is key to providing support for these children and ultimately disrupting the family cycle of addiction. However, few family-based programs for children of substance abusing families are reported in the literature and information on program theory is lacking. A 2-study dissertation was conducted in order to address these gaps. First, a realist review study was undertaken to systematically review existing evaluations of family-based interventions aimed at improving psychosocial outcomes for children of substance abusing parents. A systematic search of academic and grey literature uncovered over 30 documents spanning 7 different intervention programs. Data were extracted on contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes for each program. Four demi-regularities, or patterns of program functioning, were found to account for the effectiveness of programs included in this review: 1) opportunities for positive parent-child interactions, 2) supportive peer-to-peer relationships, 3) the power of knowledge, and 4) engaging hard to reach families using strategies that are responsive to socio-economic needs and matching services to client lived experience. Second, a program evaluation of the Renascent Children’s Program was conducted in order to determine effective implementation and program outcomes for participating children and parents. A repeated measures, mixed methods design was used with 19 families (26 parents and 26 children) who enrolled in the program over a 16 month period. Results indicate that the Children’s Program yields significant improvements in child emotional and depressive symptoms, child conduct behaviours, parenting skills, parent emotion regulation, family functioning, and family communication. High levels of implementation fidelity were also found. These two dissertation studies shed light on theoretical process of family-based interventions for children of substance abusing parents and provide preliminary evidence of effectiveness of the Children’s Program.

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“…Such nursing theories and models include Betty Neuman's systems model, Sister Callista Roy's adaptation model, Madeleine Leininger's transcultural approach to health and disease. [8].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Nurses in the Systemic Therapy of Mental Diseases

Κουκουρίκος¹

2015

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Introduction: Systemic therapy is an approach to helping people with psychological difficulties which is radically different from other therapies. It does not see its work as being to cure mental illnesses that reside within individuals, but to help people to mobilize the strengths of their relationships so as to make disturbing symptoms less problematic. Aim: The objective of this retrospective study is to highlight the role of nurses in the safe and successful application of systemic therapy and in the formation of the therapeutic relationship. Material and methods: The sample consisted of recent articles (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014) on the topic, found mainly in the electronic database Medline, the Greek Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) and through search engine "Google scholar". Results: The use of systemic thinking presupposes acknowledgement of the fact that living creatures directly depend on their external environment. A nurse also plays a part in the creation of the reality seen. A nurse does not discover the truth, but the things he/she sees constitute products of his/her own observations about family. Conclusions: Systemic therapy is a form of psychotherapy. It addresses behavior and psychological symptoms within the context of people's day to day lives and interpersonal relations and interactions. The key guiding principle in systemic therapy is the focus on the system rather than the individual.

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Family Characteristics and Readiness to Change Problematic Alcohol Use

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Intervention Programs For Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Realist Review and Program Evaluation Study

Intervention Programs For Children of Substance Abusing Parents: Realist Review and Program Evaluation Study

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