Inzetten op empowerment van ouders in de gedwongen jeugdzorg

Abstract

Encouraging parental empowerment in child protection servicesIn youth care, parental empowerment is increasingly being seen as an efficient way to improve family functioning. In child protection services, parents may perceive the power differences and strains between them and youth professionals as an obstacle to work effectively on their empowerment. In this article, we conducted a literature review to explore what is known about strengthening parental empowerment in child protection services. Between March 2015 and February 2016, (inter)national scientific literature was searched concerning factors influencing parental empowerment in child protection services. The relevance of studies was established by using in- and exclusion criteria. Factors influencing parental empowerment can be found on the level of the client (for instance, family functioning and the social network) and on the level of the professional (relational components and participation components). This literature review is a first step towards knowledge about what can be done to strengthen empowerment of parents in child protection services. Since few studies have focused on parents in child protection services, more research concerning parental empowerment in this specific context has to be done.

Residential Youth Care Combined with Systemic Interventions: Exploring Relationships between Family-Centered Care and Outcomes

“…Another limitation of this study is that the constructs of family-centered staff attitude and behavior and parental involvement were measured exclusively from the perspective of the professional. Perspectives on these constructs may, however, differ when assessed from the parental or adolescent perspective (Sulimani-Aidan & Paldi, 2020). Future studies could opt to assess parental involvement from a different perspective, therewith allowing parents' or adolescents' voices to take a more central role in research (Rap et al, 2019).…”

“…Today, an increased focus on family functioning in secure residential youth care is necessitated by the knowledge that family functioning affects adolescent problem behavior (Carr, 2019). It is hypothesized that combinations of residential care and systemic interventions ensure that behavioral improvements achieved during placement are maintained after departure (Knorth et al, 2008), with families showing improved family functioning (e.g., less parental distress, improved family empowerment, and caregiverchild relationships after treatment; Preyde et al, 2011;Smulders et al, 2018). In addition, these combinations may reduce the duration of placement, as these interventions aim for adolescents to return home as soon as possible or to live independently after placement (Rovers et al, 2019;Trupin et al, 2011).…”

Family‐centred practice and family outcomes in residential youth care: A systematic review

“…This practice is limited because it is likely that the potential benefits of FCP on youth treatment outcomes are related to changes in families, such as improvements in parenting skills, family functioning or the parent–child relationship (Affronti & Levison‐Johnson, 2009). Unfortunately, families have been largely overlooked in research on youth residential treatment (Knorth et al, 2008; Smulders et al, 2018).…”