@article{maltais_identifying_2019,

title = {Identifying effective interventions for promoting parent engagement and family reunification for children in out-of-home care: A series of meta-analyses},

author = {C. Maltais and C. Cyr and G. Parent and K. Pascuzzo},

url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85058662463&doi=10.1016%2fj.chiabu.2018.12.009&partnerID=40&md5=29d6296703385fbe23f51707ee6de947},

doi = {10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.12.009},

issn = {01452134},

year  = {2019},

date = {2019-01-01},

journal = {Child Abuse and Neglect},

volume = {88},

pages = {362–375},

abstract = {Background: An important obstacle for family reunification following child placement in residential care and other temporary out-of-home care services is the lack of engagement among parents. Objective: The aim of this meta-analysis is to identify the most effective interventions to promote parental engagement and family reunification. Method and participants: Eight studies, for a total of 2996 families, were used to conduct two series of meta-analyses. Each study examined the effectiveness of a goal-oriented parental engagement intervention, relative to a control group made up of parents who received standard services. Six moderators were analyzed: type of clinical modality, number of clinical strategies, sources of motivation for intervention, focus on the child care staff-parent relationship, child care staff training, and strategies to promote access to intervention. Results: Results indicate that parents exposed to goal-oriented engagement interventions showed greater engagement (effect size d = 0.71, CI: 0.35–1.07, p < 0.001) and likelihood of reunification (effect size OR = 2.49, CI: 1.22–5.10, p < 0.05) than parents who received standard services. In particular, moderator analysis showed that parents who specifically participated in a family-focused intervention showed the highest engagement in comparison to parents involved in other types of interventions or who received standard services (effect size d = 1.08, CI: 0.58–1.59, p < 0.001). No moderators significantly explained heterogeneity of studies on family reunification. Conclusion: Overall, the results underline the effectiveness of family-focused interventions to promote parental engagement. Nevertheless, greater knowledge on the mechanisms by which interventions can increase parents’ engagement and family reunification is still needed. © 2018},

note = {Publisher: Elsevier Ltd},

keywords = {article, Child, child care, child parent relation, child protection, controlled study, Education, effect size, female, foster care, Foster Home Care, Health Promotion, home care, human, Humans, male, meta analysis, motivation, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Preschool, preschool child, psychology, residential care, staff training},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}