Tyuse Sabrina W, Hong Philip P, Stretch John Jack
School of Social Work, College of Education and Public Service, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
J Evid Based Soc Work. 2010 May;7(3):200-18. doi: 10.1080/15433710902911063.
Family preservation programs were developed out of concern that some abused or neglected children were being placed unnecessarily in foster care without adequate attempts first being made to rehabilitate and retain the intact family. This study evaluated the effectiveness of an intensive, in-home family preservation program, which provides counseling services to families at imminent risk of having a child or children removed from the home. Pre- and post-intervention scores showed statistically significant, positive change between the initial and termination assessments across five domains: family environment, family social support, family interactions, parent(s)/caregivers, and child well-being. Implications for social work practice, research, and advocacy are discussed.
一些受虐待或被忽视的儿童在没有首先进行充分的家庭康复和维持完整家庭的尝试的情况下，就被不必要地安置在了寄养家庭中。本研究评估了一项强化的家庭内家庭保护项目的有效性，该项目为面临孩子即将被带离家庭风险的家庭提供咨询服务。干预前后的评分显示，在五个领域（家庭环境、家庭社会支持、家庭互动、父母/照顾者以及儿童福祉）的初始评估和终止评估之间存在统计学上显著的积极变化。文中还讨论了对社会工作实践、研究和宣传的启示。
