Miller Alison L, Perryman Jamie, Markovitz Lara, Franzen Susan, Cochran Shirley, Brown Shavonnea
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center of Michigan ; Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan.
University of Michigan School of Public Health, Prevention Research Center of Michigan.
Fam Relat. 2013 Oct 1;62(4). doi: 10.1111/fare.12029.
Parental incarceration can be devastating for families. Children may experience difficulties, and the stress on caregivers who take on unexpected childrearing is high. We implemented and evaluated a family-level intervention with caregivers and children experiencing parental (typically maternal) incarceration, in a community setting. We partnered with a community-based organization serving families with an incarcerated parent to conduct a pilot trial of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP). Process evaluation indicated high implementation fidelity, satisfaction, engagement, and attendance. Outcome evaluation results indicated positive changes in family-level functioning, caregivers' positive parenting, and caregiver depression symptoms from pre- to post-intervention, with some changes retained at follow-up 4 months later. Implications for preventive interventions with children of incarcerated parents, and their caregivers, are discussed.
父母一方被监禁对家庭来说可能是毁灭性的。孩子们可能会遇到困难，而承担意外育儿责任的照顾者压力很大。我们在社区环境中对经历父母（通常是母亲）监禁的照顾者和孩子实施并评估了一项家庭层面的干预措施。我们与一个为有被监禁父母的家庭提供服务的社区组织合作，对强化家庭计划（SFP）进行了试点试验。过程评估表明实施保真度、满意度、参与度和出勤率都很高。结果评估结果表明，从干预前到干预后，家庭功能、照顾者积极育儿方式以及照顾者抑郁症状都有积极变化，其中一些变化在4个月后的随访中得以保留。本文还讨论了对有被监禁父母的孩子及其照顾者进行预防性干预的意义。
