Child Abuse
Conditions
Keywords
Parent training, Child maltreatment, Motivation, Program attrition
Brief summary
The study will examine the extent to which a group motivational intervention (ME) impacts retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with a history of, or high risk for, child maltreatment.
Detailed description
The field of child abuse prevention faces not only the challenge of developing and disseminating effective treatments, but the problem of high attrition rates and treatment noncompliance. This study will compare the effects of a motivational intervention with a services as usual orientation group on program retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with histories of child maltreatment.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMotivational intervention, parent training
Sponsors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Families referred to service agency for child maltreatment prevention services * Families with children between 2-1/2 and 12 years of age
Exclusion criteria
* Parents with cognitive, psychiatric, or social conditions that would limit their ability to provide voluntary consent or benefit from the intervention * Parents who have sexually abused their children
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidents of child maltreatment 1-3 years post-treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parenting behaviors, attitudes, and functioning assessed during and post-intervention | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed