Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study
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Yn: Research on Social Work Practice, Cyfrol 27, Rhif 7, 11.2017, t. 758-766.
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T1 - Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa
T2 - Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study
AU - Cluver, Lucy D.
AU - Lachman, Jamie
AU - Ward, Catherine
AU - Gardner, Frances
AU - Peterson, Tshiamo
AU - Hutchings, Judith
AU - Mikton, Christopher
AU - Meinck, Franziska
AU - Tsoanyane, Sibongile
AU - Doubt, Jenny
AU - Boyes, Mark
AU - Redfern, Alice A.
PY - 2017/11
Y1 - 2017/11
N2 - Purpose: Violence against children increases in adolescence, but there is a research and practice gap in research-supported child abuse prevention for the adolescent years. A pilot program for low-resource settings was developed in collaboration with nongovernmental organizations, government, and academics in South Africa, using research-supported principles.Method: This study used a pre-post design to test initial effects of a 10-session parenting program with 60 participants (30 caregiver–adolescent dyads) in high-poverty rural South Africa. Areas requiring further testing and adaptation were also identified.Results: Pre-post findings show medium to large program effects in reducing child abuse and adolescent problem behavior, as well as large effects in improvements of positive parenting, and perceived parent and adolescent social support.Discussion: There is potential to reduce child abuse, improve parenting, and reduce adolescent problem behavior in rural South Africa through parenting programs. Further development, testing and longer term follow-up are required to ascertain potential for scale-up.
AB - Purpose: Violence against children increases in adolescence, but there is a research and practice gap in research-supported child abuse prevention for the adolescent years. A pilot program for low-resource settings was developed in collaboration with nongovernmental organizations, government, and academics in South Africa, using research-supported principles.Method: This study used a pre-post design to test initial effects of a 10-session parenting program with 60 participants (30 caregiver–adolescent dyads) in high-poverty rural South Africa. Areas requiring further testing and adaptation were also identified.Results: Pre-post findings show medium to large program effects in reducing child abuse and adolescent problem behavior, as well as large effects in improvements of positive parenting, and perceived parent and adolescent social support.Discussion: There is potential to reduce child abuse, improve parenting, and reduce adolescent problem behavior in rural South Africa through parenting programs. Further development, testing and longer term follow-up are required to ascertain potential for scale-up.
U2 - 10.1177/1049731516628647
DO - 10.1177/1049731516628647
M3 - Article
VL - 27
SP - 758
EP - 766
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
SN - 1049-7315
IS - 7
ER -