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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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Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study. / Cluver, Lucy D.; Lachman, Jamie; Ward, Catherine et al.
In: Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 27, No. 7, 11.2017, p. 758-766.

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Cluver, LD, Lachman, J, Ward, C, Gardner, F, Peterson, T, Hutchings, J, Mikton, C, Meinck, F, Tsoanyane, S, Doubt, J, Boyes, M & Redfern, AA 2017, 'Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study', Research on Social Work Practice, vol. 27, no. 7, pp. 758-766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516628647

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Cluver, L. D., Lachman, J., Ward, C., Gardner, F., Peterson, T., Hutchings, J., Mikton, C., Meinck, F., Tsoanyane, S., Doubt, J., Boyes, M., & Redfern, A. A. (2017). Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study. Research on Social Work Practice, 27(7), 758-766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516628647

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Cluver LD, Lachman J, Ward C, Gardner F, Peterson T, Hutchings J, Mikton C, Meinck F, Tsoanyane S, Doubt J, et al. 2017. Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study. Research on Social Work Practice. 27(7):758-766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516628647

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Cluver, Lucy D. et al. "Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study". Research on Social Work Practice. 2017, 27(7). 758-766. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516628647

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Cluver LD, Lachman J, Ward C, Gardner F, Peterson T, Hutchings J et al. Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study. Research on Social Work Practice. 2017 Nov;27(7):758-766. Epub 2016 Feb 5. doi: 10.1177/1049731516628647

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Cluver, Lucy D. ; Lachman, Jamie ; Ward, Catherine et al. / Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa : Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study. In: Research on Social Work Practice. 2017 ; Vol. 27, No. 7. pp. 758-766.

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TY - JOUR

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 -