Re: Increasing parental involvement in child abuse treatment?

[sazar@xxxxxxxxxx]

I agree with David Wolfe's comment -- the initial intake process is
crucial -- there needs to be a commonly agreed upon agenda --

I found intake home visits (on parent's turf) were important and then a
disentangling (as much as possible) from the referral sources (DSS) of
your role  also helps --

Strangely -- I think doing a careful behavioral assessment of parenting
and their needs  (social suppports/resources/stressors) also increases
motivation -- this gives the message -- you
really are deciding what areas of parenting I am having trouble with --
rather than just accepting that I'm a "bad" parent globally -- 

The approach should be of non-judgemental concern -- 

The substance abuse example is a good one -- parents are in various stages
of the willingness to change process 

Sandra Azar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 BRubin525@aol.com wrote:

> Is anyone aware of any research or clinical interventions for increasing
> parental involvement in mandated child abuse programs?  I imagine that "no
> shows" and "cancellations" must be a major problem when treating this
> population. Any thoughts on how this can be minimized, especially if they
> cannot be charged for missed sessions?
>