Re: Increasing parental involvement in child abuse treatment?

["David Wolfe" <dawolfe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We find that mandated parents need to have specific expectations up front, so
we would spend as long as it takes to establish their goals and commitment
(usually their goal is child behavior, but that's a good start).  A written
contract is then developed and signed (see Wolfe, 1991: Preventing Physical
and Emotional Abuse of Children, Guilford).  You can establish the # of missed
sessions, etc., and the consequences of same, up front.  Some parents, of
course, simply aren't candidates for intervention, and this method will flush
them out earlier.
Good luck with your important work.
D. Wolfe

BRubin525@xxxxxxx 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?

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