Lucie D. Cluver
Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings From a Pilot Pre-Post Study
Cluver, Lucie D.; Lachman, Jamie M.; Ward, Catherine L.; Gardner, Frances; Peterson, Tshiamo; Hutchings, Judy M.; Mikton, Christopher; Meinck, Franziska; Tsoanyane, Sibongile; Doubt, Jenny; Boyes, Mark; Redfern, Alice A.
Authors
Jamie M. Lachman
Catherine L. Ward
Frances Gardner
Tshiamo Peterson
Judy M. Hutchings
Chris Mikton Christopher.Mikton@uwe.ac.uk
Franziska Meinck
Sibongile Tsoanyane
Jenny Doubt
Mark Boyes
Alice A. Redfern
Abstract
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. 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.
Citation
Cluver, L. D., Lachman, J. M., Ward, C. L., Gardner, F., Peterson, T., Hutchings, J. 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
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 3, 2015 |
Publication Date | Nov 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Sep 16, 2016 |
Journal | Research on Social Work Practice |
Print ISSN | 1049-7315 |
Electronic ISSN | 1552-7581 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 7 |
Pages | 758-766 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731516628647 |
Keywords | child abuse, violence, abuse prevention, parenting stress, parenting, psychosocial aspects, South Africa |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/918100 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731516628647 |
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