Mandated Parent Education: Applications, Impacts, and Future Directions.
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev
; 27(2): 300-316, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38761324
ABSTRACT
Mandated participation in parent education programs is a common practice across the United States for families who are undergoing divorce or who are involved in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. Mandates to participate in parenting programs create substantial challenges for families, service providers, and service systems. Furthermore, the type and quality of the parenting services accessed vary widely, and their impacts need to be better understood. To address this need, an overview of the current state of the empirical literature on the impacts and outcomes of mandated parenting interventions for divorce and in child welfare and juvenile justice settings is provided, and suggestions to the field are offered to refine research related to mandated parenting programs. Given the challenges that mandated parenting programs pose, an alternative approach that views parenting through a public health lens is highlighted to build on the growing body of research on the impacts of population-wide applications of parenting support programs, and as a possible way to decrease the number of parents who are required to attend parenting programs. Opportunities to advance universal parenting support within a range of community settings, including primary care, early childhood education, and community mental health systems are offered. Gaps in knowledge regarding mechanisms of action of universal supports and impacts on the number of parents mandated to treatment are highlighted, and future directions for research in this area are suggested.
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Texto completo:
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Padres
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Responsabilidad Parental
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev
Asunto de la revista:
PEDIATRIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos