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. 2011 Jul;33(7):1270-1279.
doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.02.022.

Use of a Parent Management Training Intervention with Urban Foster Parents: A Pilot Study

Sonya J Leathers  1 , Jill E Spielfogel, Lorri S McMeel, Marc S Atkins
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Use of a Parent Management Training Intervention with Urban Foster Parents: A Pilot Study

Sonya J Leathers et al. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

The development of effective interventions for foster children with behavior problems is essential given the consequences of behavior problems for children's placement stability and permanency outcomes. This article presents findings from a pilot study of an intervention providing parent management training (PMT) and support to foster parents in groups and home visits. The intervention was an adaptation of the KEEP (Keeping Foster Parents Trained and Supported) group intervention, provided in a large urban child welfare agency serving predominantly African American foster parents. The study used an intent-to-treat design, with 25 foster parents of 31 children (age 4-12) in specialized foster care assigned to either an intervention or treatment as usual control group. Longitudinal outcomes were analyzed using random effect regression models. Over time, children's behavior problems were significantly lower in the intervention group relative to the control group, and the effect of the intervention was partially mediated by parents' understanding of how to appropriately use the intervention parenting skills. These results provide support for the effectiveness of KEEP with urban foster children with significant behavior problems.

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