Recruitment and Retention in a Parenting Intervention: A Case Study with Parents Aging Out of the Child Welfare System

ABSTRACT

Parenting interventions are efficacious in reducing child maltreatment and negative child behaviors, yet the recruitment and retention of parents, especially vulnerable parents, in such interventions can be challenging. Prior research identifies several ways to improve recruitment and retention including laying the foundation for the intervention, fostering relationships with parents, ensuring fit of the intervention with the intended population, and identifying barriers to parents’ participation. This case study presents a process of recruiting and retaining a vulnerable group of parents, specifically parenting youth aging out of the child welfare system. In addition to outlining the strategies used, lessons learned are highlighted. Parents expressed interest in the parenting intervention, experienced significant needs, negotiated great instability in their lives, and valued the social connections facilitated by the group intervention. Despite the research team following best practices and investing significant time and resources, recruitment and retention remained challenging. Implications for future work in this area are presented.     

论农村留守儿童“隐性违法”的伦理治理

农村留守儿童“隐性违法”是一个人们未曾关注到的法律隐蔽角落。它具有侵财性、盲目性、偶发性、暴力性、混杂性和易衍化性等特征明显,主要是由农村社会环境的“灰色化”、留守家庭功能的“失常化”以及教育管理层面的“放任化”等因素综合所致,现已成为了一个棘手的社会治理难题。从伦理治理的维度出发,通过加强家庭、学校和社会的伦理关怀,弥补留守儿童亲情缺失,为留守儿童创造良好的社会化环境,从而为预防、控制和减少留守儿童隐性违法行为发生提供有效途径。     

对河南省农村留守学生问题的调查及思考

截至目前,河南省农村14周岁以下留守儿童约达254万,数量居全国之冠。留守儿童的父母外出务工,家庭成员尤其是父母角色的长时间缺位,导致大量农村留守儿童缺乏父母的亲情呵护与完整的家庭教育和监管,致使留守儿童在学习、生活、情感、教育等方面存在着诸多问题,大多数留守儿童心理抑郁、性格孤僻,对以后的人际交往、协作互助、学业发展都可能产生不良影响。探讨了河南省农村留守学生心理发展与教育对策。     

The impact of familism on future care planning for Korean parents caring for their children living with disabilities

ABSTRACT

Future care provision is a pervasive concern of parents with children living with disabilities. This article aims to provide an overview of the impact of familism on future care planning for Korean parents. For this qualitative study, data were collected using semi-structured interviews with parents (n = 9) and professionals (n = 9). Using conventional analysis, the study revealed there is strong emphasis on familial care with minimal governmental service provision and intervention; ultimately, this has a negative impact on the planning process. In support of the planning process taking its place as a standard phase of caring, a number of recommendations are made.     

玉米高产优质育种途径的探索

选育高产优质的玉米新品种,优化粮饲结构,是当今玉米育种的重要课题。提高选育高产预见性的基本经验是:配对亲本要具有“三差”和“三强”特点。“三差”即光敏性差异,籽粒差异、株叶型差异;“三强”即抗主要病害强、抗倒力强、长果穗遗传力强。优质品种的选育主要利用含优质蛋白质和高油基因及选用粗蛋白质高的材料。选育方法上探索了与内部品质相关的简易目测为主的方法,即系统筛选籽粒成熟时胚乳油浸色深、种胚较大鼠喜食者,辅以必要化验分析。     

Family structure,family organization,and quality of family life

This study examines how family organization is associated with the quality of family life for parents in first marriages, remarriages with biological children, and several types of stepfamilies. Data are drawn from the 1987–1988 National Survey of Families and Households; only married couples in which both spouses participated in the survey and who had children under age 19 in the household are considered (N=3,120). Results indicate that respondents in different family structures differ in the perceived quality of parent-child relationships, that differences in family structure are not related to differences in family organization, and that some aspects of family organization are related to marital quality and the quality of parent-chil relationships. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicate that family structure and family organization are independently related to the quality of family life. This research was supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant R15 HD28198-01. The National Survey of Families and Households was funded by a grant (HD21009) from the Center for Population Research of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The survey was designed and carried out at the Center for Demography and Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the direction of Larry Bumpass and James Sweet. The fieldwork was done by the Institute for Survey Research at Temple University. A previous version of this article was presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, November 1992. Her research interests include the work/family interface and family policy. She received her Ph.D. from Wayne State University. His research interests include the effects of divorce and remarriage on parents and children. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. Her research interests include adolescents and adoption. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.     

家长教育立法探究

从家长自身需要、家庭教育以及学校教育改革需要等诸多方面而言,家长教育都有重要意义.家长教育立法可以保障家长教育的顺利有效实施.虽然家长教育立法具有充分的法理基础,但是现实中却存在着阻抗家长教育立法的因素.可以从总则、具体方式、实施策略以及保障条件等几个方面考虑家长教育立法.同时,也要注意与家长教育立法有关的其他法律的完善.     

Protective Effects of Parent–College Student Communication During the First Semester of College

Abstract

Objective: Recent studies suggest that parents maintain influence as their adolescents transition into college. Advances in communication technology make frequent communication between parents and college students easy and affordable. This study examines the protective effect of parent–college student communication on student drinking behaviors, estimated peak blood alcohol concentration (eBAC), and serious negative consequences of drinking. Participants: Participants were 746 first-year, first-time, full-time students at a large university in the United States Methods: Participants completed a baseline and 14 daily Web-based surveys. Results: The amount of time spent communicating with parents on weekend days predicted the number of drinks consumed, heavy drinking, and peak eBAC, consistent with a protective within-person effect. No association between communication and serious negative consequences was observed. Conclusions: Encouraging parents to communicate with their college students, particularly on weekend days, could be a relatively simple, easily implemented protective process to reduce dangerous drinking behaviors.     

A Culturally Competent Family Enhancement and Empowerment Model for African American Parents

The National Association of Social Worker's Standards for Cultural Competence (2002 National Association of Social Workers. 2002. NASW standards for cultural competence in social work practice, Washington, DC: Author.  [Google Scholar]) mandates social work practices that recognize the cultural preferences of different groups in the United States. The NASW Code of Ethic (1996 National Association of Social Workers. 1996. Code of ethics, Washington, DC: NASW Press.  [Google Scholar]) states that social workers have a responsibility to understand culture and its function and to further recognize the strengths that exist in all cultures. This article addresses the void in the social work literature on culturally based and strengths‐oriented family interventions for African American parents. The article describes a culturally competent intervention model developed by the MAAT Center for Human and Organizational Enhancement, Inc. in Washington, D.C. for parents of African American male youths who live in high‐risk environments. The family enhancement and empowerment model (FEEM) is based on Africentric social work principles that are grounded in a strengths perspective. The article describes the FEEM program, including a discussion of practical strategies for building trust and offering support to African American parents and families.