“On the outside: Interventions with infants and families at risk”

Osofsky, Joy D.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0355(199822)19:2<101::aid-imhj2>3.0.co;2-r

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“…It is a favourable finding that the majority of pregnant women with psychosocial risk factors spontaneously bring their problems to attention. According to Osofsky (1998), preventive interventions begun at an early stage of pregnancy are more likely to be effective for the mother‐to‐be and her child.…”

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Period prevalence and types of psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women in an urban Swedish community

Sydsjö

Wadsby

2003

Int J Soc Welfare

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During a three‐year period a total population of pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Linköping, Sweden was screened for being at psychosocial risk. The prevalence of different psychosocial risk factors was compared with the corresponding prevalence in women referred to and accepting or declining to take part in a specialised training programme at a parent–baby clinic. In general, the present study showed that there was a constant proportion of about 4–5% of pregnant women with psychosocial risk factors. Psychiatric problems and social problems of relevance for pregnancies/parenthood were about equally frequent (i.e. 44 and 45%), while drug‐addiction problems were at 11%. Only one in three women with risk factors were eventually referred to the parent–baby clinic, and every second woman referred finally took part in the programme. With the knowledge that an early intervention in families with psychosocial risk factors may alleviate some adverse or disadvantageous developments in children, it is a challenge to identify and to motivate these women to enrol in various support and training programmes. There are still too few pregnant women at risk who are ready to accept the further support that they may need, and the rationale for their reluctance must be better known.

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Period prevalence and types of psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women in an urban Swedish community

Sydsjö

Wadsby

2003

Int J Soc Welfare

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“…Given the well‐documented association between parenting competence and child outcomes (see, e.g., Belsky, 1984), numerous early intervention and parenting support programs have been developed and implemented to counter potential negative outcomes and to support healthy developmental progress in families with young children. The long‐term goal of many clinical interventions conducted by (mental health) professionals has been to ameliorate family dysfunction and behavioral problems of the child (Osofsky, 1998). In addition to clinical programs, a large number of home‐visiting parenting support programs have been developed.…”

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Assessing Change in Families Following the Home‐Start Parenting Program: Clinical Significance and Predictors of Change

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The aim of the present study was to examine whether improvements obtained after a home-based parenting intervention reflected meaningful and significant changes for a sample of Dutch mothers. The results showed that Home-Start mothers demonstrated reliable changes in well-being and enhanced parenting behaviors compared to both a comparison and a norm group of mothers. At posttest, a substantial number (39 -84%) of the HomeStart mothers functioned at a level equivalent to that of a community group. The most reliable improvement was found with mothers experiencing the most severe problems at pretest, whereas the most recovery was reported for mothers with the fewest problems at pretest.

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“…According to Black and Krishnakumar (1998), incorporating the whole community in an intervention program from its design to its implementation enhances the efficacy of this form of intervention. The Violence Intervention Program for Children and Families (VIP; Osofsky, 1998) is a violence intervention program developed in 1993 in New Orleans, Louisiana, as a result of the increasing numbers of children being exposed to violence in that city. VIP aims to decrease violence through early intervention, counseling, and services to victims as well as education and prevention forums directed at police, parents, and children.…”

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The Effects and Treatment of Community Violence in Children and Adolescents

Sieger

Rojas-Vilches

McKinney

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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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The amount of community violence that children and adolescents are exposed to is unsettling. Intensifying the issue, the amount of community violence that is wit-nessed or experienced directly by children and adolescents is increasing with time. It has been documented that children and adolescents who are exposed to community violence display a wide array of psychological symptoms, ranging from depression and anxiety to antisocial and suicidal behaviors. Many variables have been studied in an attempt to determine correlates, moderators, and mediators of exposure to community violence. Furthermore, many intervention strategies have been developed from the discovery of relationships among these variables. Despite these efforts, many children continue to suffer from the negative effects of exposure to community violence. The purpose of this article is to encourage mental health professionals to mobilize their efforts to help children, adolescents, and their families cope with the effects of community violence.

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“On the outside: Interventions with infants and families at risk”

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Period prevalence and types of psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women in an urban Swedish community

Period prevalence and types of psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women in an urban Swedish community

Assessing Change in Families Following the Home‐Start Parenting Program: Clinical Significance and Predictors of Change

The Effects and Treatment of Community Violence in Children and Adolescents

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