Supporting Incarcerated Parents Prior to Reentry: A Gender and Racial Equity-oriented Lens

Metcalfe, Robyn E.; Reino, Claudia; Jackson, Arriell; Kjellstrand, Jean; Eddy, J. Mark

doi:10.1108/s1530-353520220000020005

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“…Because the Big Four are so important, what is of most interest to us is whether or not parenting programs have added value over and above programs that are successful in promoting the Big Four, and if so, for whom. Such programs are most likely to succeed, we hypothesize, if they start in prison and continue after release [33][34][35]. This is not to suggest that programs that target only the Little Four cannot also have important impacts, but rather that if major failures occur in the Big Four, families, and thus children, are at high risk for problematic outcomes.…”

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent Management Training Program for Incarcerated Parents: Post-Release Outcomes

Eddy

Martínez

Burraston

et al. 2022

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The majority of incarcerated adults are parents. While in prison, most parents maintain at least some contact with their families. A positive connection with family during imprisonment is hypothesized to improve long-term success after release. One way in which departments of corrections attempt to facilitate positive connections with family is through prison-based parenting programs. One such program, developed in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Corrections, is the cognitive-behavioral parent management training program Parenting Inside Out (PIO). Outcomes due to PIO were examined within the context of a randomized controlled trial. Incarcerated parents from all correctional facilities in the state of Oregon were recruited to participate, and eligible parents who consented (N = 359) were transferred to participating releasing institutions. After initial assessment, parents were randomized to condition (i.e., PIO “intervention” condition or services-as-usual “control” condition) and then followed through the remainder of their prison sentences and to one year after release. Intervention condition participants were offered PIO prior to their release. Outcomes favoring participants in the intervention condition were found in areas of importance to parents and their children and families and to public health and safety at large, including a decreased likelihood of problems related to substance use and of engaging in criminal behavior during the first six months following release as well as a decreased likelihood of being arrested by police during the first year following release. The implications of the findings are discussed, including the critical need for scientifically rigorous research on multi-component parenting programs delivered during the reentry period.

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent Management Training Program for Incarcerated Parents: Post-Release Outcomes

Eddy

Martínez

Burraston

et al. 2022

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“…21 Another review of interventions for women in the carceral system found only 2 of 16 programs with recently released women, 22 and notably, both programs reviewed served only mothers. Although reentry interventions designed to target fathers exist, 23 they have significantly less systematic evaluation. A 2017 report examined parenting programs for fathers with incarceration histories, and while some spanned the pre-and post-release periods, ending in a community setting, 24 none implemented a rigorous evaluation design.…”

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Assessment of Feasibility and Acceptability of the Pathways for Parents After Incarceration Program

Charles,

Muentner,

Grade

et al. 2023

Family &Amp; Community Health

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Most incarcerated fathers have connections to their families, and the quality of their family relationships is important not only to their reentry success but also to shaping positive child and family outcomes. However, there is a lack of rigorous evidence about interventions designed to strengthen parent-child and other family relationships among formerly incarcerated parents. The purpose of this study was to develop and assess for feasibility and acceptability an intervention for formerly incarcerated fathers, co-parents, and their children. We created and implemented the Pathways for Parents after Incarceration Program (P4P), a multilevel intervention that focuses on strengthening positive parenting skills, building constructive co-parenting strategies, providing social support, and connecting families to needed specialized services. We delivered P4P virtually to 3 groups of participants, collecting data at several points. Results suggest that while the program was well liked and appreciated by participants and parent coaches and had a positive effect on parenting skills and attitudes, recruitment and retention were challenging. Findings suggest that P4P has the potential to support child and family well-being when fathers reenter by bolstering protective factors, and supporting access to necessary supports associated with improved reentry outcomes. Additional research is needed to address feasibility concerns and establish program efficacy.

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Parenting Through Re-Entry: Ecologically-Grounded Perspectives of Parents Returning to the Community after Incarceration

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Supporting Incarcerated Parents Prior to Reentry: A Gender and Racial Equity-oriented Lens

Cited by 4 publications

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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent Management Training Program for Incarcerated Parents: Post-Release Outcomes

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parent Management Training Program for Incarcerated Parents: Post-Release Outcomes

Assessment of Feasibility and Acceptability of the Pathways for Parents After Incarceration Program

Parenting Through Re-Entry: Ecologically-Grounded Perspectives of Parents Returning to the Community after Incarceration

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