Citation

de Paúl J, Arruabarrena MI. Child Welf. 2003; 82(4): 413-442.

Affiliation

University of Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12875370

Abstract

This article describes a six-year evaluation of a comprehensive treatment program for abusive families in Spain. The evaluation involved practitioners' clinical judgments, standardized measures, and follow-up data about children's living situations. The results were similar to those obtained by similar programs from the United States and other developed countries. The analysis obtained the lowest rates of success for neglectful and abusive-neglectful families. Dropout and nondropout families differed in two paternal characteristics: alcohol problems and childhood experience of out-of-home care. Rehabilitated and nonrehabilitated families differed in several variables, including time elapsed between case detection and referral to the treatment program. Scores on measures showed significant changes during treatment.

Language: en