@article{ref1,
title="From theory to practice: on the ground cultural adaption of a parenting intervention for ethnic minority families involved in the child welfare system",
journal="Family Process",
year="2020",
author="López-Zerón, Gabriela and Parra-Cardona, Jose Ruben and Muñoz, Alexandria and Sullivan, Cris M.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Child maltreatment is a major public health issue in the United States. In the federal fiscal year 2017, approximately 7.5 million children were referred to child  welfare services (CSW) in the nation. Developmental, emotional, behavioral, and  cognitive problems are prevalent among children referred to CWS. For those in foster  care, temporary or permanent placement frequently introduces additional instability  into a child's already chaotic life, increasing their risk for deleterious physical  and mental health outcomes. Limited research exists documenting the impact of  efficacious culturally adapted parent training (PT) interventions aimed at serving  low-income ethnic minority families involved in CWS. The objective of this study was  twofold: to explicate how a culturally adapted PT intervention for diverse families  involved in CWS was perceived by participants and to better understand how  interventionists adapted to families' needs. In this study, we conducted in-depth  interviews with 14 parents who had completed the adapted intervention, as well as  all of the interventionists providing the intervention. A thematic analysis approach  was used to analyze and interpret the data. Parents indicated the positive impact  that the intervention had on enhancing their parenting skills, as well as their  ability to cope with the challenges associated with having a child removed by CWS. Interventionists described the gradual adaptations they implemented, in an effort to  increase its cultural and contextual relevance. Research findings are relevant to  the family therapy field as they increase understanding about culturally adapted PT  interventions for ethnic minority families within CWS contexts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0014-7370",
doi="10.1111/famp.12627",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/famp.12627"
}