Building Family Resilience Through an Evidence-Based Program: Results From the Spanish Strengthening Families Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-417
Author(s):  
Carmen Orte ◽  
Lluís Ballester ◽  
Joan Amer ◽  
Marga Vives
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Family Strengths ◽  
Family Competence ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
The Family ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Strengthening Families Program ◽  
Strengthening Families

In recent years, family resilience has come to be seen as more of a process than an outcome. This process involves different family members who receive training during the course of family prevention programs. The Family Competence Program is a Spanish cultural adaptation of the Strengthening Families Program, which uses a Family Strengths and Resilience Scale. With this scale of 11 items, encompassing aspects such as communication, cohesion and family organization or parental skills, changes in family resilience were measured before and after the application of the program. The results point to positive changes. Potential links with family vulnerability were also tested, but the results of the study do not suggest any association between resilience and family vulnerability.

Strategies to Avoid Replication Failure With Evidence-Based Prevention Interventions: Case Examples From the Strengthening Families Program

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karol L. Kumpfer ◽  
Lawrence M. Scheier ◽  
Jaynie Brown
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Developmental Problems ◽  
Strengthening Families Program ◽  
The Right ◽  
Strengthening Families ◽  
Replication Failure

Research has found disturbing long-term effects of poor parenting on children’s behavioral health including addiction, delinquency, depression/anxiety, and poorer health as adults. Poor parenting practices thus contribute substantially to the health crisis in America. However, skilled, nurturing parents, or caretakers can help youth avoid these developmental problems. A number of family and parenting evidence-based interventions (EBIs) that teach parenting skills are now available for dissemination. Unfortunately, replications of EBIs do not always produce the original positive results. Organizations that seek to use family EBIs to improve parenting and family skills need to avoid practices that create replication failure. We examine several possible factors that contribute to replication failure using examples from five replications of the EBI “Iowa Strengthening Families Program for ages 10–14.” We then share six strategies conducive to avoid replication failures including (1) choosing the right program and implementation strategy for the population, (2) administering the right “dosage,” (3) choosing and properly training implementers, (4) maintaining program integrity and adherence, (5) ensuring cultural sensitivity, and (6) ensuring accurate and complete reporting of evaluation results. These guidelines can advance prevention science to meet the demands of a growing public health agenda.

Indicators of Family Resilience after the Death of a Child

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham P. Greeff ◽  
Alfons Vansteenwegen ◽  
Tina Herbiest
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Resilience ◽  
Adaptation Process ◽  
Family Strengths ◽  
Family Adaptation ◽  
Family Coping ◽  
Death Of A Child ◽  
The Family

The aim of this study was to identify and describe resilience qualities in families after losing a child. Questionnaires, including an open-ended question, were utilized to collect data independently from the parents and siblings of the deceased in 89 Belgian families. The results indicate that family strengths in general, and commitment to the family in particular, helped the families' adaptation after the loss. In addition, the adaptation process after the loss was aided if the family members viewed the crisis as a challenge. Both the siblings and the parents indicated that the extent to which a family experienced support from the community was directly related to family adaptation after the loss. Redefining the situation and utilizing social support from friends and family were underlined as effective family coping strategies. The findings could be used in interventions to promote family resilience, thereby affirming the reparative potential of families.

scholarly journals The Mindfulness-enhanced Strengthening Families Program: Integrating brief mindfulness activities and parent training within an evidence-based prevention program

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (142) ◽  
pp. 45-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Douglas Coatsworth ◽  
Larissa G. Duncan ◽  
Elaine Berrena ◽  
Katharine T. Bamberger ◽  
Daniel Loeschinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Strengthening Families Program ◽  
Strengthening Families

scholarly journals Quality of implementation in an evidence-based family prevention program: “The Family Competence Program”

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Orte ◽  
Lluís Ballester ◽  
Marga Vives ◽  
Joan Amer
Keyword(s):  
Prevention Program ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Family Competence ◽  
The Family

The Strengthening Families Programme in Spain: a long-term evaluation

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Orte ◽  
Lluís Ballester ◽  
Martí X. March ◽  
Joan Amer ◽  
Marga Vives ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Type ◽  
Family Competence ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Typologies ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
Term Evaluation ◽  
Strengthening Families ◽  
Over Time

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to first assess the long-term effects of the adaptation of the American Strengthening Families Programme in Spain (known as the Programa de Competencia Familiar, translated into English as the Family Competence Programme (FCP)). The second aim is to identify family typologies and family changes regarding family competence over time. The paper’s initial hypothesis is that families have different behaviours and take advantage of the FCP in different ways. Design/methodology/approach – Monitored applications of the FCP were conducted using a quasi-experimental design consisting of a control group and pre-test, post-test and two-year follow-up assessments. The sample was made up of 136 families who took part in the programme and another 18 who participated in the control groups. Validated instruments were applied to assess the methodological processes and the family assessments. A cluster analysis was undertaken to identify different family typologies and their evolution in relation to the FCP goals. Findings – The FCP shows effective and consistent results over time for families in a variety of difficult situations, with important result maintenance. The longitudinal analysis (i.e. the two-year follow-up) demonstrates that the majority of changes identified (using the factors under consideration) maintained their relevance for most of the families, producing positive change. Originality/value – There is little long-term evaluation or longitudinal analysis of family prevention programmes that are evidence-based and include cognitive-emotional content. This paper analyses the long-term evaluation of family prevention programmes and identifies the ways in which families change over time.

scholarly journals Strategies for Family Engagement in Evidence-Based Programmes: A Meta-Synthesis of Systematic Reviews from a Social Casework Approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-67
Author(s):  
Lluc Nevot-Caldentey ◽  
Dr. Carmen Orte Socías ◽  
Dr. Lluís Ballester Brage
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Risk Prevention ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
The Family ◽  
Strengthening Families

This paper explores the role of social work practice in youth risk prevention through evidence-based interventions, such as the Strengthening Families Programme. It begins by analysing the aetiology of social work practice in prevention and the theories that aim to explain social work practice as one of the most important disciplines for meeting the skill development requirements of risk prevention. Research has shown that evidence-based interventions applied at the family level can delay the onset of substance use. Various studies have backed working with these kinds of systems to ensure the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing substance abuse; however, family participation has also been shown to be one of the disadvantages of this kind of intervention. For this reason, the main goal of the present research is to identify the most effective strategies for engaging families in the context of social casework. We present a meta-synthesis of two systematic exploratory reviews of scholarly articles concerning family involvement, adherence, and findings that lead to achieving coupling. We discuss the family factors that social workers should consider in order to ensure that different members of family systems commit to building supportive relationships.

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