title: In-home family-focused reunification: an experimental study.
abstract: Intensive, in-home family-based services were employed in reunifying families separated by the placement of a child in out-of-home care. After a 90-day service period, 93% of the 57 families randomly assigned to receive the intensive treatment were reunited-compared to 28% of the 53 families in a control group who received routine out-of-home care services. Follow-up data were collected six and 12 months after the end of treatment. Estimates of outcomes suggest that the experimental treatment had a substantial impact on families and that treatment effects endured for upwards of 12 months following cessation of direct intervention services.
authors.affiliation: College of Social Work, Ohio State University, Columbus.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pecora
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Walton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D002655:Child Custody; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology