title: Evaluation of a treatment program for abusive and high-risk families in Spain.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Basque Country, San Sebastián, Spain.
authors.forename: Joaquín
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Paúl
authors.forename: Ignacia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Arruabarrena
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome