title: Parenting knowledge among substance abusing women in treatment.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess parenting knowledge and beliefs among drug abusing pregnant and recently postpartum women engaged in a comprehensive substance abuse treatment program. The effects of a parenting skills training program for this population were evaluated. A Parenting Skills Questionnaire was developed and administered to a sample of 73 pregnant and drug-dependent women during their first week of substance abuse treatment and again approximately 7 weeks later, following parenting skills training. The questionnaire was designed to assess whether group and individual parenting sessions changed the subjects' knowledge and beliefs in four parenting domains: newborn care, feeding practices, child development and drug abuse during pregnancy. Pre-intervention scores for all parenting domains were low. Post- vs. pre-intervention comparisons showed significant increases in all domain scores after individual and group parenting skills training. Preliminary results obtained from this clinic-based sample suggest that these substance abusing mothers lacked important parenting knowledge and that this knowledge improved after comprehensive substance abuse treatment that included parenting training.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. mvelez@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Martha L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.forename: Lauren M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Jansson
authors.forename: Ivan D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Montoya
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schweitzer
authors.forename: Archie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: Dace
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Svikis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015142:Baltimore; D044383:Black People / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004493:Education; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011247:Pregnancy; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D011632:Public Assistance; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014505:Urban Population; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs