Preserving family bonds: examining parent perspectives in the light of practice standards for out-of-home treatment.
Family participation is a core system of care value that is supported by previous research in medical, child welfare, and mental health settings. However, many parents with children receiving out-of-home mental health treatment experience restrictions on contact. This cross-sectional study examines the experiences of families (N = 102) regarding parent-child contact in relation to examples of national accreditation standards. Results of the national survey found that most respondents (79.4%) reported restrictions on contact, including limits based on behavioral contingencies (65.7%) and point and level systems (52.5%).
Robinson
Adjoa D
AD
Research and Training Center for Family Support, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA. adjoar@pdx.edu
Kruzich
Jean M
JM
Friesen
Barbara J
BJ
Jivanjee
Pauline
P
Pullmann
Michael D
MD
D000068:Accreditation / Q000592:standards; D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000592:standards; D001290:Attitude; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000592:standards*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000592:standards*