title: A longitudinal evaluation of the preservice training and retention of kinship and nonkinship foster/adoptive families one and a half years after training.
abstract: A comprehensive evaluation of the Parent Resources for Information Development and Education (PRIDE) foster/adopt preservice training and resource family development program was conducted one and a half years after training. Results indicate PRIDE is an effective training, family development, and retention program whose lessons stay with the participants well after they have completed the program. Knowledge tests were administered to participants before PRIDE training, at graduation from training, and 18 months after the completion of training. This is the subsequent study to the Christenson and McMurtry (2007) publication titled "A Comparative Evaluation of Preservice Training of Kinship and Non-Kinship Foster/Adoptive Families."
authors.affiliation: Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho 83501, USA. blchristenson@lcsc.edu
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Christenson
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMurtry
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005190:Family; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires