title: Adaptation and Evaluation of a Nonviolent Resistance Intervention for Foster Parents: A Progress Report.
abstract: Foster care faces serious challenges, such as behavioral problems in foster children and parental stress and ineffective parenting behavior in foster parents. The results of a pilot study that evaluated a training program for foster parents based on nonviolent resistance are described. In a pretest-posttest design, data were collected from 25 families. Significant reductions in externalizing, internalizing, and total problem behavior in the foster children and in parenting stress were found. Using a reliable change index, significant improvements in externalizing, internalizing, and total problem behavior were found in, respectively, 72, 44, and 80% of the cases. Most improvements proved to be clinically relevant. Effect sizes ranged from medium to large for problem behavior, and from small to medium for parenting stress.
authors.affiliation: Pleegzorg Vlaams-Brabant en Brussel.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Van Holen
authors.affiliation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanderfaeillie
authors.affiliation: Tel-Aviv University.
authors.forename: Haim
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000066553:Problem Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation