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Project Support i svensk socialtjänst: En genomförbarhetsstudie av ett föräldrastödsprogram för våldsutsatta föräldrar och deras barn som utvecklat beteendeproblematik
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Social and Psychological Studies (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2368-3700
2017 (Swedish)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)Alternative title
Project Support- a parenting programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence and their children with subsequent behavioural problems: A feasibility study made in Swedish social services (English)
Abstract [sv]

Projekt Support (PS) är ett föräldrastödsprogram som har utvecklats i USA för mammor och barn som utsatts för våld i nära relationer där barnen också utvecklat känslomässiga och beteendemässiga problem. Syftet med denna licentiatuppsats är att undersöka hur interventionen mottogs av behandlare och föräldrar inom ramen för svensk socialtjänst med hänsyn till skillnaderna mellan länderna.

Två studier genomfördes. I den första studien (studie I) intervjuades behandlare (n 11) och mammor (n 13) från tre kommuner och Sveriges största skyddade boende om sina erfarenheter av att ge och ta emot föräldraintervention. Intervjuerna analyserades separat med hjälp av tematisk analys, vilka sedan sammanslogs i en syntes. Resultaten grupperades i sex teman, vilket indikerade initiala tvivel på interventionene och på deltagarnas egen förmåga. Teman visade också att arbetet med PS ledde till en upplevd positiv förändring av barns beteende, liksom betonades behovet av kompetenta behandlare och anpassning utifrån kulturella skillnader. Den andra studien (studie II) utvärderade interventionens effekt avseende föräldrarnas föräldrakapacitet (n 35) och deras barns psykiska symtom (19 pojkar och 16 flickor, medelålder 6 år). Resultaten visade att effekten som erhållits av PS i Sverige kan i nästan samma omfattning likställas med den effekt som framgår av tidigare studier gjorda i USA. Även barnens känslomässiga symptom, problem och hyperaktivitet minskade, och föräldrarna bemötte sina barn på ett mer positivt sätt. Föräldrarna upplevde också minskad hjälplöshet och rädsla i relationen till sina barn. Det var också en kovarians mellan föräldrarnas känslor (hjälplöshet och rädsla) och barns uppförandeproblem och hyperaktivitet där båda minskade.

Slutsatserna i denna licentiatuppsats är för det första att det är möjligt att genomföra PS med föräldrar utsatta för våld i nära relationer och deras barn som har utvecklat känslomässiga och beteendemässiga problem och för det andra att organisatoriska förhållanden behöver anpassas för att interventionen ska kunna implementeras i svensk socialtjänst.

Abstract [sv]

Projekt Support (PS) är ett föräldrastödsprogram, utvecklat i USA för föräldrar och barn som utsatts för våld i nära relationer där barnen också utvecklat känslomässiga och beteendemässiga problem. Syftet med denna licentiatuppsats är att undersöka behandlingseffekten och möjligheten att genomföra interventionen i svensk socialtjänst med hänsyn till skillnaderna mellan länderna.

Två studier genomfördes. I studie I analyserades intervjuer av behandlare och mammor där de beskrev sina erfarenheter av att ge och ta emot PS. Det framgick att deltagarna upplevde svårigheter och utmaningar i arbetet med interventionen men de upplevde också positiva förändringar av barnens beteende och mammornas föräldraförmåga. I studie II utvärderades PS effekt avseende föräldrarnas föräldrakapacitet och deras barns psykiska symtom. Resultaten visade att effekten som erhållits i Sverige kan i nästan samma omfattning likställas med den effekt som framgår av tidigare studier gjorda i USA. Barnens känslomässiga symptom, problem och hyperaktivitet minskade och föräldrarna bemötte sina barn på ett mer positivt sätt och blev stärkta i sitt föräldraskap.

Slutsatserna i denna licentiatuppsats är att det i stor utsträckning är möjligt att inom svensk socialtjänst genomföra PS med våldsutsatta föräldrar.

Abstract [en]

Project Support (PS) is a parenting programme that has been developed in the United States for mothers and children exposed to intimate partner and for their children with subsequent emotional and behavioural problems. The aim of this licentiate thesis is to explore how the programme was received by counsellors and parents in the context of Swedish social service, taking account of the differences between the countries.

Two studies were conducted. In the first study (study I), counsellors (n 11) and mothers (n 13) from three municipalities and Sweden’s largest shelter were interviewed about their experiences of giving and receiving the parenting intervention. The interviews were separately analysed using thematic analysis and were unitised by a following synthesis. The results were grouped into six themes, which indicated initial doubts to the intervention, and doubts about the participants’ own capability. The themes also showed that working with PS led to an experience of positive change in children’s behaviour, as well as highlighted the need of competent counsellors and adaptation for cultural differences. The second study (study II) evaluated the effect of the intervention according to parents’ parenting capacity (n 35) and their children’s psychological symptoms (19 boys and 16 girls, mean age 6year). The results showed that the effectiveness of PS in Sweden can be sustained to almost the same extent as shown in previous studies done in the US. Primarily, the children’s emotional symptoms, conduct problems and hyperactivity decreased, and the parents behaved more positively with their children. The parents also experienced reduced helplessness and fear in their relationships with their children. There was also a covariance between the parents’ emotions (helplessness and fear) and the children’s conduct problems and hyperactivity as they decreased.

The conclusions drawn in this licentiate thesis are first, that PS is a feasible parenting programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence and their children who have developed emotional and behavioural problems, and second, that organisational conditions need to be met in order for the programme to be implemented in Swedish social services. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Karlstad: Karlstads universitet, 2017. , p. 47
Series
Karlstad University Studies, ISSN 1403-8099 ; 2017:32
Keywords [sv]
Föräldrastödsprogram, Våld i nära relationer, Barn med beteendeproblematik, Genomförbarhet
National Category
Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-62734ISBN: 978-91-7063-808-4 (print)ISBN: 978-91-7063-904-3 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-62734DiVA, id: diva2:1135350
Presentation
2017-10-06, 11C 413 Undén, 14:00 (Swedish)
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Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, 2.4-55224/2012Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, 2.7-9109/2015Available from: 2017-09-15 Created: 2017-08-23 Last updated: 2022-06-16Bibliographically approved
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1. Replicability of effect when transferring a supportive programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence and their children from the US to Sweden
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Replicability of effect when transferring a supportive programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence and their children from the US to Sweden
2019 (English)In: Child Care in Practice, ISSN 1357-5279, E-ISSN 1476-489X, Vol. 25, no 4, p. 367-382Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Transferring an evidence-based parenting programme for parents exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and their children with emotional and behavioural problems reveals the extent to which cultural and social aspects can interfere with the programme’s effectiveness. Feasibility studies are of value in such circumstances, and the aim of the present feasibility study was to explore, on a small scale and in its natural context, whether the effects of the parenting programme, Project Support, were replicable when transferred to another country. In this study, the programme, which was originally designed for parents exposed to IPV and their children who had developed psychological symptoms in the United States, was evaluated in an equivalent population receiving Swedish social services. Parents (n = 35) self-assessed their parenting capacity and their children’s (n = 35) psychological symptoms. The results indicate that the parents improved their parenting capacity, and feelings of helplessness and fear regarding parenting their children decreased. Those feelings were also associated with the children’s psychological symptoms. The promising results are similar to the findings of previous research from the US, and further implementation and evaluation of Project Support in Sweden are indicated.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Routledge, 2019
Keywords
Feasibility study, parenting, domestic violence, social work, children’s psychological symptoms
National Category
Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology)
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-70309 (URN)10.1080/13575279.2018.1463968 (DOI)
Note

This publication is part of Helena Draxlers licentiate thesis Project Support i svensk socialtjänst. It has since changed publication type from manuscript to published article.

Available from: 2018-11-27 Created: 2018-11-27 Last updated: 2022-06-16Bibliographically approved
2. From doubt to trust: Swedish mothers' and counsellors' experience testing a parenting programme for mothers exposed to intimate partner violence whose children have developed behavioural problems
Open this publication in new window or tab >>From doubt to trust: Swedish mothers' and counsellors' experience testing a parenting programme for mothers exposed to intimate partner violence whose children have developed behavioural problems
2020 (English)In: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, ISSN 1359-1045, E-ISSN 1461-7021, article id 1359104520931569Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Many countries seek evidence-based interventions for children who have been exposed to domestic violence, and they frequently turn to interventions developed in the US and disseminated to Europe as a solution. Societal and cultural differences may, however, pose barriers to successful implementation. Project Support (PS), piloted in this study through social services agencies in Sweden, has shown positive effects in the US for families with children who have been exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). The aim of this study was to investigate counselors' and caregivers' experiences when giving/receiving PS in Sweden. The study was based on interviews conducted with 11 mothers and 13 counselors with experience in the programme. A thematic analysis showed three themes (Initial doubts, Confidence from positive change, and Flexibility- challenge for the organization) and the study adds information about obstacles for implementation of PS in Sweden. Cultural and organizational differences between Sweden and the US in practice and child-rearing attitudes are highlighted, as well as the importance of making adjustments while maintaining treatment fidelity, and promoting the dissemination of the approach.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2020
Keywords
Parenting programme, intimate partner violence, feasibility study, behavioral problem, qualitative study
National Category
Psychology
Research subject
Psychology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-79174 (URN)10.1177/1359104520931569 (DOI)000548574800001 ()32650670 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85087788306 (Scopus ID)
Note

This publication is part of Helena Draxlers licentiate thesis Project Support i svensk socialtjänst. It has since changed publication type from manuscript to published article.

Available from: 2020-08-05 Created: 2020-08-05 Last updated: 2022-06-16Bibliographically approved

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