TY - JOUR
T1 - Randomized Study of PMTO in Foster Care
T2 - Six-Month Parent Outcomes
AU - Akin, Becci A.
AU - Lang, Kyle
AU - McDonald, Thomas P.
AU - Yan, Yueqi
AU - Little, Todd
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This manuscript was part of the Kansas Intensive Permanency Project (KIPP), which was funded by the Children’s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, under grant number 90-CT-0152.
Funding Information:
The authors wish to thank their community collaborators in this study: The Kansas Department for Children and Families, KVC Kansas, and Saint Francis Community Services, Inc. The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This manuscript was part of the Kansas Intensive Permanency Project (KIPP), which was funded by the Children?s Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, under grant number 90-CT-0152.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Objective: This study examined the effects of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on parenting effectiveness and caregiver functioning. Method: Children in foster care with emotional and behavioral problems were randomized to PMTO (n = 461) or services as usual (n = 457) in a nonblinded study design. Using an intent-to-treat approach, analysis of covariance models tested the intervention’s overall effect and time interactions for parenting and caregiver functioning. Additional analyses were conducted to identify significant predictors of outcomes. Results: PMTO did not significantly affect parenting practices; however, positive effects were observed on caregiver functioning in mental health (odds ratio [OR] = 2.01), substance use (OR = 1.67), social supports (OR = 2.37), and readiness for reunification (OR = 1.64). While no time interactions were detected, several child, parent, and case characteristics were associated with improvements in 6-month outcomes. Conclusion: This study extends evidence on PMTO to biological families of children in foster care, including those with older youth.
AB - Objective: This study examined the effects of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on parenting effectiveness and caregiver functioning. Method: Children in foster care with emotional and behavioral problems were randomized to PMTO (n = 461) or services as usual (n = 457) in a nonblinded study design. Using an intent-to-treat approach, analysis of covariance models tested the intervention’s overall effect and time interactions for parenting and caregiver functioning. Additional analyses were conducted to identify significant predictors of outcomes. Results: PMTO did not significantly affect parenting practices; however, positive effects were observed on caregiver functioning in mental health (odds ratio [OR] = 2.01), substance use (OR = 1.67), social supports (OR = 2.37), and readiness for reunification (OR = 1.64). While no time interactions were detected, several child, parent, and case characteristics were associated with improvements in 6-month outcomes. Conclusion: This study extends evidence on PMTO to biological families of children in foster care, including those with older youth.
KW - evidence-based intervention
KW - foster care
KW - parent training intervention
KW - randomized trial
KW - social–emotional well-being
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U2 - 10.1177/1049731517703746
DO - 10.1177/1049731517703746
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041605023
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 28
SP - 810
EP - 826
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 7
ER -