TY - JOUR
T1 - Randomized Trial of PMTO in Foster Care
T2 - Six-Month Child Well-Being 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, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under grant number 90-CT-0152.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2019/2/1
Y1 - 2019/2/1
N2 - Objective: This study tested the effectiveness of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on child social–emotional well-being. Methods: Using a randomized controlled design and three measures of social–emotional well-being, the study investigated effectiveness of PMTO with families of children in foster care with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Participants included children (3–16 years) and parents who were randomly assigned to PMTO (n = 461) or services as usual (n = 457). Study condition was known to participants and assessors. Six months after baseline, analysis of covariance models examined the intervention’s overall effect and time interactions using intent-to-treat analysis. Follow-up analyses identified salient predictors of well-being. Results: PMTO demonstrated small but significant positive effects on three primary outcomes: social–emotional functioning (Cohen’s d =.31), problem behaviors (Cohen’s d =.09), and prosocial skills (Cohen’s d =.09). Conclusion: Results suggest that PMTO was effective at improving short-term social–emotional well-being in a high-risk population of children with SED.
AB - Objective: This study tested the effectiveness of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on child social–emotional well-being. Methods: Using a randomized controlled design and three measures of social–emotional well-being, the study investigated effectiveness of PMTO with families of children in foster care with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Participants included children (3–16 years) and parents who were randomly assigned to PMTO (n = 461) or services as usual (n = 457). Study condition was known to participants and assessors. Six months after baseline, analysis of covariance models examined the intervention’s overall effect and time interactions using intent-to-treat analysis. Follow-up analyses identified salient predictors of well-being. Results: PMTO demonstrated small but significant positive effects on three primary outcomes: social–emotional functioning (Cohen’s d =.31), problem behaviors (Cohen’s d =.09), and prosocial skills (Cohen’s d =.09). Conclusion: Results suggest that PMTO was effective at improving short-term social–emotional well-being in a high-risk population of children with SED.
KW - evidence-based intervention
KW - foster care
KW - parent training intervention
KW - randomized trial
KW - social–emotional well-being
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U2 - 10.1177/1049731516669822
DO - 10.1177/1049731516669822
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85053577179
VL - 29
SP - 206
EP - 222
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
SN - 1049-7315
IS - 2
ER -