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Brief title
Health condition
psychosocial adjustment; social network strategy;empowerment
Sponsors and support
- Entrea, Postbus 6731, 6503 GE Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
- Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Praktikon, Toernooiveld 5, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
- Gemeente Nijmegen (Municipality of Nijmegen), Postbus 9105, 6500 HG, Nijmegen.
ZonMw, Postbus 93 245, 2509 AE Den Haag, the Netherlands.
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Reduction of problems of the child: BPM-Y/BPM-P and SDQ (scale: ‘prosocial behaviour’).
Secondary outcome
- Increase in the empowerment: EMPO 2.0 short version.
- Decrease in parenting stress: OBVL (Parenting Stress Questionnaire).
- Strengthening of the social network: VGFO (scale social contacts).
- Moderating influence of the work alliance between client and social worker: WAV-12.
Background summary
The present study aims to examine the effectiveness of Social Network Strategies in a sample of Dutch families with children between 8 and 18 years. All families receive help from one of two youth care institutes. The effectiveness of this strategy will be compared with care as usual trajectories within two Dutch youth care agencies. It is expected that Social Network Strategies will lead to a stronger reduction of problems of the child compared to the care as usual trajectories. Additionally it is expected that working from Social Network Strategies will lead to a stronger increase of the social network, a stronger reduction of parental stress and a stronger increase of empowerment of the family. Finally, it is expected that the alliance between the client and social worker has a positive moderating influence on the primary and secondary outcomes.
Study objective
First,working from SNS will lead to a decrease in child’s problems. Second, SNS will lead to increase in empowerment, and decrease in parenting stress. Third, the alliance between the client and social worker will moderate the outcomes of SNS
Study design
1. Premeasurement (baseline)
2. after three sessions: client - professional alliance
3. Post measurement (end of treatment).
4. Follow up 1 (after 3 months)
5. Follow up 2 (after 6 months)
Intervention
Clients in the experimental group will receive the intervention called ‘Social Network Strategy’, developed by Riet Portengen (www.sonestra.nl). Clients in the control group will receive the care as usual trajectories within the two care agencies.
Inclusion criteria
1. Outpatient treatment program within NIM or Entréa.
2. Families with children between 8 and 18 years.
3. A family member requests for help concerning a problem.
Exclusion criteria
In case of crisis or in case of parental mediation, the family will be excluded. In this cases a Social Network Strategy approach cannot be used.
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5066 |
| NTR-old | NTR5197 |
| Other | Zon-MW : 729111007 |