To evaluate the effectiveness of SSO and to examine determinants of treatment effects.
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Brief title
Condition
- Anxiety disorders and symptoms
- Family issues
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The main study parameters are: trauma symptoms and behavioral problems for
children and parenting skills and emotional functioning for the offending
parent.
Secondary outcome
NA
Background summary
In this study the effectiveness of a newly developed ecological intervention
for physical child abuse is evaluated. The intervention is named Safe, Strong &
Onwards (SSO) and within the program physical child abuse is viewed as an
interactional problem between parents and their children. Based on this view
offenders as well as victims of physical child abuse receive treatment.
Treatment for children focuses on reducing trauma symptoms and behavioral
problems. Treatment for the offending parent focuses on developing parenting
skills and emotional functioning. The non-offending parent is also part of the
treatment. The goal of this ecological approach is to improve the quality of
the parent-child bond in order to create a safe home situation in which
physical abuse does not occur. In this study the effect of the treatment on the
above mentioned measures will be evaluated. Secondly specific determinant of
treatment effects will be examined.
Study objective
To evaluate the effectiveness of SSO and to examine determinants of treatment
effects.
Study design
The progress of clients (children as well as parents) will be measured before
(at intake), during and after treatment (6 and 12 months).
Intervention
Data will be collected (T0-T4) following treatment sessions as much as
possible. Weekly reports will be completed by parents using a short digitally
administered questionnaire. Treatment (weekly/bimonthly) consists of family,
individual and group sessions.
Study burden and risks
Data will be collected using questionnaires, interviews and observation tasks.
Data collection will conveniently take place following treatment sessions as
much as possible. The researchers will make an effort to let the study run
smoothly, especially for children. There are no known risks associated with
participation in this study. This study will contribute significantly to
clinical practice and research in the field of physical child abuse. With the
study results the SSO treatment program can be improved and empirical support
can be gathered and strengthened regarding ecological treatment for families in
which physical child abuse has occurred.
Heemraadssingel 194
3021 DM Rotterdam
NL
Heemraadssingel 194
3021 DM Rotterdam
NL
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Age
Inclusion criteria
For the study children and their parents will be included only when:
- Child protective services (in Dutch: Bureau Jeugdzorg) is involved to guard the safety within the system and to underline the urgency of treatment.
- Parents give permission to acces the medical history of their children.
- Parents and children are financially and timewise able to participate in treatment.*
The inclusion criterium 'Parents and children are financially and timewise able to participate in treatment' pertains to the commitment clients have to make when the participate in treatment. In advance it should be considered if the client has sufficient financial resources to cover for travel expenses to both treatment sites. Furthermore, schools and employers shold have givene permission to be absent weekly if necessary and at variable hours. In reaction to your comment on treatment and compensation it should be noted that AMEA-compensation (Exceptional Medical Expenses Act) order when referral has taken place through Bureau Jeugdzorg (family and youth social work) to the KJTC (Trauma centre for Youths) and trough a general practitioner to De Waag (outpatient forensic/psychiatric treatment).
Exclusion criteria
The following exclusion criteria apply to treatment and therefore also to participating in the study:
- The guardian appointed by Child protective services (in Dutch: Bureau Jeugdzorg) cannot participate in (parts of) the treatment.
- Low intellectual functioning (IQ < 80) in parents or children.
- Insufficient ability to speak ur understand Dutch and no possibility to repeatedly collaborate with an interpreter.
- No motivation to change behavior patterns.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL38213.078.11 |