Catherine L Ward
Biographic Data
| ID | 6053431 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine L Ward |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine L |
| FAMILY NAME | Ward |
| SIGNATURE | WARD C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology University of Cape Town Rondebosch South Africa |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Taking Parenting Programs to Scale
Over one billion children globally are exposed to violence each year and 55 million European children experience violence in their lifetime. Parenting interventions are a key strategy to reduce child maltreatment and promote child outcomes. Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children (PLH-YC) is an in-person parenting program, tested for use in Romania, Moldova, and North Macedonia. Implementation experiences across these settings highlighte…
A Community Intervention to Increase Positive Parenting
Objective: We evaluated an intervention to increase positive parenting, reduce corporal punishment, and improve children's mental health community-wide. All Parenting for Lifelong Health programmes were available to all interested parents alongside an action media intervention designed to amplify positive parenting messages across the community. Method: Three community-wide surveys of parents and of children aged 10+ were conducted at baseline an…
Could a Parenting Program be Adapted to Address Both Violence Against Children and Against Women? Views from Stakeholders in Zimbabwe
Violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) tend to concurrently affect families and share a number of risk factors. Parenting programs are an evidence-based strategy for addressing VAC, and potentially a non-stigmatizing means of curbing VAW through teaching conflict transformation skills and emphasizing co-parenting. This study explored how the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Parents and Teens program could be adapt…
Investigating parenting factors, traumatic brain injury and callous and unemotional traits among high school students in a South African setting
Aggressogenic parenting styles are associated with increased rates of callous and unemotional traits, and in turn, with antisocial behaviours. Traumatic brain injury is also associated with antisocial behaviour, but not callous and unemotional traits specifically. No study has previously investigated these three variables, aggressogenic parenting, traumatic brain injury, and callous and unemotional traits, in a single study. The study setting was…
Nonviolent Discipline Options for Caregivers and Teachers
Violence against children is a widespread problem with devastating consequences, and corporal punishment is a risk factor for more serious forms of physical abuse. One reason for the persistence of corporal punishment may be the lack of awareness of positive disciplinary alternatives. Nonviolent options offered to caregivers and teachers must be effective in addressing challenging behavior, or they may be rejected in favor of a return to physical…
Does ‘Shaken baby syndrome’ occur in South Africa? A review of emergency room and inquest records in Cape Town
Abusive head trauma (AHT, formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome) is a serious form of maltreatment of young children. It appears to be virtually absent in South Africa, which is puzzling in a country where maltreatment rates are several times higher than the global average. Children under age 3 are most vulnerable to injury or death from shaking. We examined two sources of data to establish whether AHT occurs in South Africa and what the inciden…
A South‐to‐South Cultural Adaptation of an Evidence‐Based Parenting Program for Families in the Philippines
Rates of child maltreatment are higher in low‐ and middle‐income countries due to risk factors such as social inequities, economic adversity, and sociocultural norms. Given the evidence showing the effectiveness of parenting interventions to prevent child maltreatment, this study embarked on a cultural adaptation of an evidence‐based parenting program with the eventual goal of integrating it within a nationwide conditional cash transfer program f…
Feasibility pilot of an adapted parenting program embedded within the Thai public health system
11/01/2019, ClinicalTrials.gov, ID# NCT03539341
Parenting in a time of Covid-19
The Intergenerational Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy
Prenatal intimate partner violence (P-IPV) can have significant adverse impacts on both mother and fetus. Existing P-IPV interventions focus on the safety of the mother and on reducing revictimization; yet expanding these to address the adverse impact on the fetus has considerable potential for preventing long-term negative developmental outcomes. In this review, we draw together evidence on major pathways linking exposure to P-IPV and child outc…
A systematic review of the South African work on the well-being of young people (2000–2016)
Burgeoning research on the well-being of young people in recent years has made it difficult to identify conceptual gaps in the literature. We conducted a review of South African research in this area to better understand the use and measurement of the construct, as well as factors associated with it. The search of multiple databases identified 28 studies published in academic journals between 2000 and 2016. Within this period, studies that referr…
Parenting for Lifelong Health
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of 'Parenting for Lifelong Health: Sinovuyo Teen', a parenting programme for adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries, on abuse and parenting practices. DESIGN: Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 40 villages/urban sites (clusters) in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS: 552 families reporting conflict with their adolescents (aged 10-18). INTERVENTION: Intervention…
Intervening in Children’s Involvement in Gangs
Gangs have a long history in Cape Town and children tend to begin involvement around age 12. Children’s views on causes of children’s involvement in gangs and appropriate interventions, were sought for inclusion in policy recommendations. Thirty focus group discussions were held with in‐ and out‐of‐school youth in different communities. Participants identified failing social structures as the causes of gangsterism. They recommended interventions …
Towards a More Sensitive Assessment of Homelessness
Properties of the Homelessness Severity Scale (HSS) are investigated relative to that of the Personal History Form (PHF), which is based on the McKinney Act definition and criteria for homelessness. The HSS is potentially more sensitive as it includes assessment of shelter quality. Participants (N=141) were drawn from a larger study of substance abuse interventions for the homeless. Other measures included drug abstinence, treatment attendance an…
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Towards a More Sensitive Assessment of Homelessness
Properties of the Homelessness Severity Scale (HSS) are investigated relative to that of the Personal History Form (PHF), which is based on the McKinney Act definition and criteria for homelessness. The HSS is potentially more sensitive as it includes assessment of shelter quality. Participants (N=141) were drawn from a larger study of substance abuse interventions for the homeless. Other measures included drug abstinence, treatment attendance an…
Intervening in Children’s Involvement in Gangs
Gangs have a long history in Cape Town and children tend to begin involvement around age 12. Children’s views on causes of children’s involvement in gangs and appropriate interventions, were sought for inclusion in policy recommendations. Thirty focus group discussions were held with in‐ and out‐of‐school youth in different communities. Participants identified failing social structures as the causes of gangsterism. They recommended interventions …
Parenting for Lifelong Health
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of 'Parenting for Lifelong Health: Sinovuyo Teen', a parenting programme for adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries, on abuse and parenting practices. DESIGN: Pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 40 villages/urban sites (clusters) in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS: 552 families reporting conflict with their adolescents (aged 10-18). INTERVENTION: Intervention…
A systematic review of the South African work on the well-being of young people (2000–2016)
Burgeoning research on the well-being of young people in recent years has made it difficult to identify conceptual gaps in the literature. We conducted a review of South African research in this area to better understand the use and measurement of the construct, as well as factors associated with it. The search of multiple databases identified 28 studies published in academic journals between 2000 and 2016. Within this period, studies that referr…
Parenting in a time of Covid-19
The Intergenerational Effects of Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy
Prenatal intimate partner violence (P-IPV) can have significant adverse impacts on both mother and fetus. Existing P-IPV interventions focus on the safety of the mother and on reducing revictimization; yet expanding these to address the adverse impact on the fetus has considerable potential for preventing long-term negative developmental outcomes. In this review, we draw together evidence on major pathways linking exposure to P-IPV and child outc…
A South‐to‐South Cultural Adaptation of an Evidence‐Based Parenting Program for Families in the Philippines
Rates of child maltreatment are higher in low‐ and middle‐income countries due to risk factors such as social inequities, economic adversity, and sociocultural norms. Given the evidence showing the effectiveness of parenting interventions to prevent child maltreatment, this study embarked on a cultural adaptation of an evidence‐based parenting program with the eventual goal of integrating it within a nationwide conditional cash transfer program f…
Feasibility pilot of an adapted parenting program embedded within the Thai public health system
11/01/2019, ClinicalTrials.gov, ID# NCT03539341
Nonviolent Discipline Options for Caregivers and Teachers
Violence against children is a widespread problem with devastating consequences, and corporal punishment is a risk factor for more serious forms of physical abuse. One reason for the persistence of corporal punishment may be the lack of awareness of positive disciplinary alternatives. Nonviolent options offered to caregivers and teachers must be effective in addressing challenging behavior, or they may be rejected in favor of a return to physical…
Does ‘Shaken baby syndrome’ occur in South Africa? A review of emergency room and inquest records in Cape Town
Abusive head trauma (AHT, formerly known as Shaken Baby Syndrome) is a serious form of maltreatment of young children. It appears to be virtually absent in South Africa, which is puzzling in a country where maltreatment rates are several times higher than the global average. Children under age 3 are most vulnerable to injury or death from shaking. We examined two sources of data to establish whether AHT occurs in South Africa and what the inciden…
Investigating parenting factors, traumatic brain injury and callous and unemotional traits among high school students in a South African setting
Aggressogenic parenting styles are associated with increased rates of callous and unemotional traits, and in turn, with antisocial behaviours. Traumatic brain injury is also associated with antisocial behaviour, but not callous and unemotional traits specifically. No study has previously investigated these three variables, aggressogenic parenting, traumatic brain injury, and callous and unemotional traits, in a single study. The study setting was…
Taking Parenting Programs to Scale
Over one billion children globally are exposed to violence each year and 55 million European children experience violence in their lifetime. Parenting interventions are a key strategy to reduce child maltreatment and promote child outcomes. Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children (PLH-YC) is an in-person parenting program, tested for use in Romania, Moldova, and North Macedonia. Implementation experiences across these settings highlighte…
A Community Intervention to Increase Positive Parenting
Objective: We evaluated an intervention to increase positive parenting, reduce corporal punishment, and improve children's mental health community-wide. All Parenting for Lifelong Health programmes were available to all interested parents alongside an action media intervention designed to amplify positive parenting messages across the community. Method: Three community-wide surveys of parents and of children aged 10+ were conducted at baseline an…
Could a Parenting Program be Adapted to Address Both Violence Against Children and Against Women? Views from Stakeholders in Zimbabwe
Violence against women (VAW) and violence against children (VAC) tend to concurrently affect families and share a number of risk factors. Parenting programs are an evidence-based strategy for addressing VAC, and potentially a non-stigmatizing means of curbing VAW through teaching conflict transformation skills and emphasizing co-parenting. This study explored how the Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Parents and Teens program could be adapt…
Child Abuse and Trauma (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychological intervention (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Poison control (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (4 works) · Domestic violence (3 works)