High Thresholds and Prevention in Children's Services
The Impact of Mothers' Coping Strategies on Outcome of Child and Parenting Problems--Six Month Follow-Up
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10898529 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Sheppard (0000-0002-4250-0666, University of Plymouth, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 46-63 |
| Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcm088 |
| OpenAlex | W2142157737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
High thresholds characterizing the provision of Children’s Services have become increasingly apparent in recent years, and concerns that these thresholds mean that high need families do not receive a service have been expressed in key policy documents. This is despite a commitment, in policy and practice, to Prevention as an underlying theme for services. When referral is followed by a failure to access services, the coping strategies of the parents, in particular the mother, who is generally the primary caregiver, become of particular practical importance. These coping strategies are also of theoretical interest, being a key element of the newly developed concept of Proto Prevention, which extends our previous understanding of this area. This paper focuses on the coping strategies of families who were unsuccessful applicants for Children’s Services, and asks: Which coping strategies were most effective in securing positive outcomes? It was found that the direct actions of the mother, and avoidance strategies such as denial or acceptance had little effect. However, seeking social support was associated with more positive outcomes in child development and parenting, and denial and disengagement with an increase in depression symptoms. The implications of these findings, for policy and practice, are discussed.
Coping (psychology) · Denial · Developmental psychology · Disengagement theory · Psychotherapist · Referral · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,35 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2020 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |