Journal of Children's Services: Volume 10 Issue 2
Research informing policy and practice
Table of contents - Special Issue: Strengthening families
Guest Editors: Dr Carmen Orte and Dr Joan Amer
The Strengthening Families Programme in Spain: a long-term evaluation
Carmen Orte, Lluís Ballester, Martí X. March, Joan Amer, Marga Vives, Rosario PozoThe purpose of this paper is to first assess the long-term effects of the adaptation of the American Strengthening Families Programme in Spain (known as the Programa de…
How much do we know about the long-term effectiveness of parenting programmes? Advances, shortcomings, and future directions
Metin ÖzdemirParenting programmes are seen as feasible and cost-effective in preventing early behavioural problems in children and adolescents. A number of studies have concluded that such…
Is the Strengthening Families Programme feasible in Europe?
Gregor BurkhartThe purpose of this paper is to provide insights into the potential of technology transfer in prevention interventions. It argues that contextual factors are more identifiable and…
Effectiveness of culturally adapted Strengthening Families Programme 6-11 years among Portuguese families
Cátia C. A. Magalhães, Karol L. KumpferThe purpose of this paper is to compare the outcomes from the Portuguese Strengthening Families Programme (SFP) with those from other countries to see if they are equally…
Development of prosocial behaviour in children after the improvement of family competences
Carmen Orte, Lluís Ballester, Martí X. March, Josep L. Oliver, Belén Pascual, Maria Antònia GomilaThis research assesses the predictive capacity of key factors in the development of family competences: parent-children relationship, family involvement, family resilience and…
Evaluation of the Building Everyday Life positive parenting programme
Susana Torío-López, José Vicente Peña-Calvo, Mercedes Inda-Caro, Carmen María Fernández-García, Carmen Rodríguez MenéndezThe purpose of the Building Everyday Life programme is to improve parenting outcomes through better sharing of family responsibilities and to encourage a strong sense of…
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