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Impact of empowerment training on the professional work of family peer advocates

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  • Olin, S. Serene
  • Hoagwood, Kimberly E.
  • Rodriguez, James
  • Radigan, Marleen
  • Burton, Geraldine
  • Cavaleri, Mary
  • Jensen, Peter S.

Abstract

A pilot study using a prospective design examined the impact of a collaboratively developed training model, called the Parent Empowerment Program (PEP), for professionally-employed family peer advocates who work with caregivers of children with mental health needs. This training used a combination of didactic, practice exercises, and group discussion. It targeted specific mental health knowledge content and collaborative skills to facilitate the work of family peer advocates in empowering caregivers. Co-delivered by a family peer advocate and clinician, the training consisted of a 40-hour face-to-face training, followed by six monthly face-to-face booster sessions. A total of 15 advocates participated in assessments conducted at baseline and post-training. This group of experienced family peer advocates showed no significant increase in knowledge about mental health content, but post-training assessments indicated increased collaborative skills and mental health services self-efficacy. This initial evaluation has implications for expanding training and support for the emergent workforce of professionally-employed family peer advocates in children's mental health.

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  • Olin, S. Serene & Hoagwood, Kimberly E. & Rodriguez, James & Radigan, Marleen & Burton, Geraldine & Cavaleri, Mary & Jensen, Peter S., 2010. "Impact of empowerment training on the professional work of family peer advocates," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(10), pages 1426-1429, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:32:y:2010:i:10:p:1426-1429
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    1. Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline & Hurley, Kristin Duppong & Lambert, Matthew & Trout, Alexandra L., 2018. "Investigating the factor structure and validity of the family empowerment scale for parents of children with emotional disturbance in middle school," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 86(C), pages 14-20.
    2. Huscroft-D'Angelo, Jacqueline & Trout, Alexandra L. & Henningsen, Christine & Synhorst, Lori & Lambert, Matthew & Patwardhan, Irina & Tyler, Patrick, 2019. "Legal professional perspectives on barriers and supports for school-aged students and families during reunification from foster care," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 107(C).
    3. Burke, Jeffrey D. & Mulvey, Edward P. & Schubert, Carol A. & Garbin, Sara R., 2014. "The challenge and opportunity of parental involvement in juvenile justice services," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 39(C), pages 39-47.

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