Facilitators and Barriers of Mother Engagement in a Home-based Parenting Program Following Concerns of Child Maltreatment

The current study aimed to explore mothers’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers to engagement in the HoPES program, an intensive home-visiting intervention for families with young children identified as having child maltreatment concerns. Seven mothers who had participated in the program partic...

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Published in:Journal of family issues 2023-08, Vol.44 (8), p.1984-2008
Main Authors: Fogarty, Alison, Rominov, Holly, Seymour, Monique, Evans, Kirsty, Fisher, Catherine, Jones, Andi, O’Brien, Jacquie, Giallo, Rebecca
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Barriers
Beliefs
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Children
Domestic violence
Intervention
Interviews
Mothers
Semi Structured Interviews
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Summary:The current study aimed to explore mothers’ perceptions of facilitators and barriers to engagement in the HoPES program, an intensive home-visiting intervention for families with young children identified as having child maltreatment concerns. Seven mothers who had participated in the program participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences. Thematic analysis was conducted using NVivo Version 12. Themes relating to facilitators of engagement included the following: (1) clinician behaviours; (2) treatment relevance/acceptability; (3) strong therapeutic relationship; (4) mothers’ cognitions and beliefs about treatment and (5) program delivery. Themes relating to barriers to engagement included the following: (1) contextual/external barriers to treatment; (2) treatment relevance/acceptability; (3) mothers’ cognitions and beliefs about treatment and (4) program processes. This study highlights the important role which services and clinicians have in engaging parents at risk of child maltreatment. Specifically, the prioritisation of the therapeutic relationship through all intervention processes, and the utilisation of strength-based approaches, may facilitate engagement.
ISSN:0192-513X
1552-5481
DOI:10.1177/0192513X211067525