The Family Bereavement Program: Efficacy Evaluation of a Theory-Based Prevention Program for Parentally Bereaved Children and Adolescents

This article presents an experimental evaluation of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP), a 2-component group intervention for parentally bereaved children ages 8-16. The program involved separate groups for caregivers, adolescents, and children, which were designed to change potentially modifiable...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 2003-06, Vol.71 (3), p.587-600
Main Authors: Sandler, Irwin N, Ayers, Tim S, Wolchik, Sharlene A, Tein, Jenn-Yun, Kwok, Oi-Man, Haine, Rachel A, Twohey-Jacobs, Joan, Suter, Jesse, Lin, Kirk, Padgett-Jones, Sarah, Weyer, Janelle L, Cole, Eloise, Kriege, Gary, Griffin, William A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescence
Adolescent
Adolescents
Bereavement
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child psychology
Childhood
Children
Children & youth
Clinical psychology
Counseling
Death
Death and Dying
Developmental Stages
Family
Family - psychology
Family Members
Family Therapy
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Grief
Group Counseling
Group Psychotherapy
Human
Humans
Intervention
Life Change Events
Male
Medical sciences
Mental health
Parents
Prevention. Health policy. Planification
Program Evaluation
Protective Factors
Psychological Theory
Psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Random Allocation
Risk Factors
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Thanatology
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Summary:This article presents an experimental evaluation of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP), a 2-component group intervention for parentally bereaved children ages 8-16. The program involved separate groups for caregivers, adolescents, and children, which were designed to change potentially modifiable risk and protective factors for bereaved children. The evaluation involved random assignment of 156 families (244 children and adolescents) to the FBP or a self-study condition. Families participated in assessments at pretest, posttest, and 11-month follow-up. Results indicated that the FBP led to improved parenting, coping, and caregiver mental health and to reductions in stressful events at posttest. At follow-up, the FBP led to reduced internalizing and externalizing problems, but only for girls and those who had higher problem scores at baseline.
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.71.3.587