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Parents as change agents for their children: A review
Author(s) -
Reisinger James John,
Ora John P.,
Frangla George W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197604)4:2<103::aid-jcop2290040202>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - psychodynamics , productivity , psychology , mental health , service (business) , behavior change , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , business , marketing , economics , economic growth
Reviews are presented of behavioral, psychodynamic, and client‐centered therapy studies in which parents were involved in the clinical treatment of their own preschool and preadolescent children. Results of employing parents as change agents are predictable primarily from the theoretical model under consideration. Evidence, attitudes, and opinions suggest the feasibility of utilizing parents as change agents to partially fill the increasing gap between supply and demand for children's mental health service delivery. Information needed to enhance the productivity of parents as change agents is listed.