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A behaviour management and life stress course for a group of mothers incorporating training for health visitors
Author(s) -
SCAIFE JOYCE,
FRITH JOAN
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1988.tb00561.x
Subject(s) - visitor pattern , friendship , stress management , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medical education , medicine , social psychology , computer science , programming language
Summary Six mothers of preschool children presenting behaviour problems attended a 10‐week course on behaviour management and life stress run jointly by a clinical psychologist and a family health visitor. Results indicated benefits to the family in terms of changes in childrens behaviour, the development of friendship networks, and increased knowledge of and willingness to apply behavioural principles to current and potential child management problems. Treatment in groups required fewer professional hours per family than an equivalent individual service and served a training function for the family health visitor.