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The Impact of Child‐Parent Psychotherapy on Child Dependency Court Outcomes
Author(s) -
Hazen Katherine P.,
Carlson Matthew W.,
Cartwright Meredith L.,
Patnode Claire,
ColeMossman Jennie,
Byrns Samantha,
Hauptman Kelli,
Osofsky Joy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/jfcj.12191
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , welfare , family court , dependency (uml) , psychology , compliance (psychology) , child psychotherapy , child custody , developmental psychology , political science , law , social psychology , criminology , engineering , systems engineering
Abstract Although parental compliance with court orders in child welfare cases is key to achieving physical parent‐child reunification and successful case closure, little research has examined how parent‐child relationship‐focused rehabilitative services uniquely influence case outcomes. This project fills this gap by investigating links between court ordering of and parental participation in Child‐Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) with court outcomes. Data were obtained from court records of 448 court‐involved parents. Hierarchical regressions revealed that greater participation in CPP led to reunification and successful case closure but not faster case closure. Courtroom professionals should consider parent‐child relationship‐based therapies as tools for achieving child welfare goals.