Parents as change agents for their children: A review
Journal of Community PsychologyPublished 1 April 1976
James John Reisinger, John P. Ora, George W. Frangla
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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.
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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.
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