Improving care quality and preventing maltreatment in institutional care - a feasibility study with caregivers.

ABSTRACT: Institutionalized children in low-income countries often face maltreatment and inadequate caregiving. In addition to prior traumatization and other childhood adversities in the family of origin, abuse and neglect in institutional care are linked to various mental health problems. By providing a manualized training workshop for caregivers, we aimed at improving care quality and preventing maltreatment in institutional care. In Study 1, 29 participating caregivers rated feasibility and efficacy of the training immediately before, directly after, and 3 months following the training workshop. The results showed high demand, good feasibility, high motivation, and acceptance of caregivers. They reported improvements in caregiver-child relationships, as well as in the children's behavior. Study 2

SUBMITTER: Hermenau K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4501176 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature