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.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-46 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Juvenile and Family Court Journal |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy
- child dependency court
- child welfare
- dispositional orders
- service participation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Law