The Impact of Child-Parent Psychotherapy on Child Dependency Court Outcomes

Katherine P. Hazen; Matthew W. Carlson; Meredith L. Cartwright; Claire Patnode; Jennie Cole-Mossman; Samantha Byrns; Kelli Hauptman; Joy Osofsky

doi:10.1111/jfcj.12191

The Impact of Child-Parent Psychotherapy on Child Dependency Court Outcomes

Katherine P. Hazen, Matthew W. Carlson, Meredith L. Cartwright, Claire Patnode, Jennie Cole-Mossman, Samantha Byrns, Kelli Hauptman, Joy Osofsky

Center for Children, Family & the Law

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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)
Pages (from-to)	21-46
Number of pages	26
Journal	Juvenile and Family Court Journal
Volume	72
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jfcj.12191
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

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