The family empowerment club: Parent support and education for related caregivers

Cheryl Zlotnick; Marguerite A. Wright; Karen Cox; Iemaima Te'o; Paula Stewart-Felix

doi:10.1023/A:1009449227796

The family empowerment club: Parent support and education for related caregivers

Cheryl Zlotnick, Marguerite A. Wright, Karen Cox, Iemaima Te'o, Paula Stewart-Felix

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Abstract

This paper describes the design creation and evolution of the Family Empowerment Club, a series of therapeutic, educational support groups that teaches parenting skills, living skills, and the use of community resources. The target population is relative caregivers, including birth parents whose children have experienced abuse or neglect, and kinship foster parents. The aim of the Family Empowerment Club is to facilitate family function and promote family integrity. The evaluation and vignettes are included to illustrate its impact.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-112
Number of pages	16
Journal	Child and Youth Care Forum
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009449227796
State	Published - 2000
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Family preservation
Homelessness
Kinship care
Parenting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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