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Citation |
McMillan AS, Burton M. J. Community Appl. Soc. Psychol. 2009; 19(3): 198-211. |
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(Copyright © 2009, John Wiley and Sons) |
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Abstract |
The paper discusses the implementation and effect of group-based parenting workshops oriented by the principles of liberation psychology in a low-income, hispanicized community in Guatemala City. The objective of this initiative was not only to improve outcomes in the parent–child relationship, but to galvanize the formation of community-based support groups that could have multiple ends. The theoretical foundations of the project are introduced, before illustrating their practical application. Sixteen months post-intervention, largely positive effects were being sustained in parent child relations. The project was also successful in generating social action through the formation of grass-roots women's organizations. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |