Citation

Browne DT, Puente-Duran S, Shlonsky A, Thabane L, Verticchio D. Res. Soc. Work Pract. 2016; 26(2): 168-179.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1049731514549630

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the addition of a wraparound facilitator to regular child protection services improved child and family functioning over 20 months.

Method: A single blind randomized controlled trial with concealment and stratification across three sites (N = 135 eligible families with substantiated maltreatment).

Results: Based on 2 × 2 mixed analysis of variance and intention to treat, both groups improved in child impairments, d = −.60 [−.81, −.39], caregiver psychological distress, d = −.33 [−.52, −.13], and family resources, d =.44 [.27,.62]. No measurable benefit was associated with the intervention (e.g., child impairments, d =.14 [−.12,.52]). However, treatment fidelity analysis revealed that many components of wraparound were either missing or present in both groups.

Conclusions: The presence of a facilitator alone did not appear to improve child or family functioning if the various components of wraparound were not adequately implemented.

Language: en