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Recension Des Écrits Concernant L'Impact Des Programmes de Soutien Intensif Visant À Maintenir Les Enfants et Adolescents Dans Leur Famille

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1996

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Cette recension porte sur l'impact des interventions de soutien intensif offertes à des familles dont un enfant présente un risque de placement. Bien que l'on ne sache pas clairement dans quelle mesure l'intervention permet d'éviter les placements, l'on constate que les enfants ayant bénéficié des services sont placés plus tard, moins longtemps, et dans des ressources moins restrictives. Les données concernant le fonctionnement familial présentent des améliorations qui se manifestent dans le comportement de l'enfant, le fonction-nement général de la famille, et l'enrichissement de son réseau de soutien. La discussion porte sur les principales limites méthodologiques liées à l'évaluation de ces programmes.

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This review addresses the impact of intensive support interventions offered to families with children at imminent risk of placement. Although it is unclear as to precisely how intervention contributes to the avoidance of placement, findings suggest that children who have benefited from intensive support services are placed later, for a shorter duration, and in less restrictive placement locations than children who have not benefited from this form of intervention. Data concerning family functioning reveal improvements in the area of child behaviour, general family functioning, and the enrichment of the families' support network. The primary methodological limitations of the evaluations of such programs are discussed.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 15Number 1April 1996
Pages: 63 - 82

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Version of record online: 5 Mai 2009

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Christian Dagenais
Université du Québec à Montréat
Camil Bouchard
Université du Québec à Montréat

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