The impact of a family skills training intervention among Burmese migrant families in Thailand: A randomized controlled trial

Eve S Puffer, Jeannie Annan, Amanda L Sim, Carmel Salhi and Theresa S Betancourt

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: Objective: To conduct a randomized controlled trial assessing the impact of a family-based intervention delivered to Burmese migrant families displaced in Thailand on parenting and family functioning. Participants and procedures: Participants included 479 Burmese migrant families from 20 communities in Thailand. Families, including 513 caregivers and 479 children aged 7 to 15 years, were randomized to treatment and waitlist control groups. The treatment group received a 12-session family-based intervention delivered to groups of families by lay facilitators. Adapted standardized and locally derived measures were administered before and after the intervention to assess parent-child relationship quality, discipline practices, and family functioning. Results: Compared with controls, intervention families demonstrated improved quality of parent-child interactions on scales of parental warmth and affection (Effect size (ES) = 0.25 caregivers; 0.26 children, both p

Date: 2017
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