The impact of a correctional-based parenting program in strengthening parenting skills of incarcerated mothers

Perry, V; Fowler, CM; Heggie, K; Barbara, K

The impact of a correctional-based parenting program in strengthening parenting skills of incarcerated mothers

Perry, V Fowler, CM

Heggie, K Barbara, K

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Publisher:: The University of Sydney
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2011, 22 (3), pp. 457 - 472
Issue Date:: 2011-01

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dc.contributor.author	Perry, V	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fowler, CM https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-8434	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Heggie, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Barbara, K	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 2011, 22 (3), pp. 457 - 472	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	Despite a relative paucity of information on the impact that incarceration of a parent has on a child, most literature agrees that the effects are real and profound. Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) in conjunction with Tresillian Family Care Centres introduced a parenting program, Mothering at a Distance (MAAD), across correctional facilities for female prisoners in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The central aim of the Program was to provide early parenting education and support intervention to mothers in custody, with the aim of guarding against the intergenerational cycle of crime. The Program intended to enhance a prisoner's ability to provide appropriate and sensitive parenting and reduce the emotional and social impact of separation on their children. An evaluation of the Program's development, implementation, effectiveness, and sustainability was conducted on all groups run between October 2006 and December 2008. This article provides a summary of the evaluation findings.	en_US
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dc.title	The impact of a correctional-based parenting program in strengthening parenting skills of incarcerated mothers	en_US
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Abstract:

Despite a relative paucity of information on the impact that incarceration of a parent has on a child, most literature agrees that the effects are real and profound. Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) in conjunction with Tresillian Family Care Centres introduced a parenting program, Mothering at a Distance (MAAD), across correctional facilities for female prisoners in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The central aim of the Program was to provide early parenting education and support intervention to mothers in custody, with the aim of guarding against the intergenerational cycle of crime. The Program intended to enhance a prisoner's ability to provide appropriate and sensitive parenting and reduce the emotional and social impact of separation on their children. An evaluation of the Program's development, implementation, effectiveness, and sustainability was conducted on all groups run between October 2006 and December 2008. This article provides a summary of the evaluation findings.

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