Benefits of a course in behavioural analysis for health visitors.

Full Abstract

Twenty-four health visitors participated in a 12-week course in behavioural intervention methods for work with children with behavioural difficulties. Each health visitor identified a family with child behavioural problems and worked with this family while attending the weekly training sessions. The course was run in 1998/99 and in 2000/01 for 12 health visitors. The 1998/99 trainees established a control group by identifying a second family experiencing similar difficulties. These families received the standard service for the same duration as the course. After the course, all health visitors demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge of behavioural techniques. Significant improvements were seen in measures of child behaviour and maternal mental health for both groups of intervention families, compared with non-significant improvements in the control families. The course's success in giving health visitors the skills and practice to develop effective behavioural strategies in work with child behavioural problems is also discussed.

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Author information

Author/s: Lane, Eleanor (E); Hutchings, Judy (J);

Affiliation: Bangor Child Behaviour Project, School of Psychology, University of Wales, Bangor.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) (Br J Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 May 23-Jun 12; vol 11 (issue 10) : pp 702-14

Dates: Created 2002/06/05; Completed 2002/08/16; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12048458, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Adult
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - nursing
Community Health Nursing - education
Education, Nursing, Continuing

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