Self-Motivation Group (SM Group)
Brief Description
The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Self-Motivation Group (SM Group) program has been rated by the CEBC in the area of: Motivation and Engagement.
- Child Welfare Outcomes: Safety, Permanency and Child/Family Well-Being
- Types of Maltreatment: Physical Abuse, Physical Neglect
- Target Population: Child-welfare involved parents and other caregivers of children from birth through age 12.
The SM Group protocol is a short-term (six-session) orientation or pre-treatment protocol for child-welfare involved parents. The SM Group is designed to help parents engage in a parenting intervention program by increasing their readiness to begin the intervention and helping them recognize problems when they arise. The protocol is based on Motivational Interviewing principles, similar to those used in substance abuse treatment, but adapted for child-welfare involved parents entering parenting programs.
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Contact Information
- Name: Mark Chaffin, PhD
- Agency/Affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- Department: Center on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Email: mark-chaffin@ouhsc.edu
- Phone: (405) 271-8858
- Fax: (405) 271-2931
Date Reviewed: December 2010 (originally reviewed in October 2006)