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Mitchell, Monique B., Schuurman, Donna L., Shapiro, Cheri J., Sattler, Sebastian ORCID: 0000-0002-6491-0754, Sorensen, Carl ORCID: 0000-0002-9145-9241 and Martinez, Juliette . The LYGHT Program: An Evaluation of a Peer Grief Support Intervention for Youth in Foster Care. Child Adolesc. Soc. Work J.. NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 1573-2797

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Abstract

Youth in foster care experience high rates of social, emotional, and behavioral challenges that are complicated by trauma and grief. To address these concerns, the current intervention study examines the efficacy of a newly developed peer grief support program, the L.Y.G.H.T. program, for youth in foster care, using an embedded sequential mixed methods design. Forty-two youth residing in three separate foster care group homes (community sites) in a southeastern state participated in this study. Youth were randomly assigned to either the treatment program or a waitlist control group. Baseline and post-intervention (after 6 weeks) assessments of the Children's Hope Scale, the Inventory of Social Support, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-Self Report were administered. After each weekly group, participants completed a survey to assess trauma-informed program environment and facilitators completed a survey to assess fidelity to the intervention. Focus groups (n = 3) were conducted at each of the community sites after the post-intervention assessments were completed. To examine program impact, we evaluated whether increases in well-being (i.e., social support, hopefulness, and self-worth) and decreases in total problem behaviors would be found for participants in the treatment group. Social support, hopefulness, and self-worth increased and total problems remained the same for youth in the treatment program. Large effects were found for program helpfulness, a trauma-informed program environment, and reduction in perceived problems. Focus group feedback explained why youth were initially interested in the program, perceived program benefits, program dislikes, barriers to program participation, recommendation of the program, and additional feedback. The findings suggest that the L.Y.G.H.T. program is an efficacious intervention which addresses loss and grief and enhances the well-being of youth in foster care who are grieving.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Mitchell, Monique B. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schuurman, Donna L. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Shapiro, Cheri J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Sattler, Sebastian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6491-0754 UNSPECIFIED Sorensen, Carl UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9145-9241 UNSPECIFIED Martinez, Juliette UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-684293
DOI:	10.1007/s10560-022-00843-7
Journal or Publication Title:	Child Adolesc. Soc. Work J.
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	1573-2797
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MENTAL-HEALTH; SELF-ESTEEM; EFFECT SIZE; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; CHILDREN; ADOLESCENTS; MEDICATION; SAMPLE; STATISTICS; STRENGTHS Multiple languages Social Work Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/68429