Other 'What Works' Topics
Social Competency
By Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D., Justin Jager, and Sarah B. Garrett
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Parent-Child Relationship Sibling Relationships Grandparent and Other Family Member Relationships Non-Familial Adult Relationships Peer Relationships: Platonic Relationships Peer Relationships: Romantic Relationships Conflict Resolution Skills
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Intimacy Skills Prosocial Behaviors Self-Control/Behavior Regulation Social Confidence: Assertiveness, Self-Efficacy, and Initiative Empathy/Sympathy    
Family Relationships

  Experimental Research Studies Non-Experimental Research Studies
Grandparent and Other Family Member Relationships
Program Level

- Education of grandparents on perspectives and experiences of other generations in family. Encouragement for grand-parents to become more influential in lives of grand-children

 
Individual Level

-Same-gender grandparent-grand-child relationships; particular attention to opposite-gender relationships.

-Particular attention to boys' relationships with family members, as they often have fewer family relationships than girls do.

Family Level

-Active negotiation and development of the grandparent- grandchild relationships by both parties.

-In most cases, avoidance of parental divorce.

-Positive parent-grandparent relationships.

Societal Level

-Particular attention to non-parent family member relationships for non-African American youth.

Program Level

-Filial/Family Play Therapy (FFPT). Training to create an accepting, non-judgmental environment in custodial grandparent's home, and to become a source of positive influence.

-Multimodal Home Based Intervention for Custodial Parents Program. Provides social work, nursing, and legal aid to reduce psychological stress, improve physical and mental health, and increase the custodial grandparent's level of social support and resources.


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