Supervisory alliance: Key to positive alliances and outcomes in home-based parenting support?
de Greef,M. Delsing,M. J. M. H. McLeod,B. D. Pijnenburg,H. M. Scholte,R. H. J. van Vugt,J. van Hattum,M. J. C.
de Greef,M.
Delsing,M. J. M. H.
McLeod,B. D.
Pijnenburg,H. M.
Scholte,R. H. J.
van Vugt,J.
van Hattum,M. J. C.
Abstract
ObjectivesThis study investigated whether the supervisory alliance between professionals and supervisors contributes to strong client-professional alliances and positive outcomes of home-based parenting support provided by youth care organizations.MethodsMulti-informant self-report supervisory alliance, alliance, and outcome data from 124 parents (M age = 39.83 years, SD = 6.98), professionals (n = 84, M age = 43.66 years, SD = 10.46), and supervisors (n = 26, M age = 47.18 years, SD = 8.28) collected early and late in care were analyzed using structural equation modeling.ResultsA stronger professional-reported supervisory alliance was related to a stronger professional-reported alliance early in care (β = 0.27, p < 0.01), and predicted higher levels of parent-reported satisfaction with care (β = 0.19, p < .05; β = 0.25, p < 0.01), and professional-reported satisfaction with care (β = 0.21, p < 0.01). A stronger supervisory alliance reported by supervisors predicted parent-reported improvement in parent functioning (β = 0.26, p < 0.05), and higher levels of professional-reported satisfaction with care (β = 0.19, p < 0.05; β = .14, p < 0.05). Finally, effects of professional-reported supervisory alliance on professional-reported satisfaction with care were mediated through higher levels of professional-reported alliance (β = 0.06, p < 0.05; β = .07, p < 0.05).ConclusionsA strong supervisory alliance may relate to strong alliances and positive outcomes of home-based parenting support. Future research needs to identify factors that contribute to strong supervisory alliances and explain linkages between the supervisory alliance, the alliance, and outcomes.
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2019
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AGREEMENT, Alliance, CHILD, CLIMATE, INVENTORY, MENTAL-HEALTH, Parent, Parenting support, Professional, QUESTIONNAIRE, STRATEGIES, Supervisor, THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE, VALIDATION, WORKING ALLIANCE, Youth care
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de Greef, M, Delsing, M J M H, McLeod, B D, Pijnenburg, H M, Scholte, R H J, van Vugt, J & van Hattum, M J C 2019, 'Supervisory alliance : Key to positive alliances and outcomes in home-based parenting support?', Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 993-1004. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-01317-0