2013 journal article
Is relationship and marriage education relevant and appropriate to child welfare?
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW, 35(3), 429–438.
author keywords: Relationship education; Marriage; Marriage education; Child welfare; Family life education
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
5. Gender Equality
(OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
Child welfare professionals (CWPs) have historically been ignored as a potential delivery system of relationship and marriage education (RME). Based on a sample of 1015 CWPs from two states, the current study shows that CWPs believe promoting healthy couple and marital relationships is relevant to the families they serve and their work, and that they are open to receiving RME training. Results from structural equation modeling indicate that CWPs' beliefs about the relevancy and appropriateness of RME may be influenced by their current RME ability and comfort level, their beliefs about the state of marriage and the prevalence of couples in their current caseload of families they serve. Implications related to promoting RME within child welfare and engaging CWPs in RME training are discussed.