Social-Ecological and Protective Factor Approach to Managing Parental Incarceration

<p>Mass imprisonment does not only impact the incarcerated individual; it also affects approximately five million children in the United States. Researchers identified and compare the impact of parental incarceration on child development. They acknowledged the protective factors across the lifecycle from a social-ecological perspective and specifically related to parental incarceration. The comprehensive literature review inspired an innovative model, the social-ecological and protective factor approach to managing parental incarceration. The primary goal of this model is to combat the detrimental effects of parental incarceration by identifying protective factors across the lifecycle and throughout the microsystem, mesosystem, and exosystem. This model is to be implemented by adults in the ecosystem of a child with an incarcerated parent. It is especially useful for parents, teachers, mental health professionals, and the child welfare system. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Psy.D. Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Clinical Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2020

Author dc:creator

• Harris, Jacquelyn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Patricia Dixon, Psy.D.
• Gary Howell, Psy.D.

• parental incarceration
• protective factors
• children
• social
• ecological
• ecosystem
• Child Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Developmental Psychology
• Law and Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/429

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1460