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标题：Providing Family Education for Grandparent Caregivers: Lessons from the GRandS Program
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作者：Larry F. Forthun ; Kate Fogarty ; Shelby Rudd 等
期刊名称：Journal of Extension
印刷版ISSN：0022-0140
电子版ISSN：1077-5315
出版年度：2018
卷号：56
期号：2
出版社：Journal of Extension, Inc.
摘要：Grandparents who take on primary responsibility for raising grandchildren face unique family challenges while helping reduce the burden on the foster care system. The GRandS (Grandfamily Resilience and Sustainability) Program was a family life education program designed with three fundamental goals: (a) increase grandparent caregivers' knowledge and skills in parenting and child development, (b) fortify their relationships with spouses and grandchildren, and (c) inform them about, and connect them to, available community resources. In this article, we describe the program implementation and evaluation, including the use of quantitative analysis and anecdotal accounts. Additionally, on the basis of our findings and experience with the program, we identify factors important to Extension's successfully serving grandfamilies.
关键词：grandfamilies ; grandparents raising grandchildren ; kinship caregiving ; family strengths ; family life education