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Table 2 Means and Standard Deviation in Family-Focused and Child-Focused Practice Training

From: Mental health professionals’ family-focused practice with families with dependent children: a survey study

Subscales

Training in Family-Focused Practice

Training in Child-Focused Practice

Yes (n = 74)

No (n = 268)

Yes (n = 62)

No (n = 278)

Workplace support for family-focused practice

4.38 (2.04)*

3.81 (1.88)

4.54 (1.75)*

3.80 (1.95)

Location issues in relation to family-focused practice

4.22 (1.84)*

3.69 (1.80)

4.29 (1.69)*

3.71 (1.84)

Time and workload

4.49 (1.81)*

3.78 (1.69)

4.62 (1.59)*

3.77 (1.73)

Family-focused policy and procedure

4.22 (1.30)

3.85 (1.50)

4.02 (1.38)

3.91 (1.49)

Family-focused professional development opportunities

4.78 (1.54)*

4.27 (1.70)

4.91 (1.53)*

4.25 (1.69)

Coworker Support

4.68 (1.68)*

3.88 (1.61)

4.81 (1.46)*

3.88 (1.65)

Providing support to the family and client for parenting

4.55 (1.23)

4.21 (1.43)

4.52 (1.17)

4.24 (1.44)

Worker confidence

5.25 (1.44)*

4.27 (1.64)

5.46 (1.23)*

4.26 (1.66)

Support to carers and children

5.23 (1.54)*

4.50 (1.85)

5.12 (1.54)*

4.56 (1.85)

Engagement issues

4.05 (1.45)*

3.66 (1.44)

4.15 (1.24)*

3.56 (1.48)

Assessing the impact of parental mental illness on the child

4.37 (1.86)*

3.76 (1.80)

4.77 (1.70)*

3.68 (1.80)

The need for further training

5.44 (1.39)

5.32 (1.50)

5.68 (1.02)*

5.26 (1.55)

Skill and knowledge

5.05 (1.23)*

3.93 (1.45)

5.08 (1.14)*

3.97 (1.47)

Service availability

4.20 (1.62)*

3.67 (1.76)

4.31 (1.77)*

3.66 (1.72)

Promoting family connectedness

4.87 (1.49)*

3.97 (1.65)

4.81 (1.37)*

4.02 (1.69)

Referrals for family members

3.26 (2.16)

2.74 (2.00)

3.61 (1.95)*

2.69 (2.03)

Inter-profession practice

5.78 (1.06)

5.55 (1.33)

6.01 (0.67)*

5.51 (1.37)

Supporting parenting with the context of mental illness

2.68 (1.20)*

3.15 (1.41)

2.63 (1.19)*

3.13 (1.40)

  1. *P < 0.05