Samenvatting

This study evaluated the effect of single session email consultation (SSEC) on
empowerment of parents. Practitioners in a control group (n = 19) received no training
and practitioners in an experimental group (n = 21) were trained to use empowermentoriented
techniques in online consultation. Parental empowerment was measured (n =
96) through a questionnaire based on the Family Empowerment Scale before and after
receiving advice from a trained or a non-trained practitioner. Parents showed a
significant increase in the subscale of self-confidence (Cohen’s d = 0.33). Study
findings lend support to the feasibility of SSEC as a brief intervention to improve selfconfidence
of parents. A training for practitioners did not influence the outcomes.