The intervention provides services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their parent(s) to prepare the families for reunification.
The intervention provide services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their birth parents to prepare the families for reunification. The evaluation follows a randomized design. The pretest will assess the procedures and instruments for collecting data on child, youth, and family functioning. Ultimately, after the pretest is complete, the data collected through the evaluation will provide information on the extent to which the intervention achieved its goal of improving parenting skills and enhancing readiness for reunification among the families who received the services.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,652
Evidence-based, behavioral parent management training model, Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO) tailored to address permanency barriers of parents of children with SED.
Time to stable permanence
Measured by administrative data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
Time frame: Measured from the date of random assignment to the discharge date or to the end of the study period for cases that did not discharge
Positive parenting behaviors
Measured by administering two standardized instruments: 1) the Caregiver Wish List (CWL); and, 2) the Family Interaction Task (FIT).
Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months
Use of community resources & social supports
Measured by observing the results of a subscale of a standardized instrument, the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R). The subscale is identified as "social/community life."
Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months
Readiness for Reunification
Measured by the "readiness for reunification" subscale of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R).
Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months
Improve parent mental health & Substance Abuse
Measured by the relevant items on the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R).
Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months
Child behavior
Measured with Social Skills Improvement System rating scales (SSIS).
Time frame: Intake & every 6-months post intake
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Child functioning
Measured by assessing the child's functioning with the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) for school-aged children and the Preschool and Early Childhood Functional Assessment Scale (PECFAS) for preschool-aged children.
Time frame: Intake & every 6-months post intake
Reunification
Measured using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.
Time frame: 18 months post intervention start date
Long-term foster care
Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.
Time frame: Measured at 6 and 12 months post entry into foster care
Stable permanency
Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.
Time frame: Measured at 6 and 12 months post entry into foster care
Child safety
Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.
Time frame: Measured at 6 and 12 months post entry into foster care
Coercive parenting practices
Measured by administering two standardized instruments: 1) the Caregiver Wish List (CWL); and, 2) the Family Interaction Task (FIT).
Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months