Predicting post-training implementation of a parenting intervention
Abstract
Purpose
While evidence-based parenting interventions (EBPIs) are proven effective at addressing numerous emotional and behavioral health challenges for children and youth, and reduce rates of child maltreatment, they are often not well implemented in the real-world settings. Even with the state-of-the art training, many practitioners do not deliver the intervention, or do so at a reduced capacity. The purpose of this paper is to examine system-contextual implementation factors that predict timely initiation of use of an EBPI (i.e. within the first six months following training). A secondary purpose is to document additional impacts of training.
Design/methodology/approach
Repeated measures were used to collect predictors and the dependent variable. The relationship between participant characteristics and use of the Triple P program was estimated using exact logistic regression.
Findings
The results from 37 practitioners across three communities indicated approximately 54 percent delivered the intervention with at least one family within the first six months following training. Practitioner self-efficacy immediately following training and general attitudes toward evidence-based practices were the most significant predictors of timely use of the model. The vast majority of practitioners, regardless of implementation status, generalized learning from the training to other aspects of their work.
Originality/value
Prospective examination of the predictive value of implementation factors helps to refine targeted approaches to support implementation.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
Dr Suzanne Kerns has been a Contract Trainer for Triple P America since 2001. She is not employed directly by Triple P nor did she receive any financial incentives for training or participation any research presented in this manuscript.
Citation
Kerns, S.E.U., McCormick, E., Negrete, A., Carey, C., Haaland, W. and Waller, S. (2017), "Predicting post-training implementation of a parenting intervention", Journal of Children's Services, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 302-315. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCS-04-2017-0015
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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