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Moving an Evidence‐Based Parenting Program Into the Community
Author(s) -
Roben Caroline K.P.,
Dozier Mary,
Caron EB,
Bernard Kristin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.12898
Subject(s) - fidelity , psychology , psychological intervention , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , parent training , developmental psychology , maternal sensitivity , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , surgery , electrical engineering , engineering
Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up ( ABC ) is a parenting program developed to enhance sensitivity among parents of infants who experience early adversity. In several randomized clinical trials, the intervention's efficacy has been demonstrated. Moving interventions into the community with adequate fidelity is challenging, though, and intervention effects are often much smaller than when tested in randomized clinical trials. To enhance the likelihood that ABC is delivered with high fidelity, a microanalytic fidelity assessment was developed. Using this fidelity tool as a central component of training, supervision, and certification, changes in parent sensitivity for 108 families with children ages 6 months to 2 years were as large as those seen in laboratory settings. These findings are discussed with regard to implications for moving other evidence‐based interventions into the community.