CDR Investing in Fatherhood Process Study & Evaluation

Child Development Resources Investing in Fatherhood: New Pathways - Process Study & Evaluation

This study will evaluate the Investing in Fatherhood: New Pathways program of Child Development Resources (CDR), a Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grantee. The program will deliver parenting education, relationship skills training, job preparedness and financial planning, and case management support. This research will consist of a descriptive process and program evaluation study, with research questions focusing on recruitment and retention and short-term participant outcomes.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Parent-Child Relations; Parenting

Detailed Description

This study will address three research questions:

1. Which recruitment strategies are the most successful for participation? CDR will work to expand recruitment efforts and encourage greater participation through a number of strategies, such as offering various incentives and hosting classes in other spaces (e.g. churches, restaurants, clinics). This study will examine which methods are the most effective.
2. Which engagement/retention strategies are the most successful? Current fatherhood services staff at CDR have expressed difficulty in getting fathers to participate on a regular and steady basis in fatherhood services. CDR will explore several strategies for increased retention and this study will evaluate these strategies.
3. Do fathers who participate in the program earlier in their fatherhood experience (e.g. when their oldest child is under five years of age) report better outcomes than fathers who begin receiving fatherhood services later? CDR has extensive knowledge working specifically with young children and families in early intervention programs. In early childhood development, many studies have shown that the highest return on investment comes from early intervention, from birth through age five. The hypothesis is that this principle holds true in responsible fatherhood programming as well.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 350

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Virginia
    • Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, 23188
      • Recruiting
      • Child Development Resources
      • Contact: Laura Parker; Phone Number: 757-524-2271; Email: lauraparkerconsulting@gmail.com
      • Principal Investigator: Laura Parker, MPP

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Parents (majority fathers) who participate in CDR's Pathways Fatherhood program, in the community and incarcerated individuals.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any person enrolled in CDR's Pathways Fatherhood program.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any participant who does not give informed consent.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in attitudes toward child	nFORM (Information, Family Outcomes, Reporting, and Management) questions on pre- and post-survey. Answers range from (1) Never to (4) Often. A higher response indicates a better outcome.	depending on program length, ranges from 30 days to 10 weeks
Change in using negative punishment with child	nFORM (Information, Family Outcomes, Reporting, and Management) questions on pre- and post-survey. Answers range from (1) Never to (4) Every Day or Almost Every Day. A lower response indicates a better outcome.	depending on program length, ranges from 30 days to 10 weeks
Change in time spent with child	nFORM (Information, Family Outcomes, Reporting, and Management) questions on pre- and post-survey. Answers range from (1) Never to (4) Every Day or Almost Every Day. A higher response indicates a better outcome.	depending on program length, ranges from 30 days to 10 weeks
Change in feeling overwhelmed with parenting responsibilities	nFORM (Information, Family Outcomes, Reporting, and Management) questions on pre- and post-survey. Answers range from (1) Never to (4) Often. A lower response indicates a better outcome.	depending on program length, ranges from 30 days to 10 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Child Development Resources

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 15, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 15, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 17, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 23, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 20, 2018
• Last Verified: October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 2016/04/2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No