Fathers' Support Center New Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Family Formation Program (NPFF) Impact Evaluation Plan (NPFF)
New Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood Family Formation Program
調査の概要
詳細な説明
Research Questions
The Brown School Evaluation Center at Washington University in St. Louis will conduct the local impact evaluation. The local evaluation seeks to answer four primary questions pertaining to the implementation and outcomes of the Family Formation Program (FFP) (an integrated approach of responsible parenting, economic stability and mobility, and healthy relationships):
Outcome Q1: Does the participation of fathers in the comprehensive Family Formation Program have greater effect on family functioning, father and child outcomes, and father economic stability and mobility compared to fathers receiving the 80 hour economic stability services only (i.e., job readiness and employment skills)?
Implementation Q2: How many families were reached by each of the conditions and was there variability in retention rates of fathers across conditions?
Implementation Q3: Did fathers in the treatment and comparison conditions find the intervention to be acceptable and appropriate?
Implementation Q4: What barriers and benefits exist to successful implementation of father focused family support programs?
Background Fatherhood programs originally had a narrow focus on financial stability and support, but have recently evolved to also emphasize healthy relationships, parenting skills, and father involvement. Despite significant state and federal funding for fatherhood programs, few have undergone rigorous evaluation to examine their effectiveness. This evaluation will determine the added benefit of content on parenting, father-child engagement, and father well-being over and above content on economic stability and mobility, in relation to family functioning, child well-being, and economic stability. This will also further build the evidence supporting one particular comprehensive intervention, FFP, as a means to improve outcomes for children and families through intervening with fathers.
Relation to program logic model The primary research question of this impact evaluation will examine the effect of the FFP on short- and long-term outcomes as described in the FFP logic model
Short-term outcomes assessed by the impact evaluation will include:
- improved parenting and co-parenting skills;
- increased father-child engagement;
- increased financial responsibility of fathers; and
- progress towards greater economic stability.
The impact evaluation will also examine the FFP long-term outcomes of improved family functioning (through changes in father and child well-being; co-parenting relationship quality, and the father-child relationship) and increased economic stability and mobility.
Hypothesis:
Investigators believe that the FFP will have a greater effect on family functioning, father and child outcomes, and father economic stability compared to fathers in the comparison group because members of the treatment group will be receiving a more comprehensive range of services. Investigators anticipate that fathers will equally participate in both programs because both will provide meaningful information and opportunities to build their skill sets.
研究の種類
入学 (予想される)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Missouri
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Saint Louis、Missouri、アメリカ、63115-2534
- 募集
- Fathers Support Center, St. Louis INC.
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コンタクト:
- Cheri D Tillis, MS
- 電話番号:107 314-333-4170
- メール:ctillis@fatherssupport.org
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コンタクト:
- Destini N Goodwin
- 電話番号:108 314-333-4170
- メール:dgoodwin@fatherssupport.org
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主任研究者:
- Sarah Bobmyer, MSW
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- being a father (biological or step) with at least one child 16 years old or younger
Exclusion Criteria:
- no presence of a restraining order from mother or child
- is not currently incarcerated
- is not homeless
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか?
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的:処理
- 割り当て:ランダム化
- 介入モデル:並列代入
- マスキング:なし(オープンラベル)
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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アクティブコンパレータ:Treatment Group (n=350)
The sample for the treatment group for the impact evaluation will only include fathers who are receiving the full 240 hour Family Formation Program (and not the abbreviated 80 hour program).
The treatment group will receive FSC's Family Formation Program, which is a six week, 240 hour program implementing a set of curricula focusing on responsible parenting, healthy relationships,and economic stability and mobility.
In addition, participants will receive case management and a variety of employment, legal and support services for up to one year following the completion of the curriculum.
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The sample for the treatment group for the impact evaluation will only include fathers who are receiving the full 240 hour FFP program (and not the abbreviated 80 hour program).
The treatment group will receive FSC's Family Formation Program, which is a six week, 240 hour program implementing a set of curricula focusing on responsible parenting, healthy relationships, and economic stability and mobility.
他の名前:
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介入なし:Comparison Group (n=350)
The sample comparison group will receive only the abbreviated 80 hour program.
Which consist of economic stability and mobility only.
These participants will receive employment case management and legal services for up to one year following the completion of the curriculum.
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この研究は何を測定していますか?
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Father Engagement-Father Research & Practice Network (FRPN) Father Engagement Scale
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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Brief instrument designed to assess fathers' engagement with children at different ages.
Separate scales for fathers of children ages 0-1 years, 1-5 years, 6-12 years, and adolescents.
Scales found to have good reliability and validity
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1 year from program completion
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Father Child Contact-nForm Survey
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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Pre- and post-program nForm survey items related to father-child contact will be used to evaluate this construct.
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1 year from program completion
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Child Behavior and Emotion-Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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Standardized instrument based on national norms that assesses child behavioral and emotional problems.
Study will use anxious/depressed and aggressive behavior sub-scales.
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1 year from program completion
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Parental Health-SF12v2 Health Survey
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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12-item nationally-normed health survey that measures functional health and well-being from the patient's point of view.
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1 year from program completion
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Parental Substance Abuse-Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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10-item screening tool developed by World Health Organization to assess alcohol use, alcohol dependence, and alcohol-related problems.
Its reliability and validity have been established in research conducted in a variety of settings
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1 year from program completion
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Parental Consequences related to Drug Abuse-Drug Abuse Screening Test 10 (DAST-10)
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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Brief instrument that yields a quantitative index of the degree of consequences related to drug abuse.
Literature has shown moderate to high reliability and validity
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1 year from program completion
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Parental Discipline Strategies/Behavior-Conflict Tactics Scale-Parent Child (CTSPC)
時間枠:1 year from program completion
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Well-established instrument used to assess physical and psychological maltreatment.
Study will use minor assault and non-violent discipline sub-scale items only
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1 year from program completion
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Co-parenting Relationships-FRPN: Coparenting Relationship Scale
時間枠:1 year after completion
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11-item measure designed to assess fathers' coparenting relationships with the mother of their children.
The measure was validated with a sample of fathers very similar to those served in U.S. responsible fatherhood programs
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1 year after completion
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Child/Financial Support Behavior-FSC Intake Survey
時間枠:1 year after program completion
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Items from FSC intake survey related to child and financial support will be used to assess this construct.
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1 year after program completion
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協力者と研究者
捜査官
- スタディチェア:Jonathan Green、Washington University, Human Research Protection Office
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