The effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting for Foster Care (VIPP-FC): study

Nikita K Schoemaker1, Gabrine Jagersma2, Marije Stoltenborgh3

  • 1Institute for Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

BMC Psychology
|August 5, 2018
PubMed

Insights

This study evaluated the Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC). VIPP-FC aims to improve sensitive parenting and discipline among foster parents, potentially reducing placement issues.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Foster children face heightened risks for behavioral and emotional issues, impacting attachment security and placement stability.
  • Sensitive parenting is crucial for mitigating negative impacts of child behavior problems.
  • Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) is adapted from VIPP-SD to support foster parents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness of the VIPP-FC intervention.
  • To enhance sensitive parenting and discipline strategies in foster care settings.
  • To provide evidence for interventions in foster care practice.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 60 foster parent-child dyads.
  • Intervention group (n=30) received VIPP-FC; control group (n=30) did not.
  • Primary outcomes included parental sensitivity, discipline, and attitudes; secondary outcomes covered attachment, child behavior, and neurobiology.

Main Results:

  • *(Results not yet available in the provided abstract)*

Conclusions:

  • The study's findings will inform the development and implementation of evidence-based programs in foster care.
  • Evaluating VIPP-FC contributes valuable knowledge to supporting foster families and improving child welfare outcomes.
Abstract

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