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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.
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.
Background:
Foster children are at higher risk of the development of behavior and emotional problems, which can contribute to the development of insecure attachment bonds with their foster parents and (subsequently) to placement breakdown. Sensitive parenting might minimize the adverse effects of the behavior and emotional problems. Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline in Foster Care (VIPP-FC) is an adaptation of the evidence-based Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) and aims at increasing sensitive parenting and the use of sensitive discipline strategies of foster parents. The current study is the first to examine the effectiveness of VIPP-FC.
Methods:
A randomized controlled trial is used with 60 foster parent-child dyads (intervention group n = 30, control group n = 30). The primary outcomes are parental sensitivity, parental disciplining, and parental attitudes towards parenting. Data about attachment (in)security, behavioral and emotional problems, neurobiological parameters, and possible confounders is additionally collected.
Discussion:
Examining the effectiveness of VIPP-FC contributes to the knowledge of evidence-based prevention and intervention programs needed in foster care practice.
Trial Registration:
NTR3899 .
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