Learning together, growing with family: The implementation and evaluation of a family support programme

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Amorós, Pere;
Byrne, Sonia;
Mateos Inchaurrondo, Ainoa;
Vaquero Tió, Eduard;
Mundet Bolós, Anna;
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(2016)
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Learning together, growing with family: The implementation and evaluation of a family support programme.
Psychosocial Intervention, 2016, vol. 25, núm. 2, p. 87-93.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psi.2016.02.002.
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The “Learning together, growing with family” programme is targeted to at-risk parents and children from 6 to 11 years old, with a preventive focus on promoting positive parent-child relationships.
In this study, we examined the quality of the programme implementation and its influence on the
programme results in a sample of 425 parents and 138 facilitators drawn from the first trial. Mixed
methods were used, consisting of: parental self-reports on parenting dimensions, professionals’ records
on parental attendance and appraisals on six topics of the implementation process, and focus group
discussions in which facilitators reported on the initial steps of the implementation. Results showed a
high quality of implementation with respect to the group facilitator and the programme organization
factors, followed by the coordination with services and the support facilities offered to participants
and, finally, by the factors of fidelity and prior organization steps. Results of the focus groups confirmed that the prior steps were challenging and offered the more effective strategies. Better quality
in the implementation factors predicted better parenting styles and parental competencies after the
programme, as well as a higher attendance rate. In sum, this study demonstrates the importance of
good implementation in at-risk contexts and provides some clues as to the key elements that moderate
programme effectiveness.
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