The effects of the "Circle Of Security Parenting" parent education group intervention on a New Zealand community sample

In parents of young children, is the "Circle of Security Parenting" programme more effective than no intervention for increasing parental reflective functioning, sense of competence and capacity to respond to children's negative emotions?

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000803998

Enrollment

Registered

2011-08-01

Start date

2011-09-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the results of the 'Circle of Security Parenting' parent education programme in parents of 12 - 48 month-olds in a New Zealand community sample.

Interventions

The "Circle of Security Parenting" parent education programme - a programme where parents learn about their child's attachment needs and how to respond to them, and reflect on and discuss their experiences with their child(ren) and relevant experiences from their own childhoods. The programme consists of one 1.5 hour session per week for 8 weeks. Groups are based on DVD episodes and are led by a facilitator. Group size may vary from 5 to 30+. Groups may be attended by either parent or both paren

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Educational / counselling / training

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Parents of a child aged 12 - 48 months

Exclusion criteria

Non-English speakers will not be able to participate in the study

Outcome results