None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will answer the research question of whether receiving contextually and culturally appropriate parenting support early in the settlement period can improve adjustment in migrant and former-refuge families, and by extension, facilitate positive sociocultural adaptation. The aims of the project are to: (a) Determine whether parental participation in a Triple P intervention within the first five years of settlement is effective at improving migrant and former-refugee family outcomes, and (b) Evaluate the efficacy of the program for improving sociocultural adjustment and reducing acculturative stress in migrant parents. The rigorous methodology being utilised in the current study will provide a strong indication as to the generalizability of the results to migrant and former-refugee families in other geographic regions. Should the intervention prove to be effective, it has the potential to fill an important research and service gap, providing an innovative, cost-effective, and evidence-based means to strengthen family relationships and promote positive adjustment in migrant children and their parents.
Interventions
Intervention involves parental attendance at a brief, group-based parenting program: Triple P Disobedience Discussion Group. A group-based program is cost-effective and can offer a favourable environment in which participants can build connections through interacting with others with shared experiences. The intervention itself will involve parental attendance at a single three-hour discussion group focused on preventing and managing child misbehaviour, and encouraging positive behaviours. Parent
Intervention involves parental attendance at a brief, group-based parenting program: Triple P Disobedience Discussion Group. A group-based program is cost-effective and can offer a favourable environment in which participants can build connections through interacting with others with shared experiences. The intervention itself will involve parental attendance at a single three-hour discussion group focused on preventing and managing child misbehaviour, and encouraging positive behaviours. Parents may attend individually or with their partner, however data will be collected from a single caregiver only. The program draws on social learning theory and through utilizing the key principals of the Triple P System, encourages an interactive environment that facilitates open discussion between participants. Up to five groups (with identical content) will be held with approximately 10 participants in each. Two weeks following the intervention, a group-based two-hour consultation session will be offered to participants to assist with strategy implementation and discuss concerns and/or questions that may arise following the program. Parents will receive a workbook (that is theirs to keep), and a resource pack (including behaviour monitoring records and positive behaviour charts etc). During the intervention, parents will view powerpoint slides including short video segments. To ensure program fidelity it maintained, accredited program facilitators will follow a detailed presentation guide and will have the content of their sessions monitored using a program checklist. Participants in the intervention group will be known as the "Start Now" group.
Sponsors
Kathryn Esparza (nee Monty)
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participant inclusion criteria will specify that participants: (i) are a parent of a 2-12 year old child, (ii) have lived in Australia no more than five years (iii) can read and understand basic English, and (iv) are over the age of 18 (the age of consent).
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be excluded from participating if they (i) are known to be in the process of receiving treatment for a severe psychological illness, (ii) are unable to read or understand basic English (in order to understand program content), (iii) or do not possess a valid humanitarian or migrant visa.
Outcome results
None listed