Compromised parenting due to armed conflict and forced migration Other
Conditions
Interventions
BeThere/Caregiver Support Intervention is a nine-session weekly group intervention, co-facilitated by trained non-mental health professionals, who receive 6 days of training, three on-site observatio
Sponsors
War Child
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Caregivers: 1. At least 18 years of age 2. Family with at least one child aged 3–14 years 3. Willing to participate in the study and willing to commit to attending all nine sessions of BeThere if randomized to the intervention arm 4. If both caregivers are present, they are both willing to participate 5. Fluent in Dinka Children: 1. Aged 7–14 years 2. Selected as the index child of family 3. Willing to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Caregivers: 1. Under 18 years of age 2. Participation by either caregiver in a parenting or stress management intervention in the past six months 3. Family does not have a child aged 3–14 years 4. Anyone who is unable, even with assistance, to complete the assessment questionnaires 5. Unwillingness of either caregiver to give informed consent 6. Not fluent in Dinka Children: 1. Under 7 or over 14 years of age 2. Not selected as the index child of family 3. Unwilling to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parenting is measured using a 24-item parenting scale developed to assess change in parenting in the development and testing of BeThere, measured at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Caregiver psychological distress measured using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale-10 (Kessler et al., 2002) at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 2. Caregiver stress measured using an 18-item measure developed by War Child to measure specific experiences of stress targeted by the intervention at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 3. Caregiver psychosocial wellbeing measured using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 4. Child psychosocial wellbeing measured using a modified version of the Kiddy- and Kid-KINDL at baseline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 5. Parental warmth measured using the parental warmth subscale of the main parenting measure at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 6. Harsh parenting measured using the harsh parenting subscale of the main parenting measure at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 7. Group cohesion among participants measured using the Group Cohesiveness Scale at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. 8. Mechanisms of Action measured using a bespoke five-item measure that assesses the level of uptake of key strategies and techniques at baseline, midline, endline, and 3-month follow-up. | — |
Countries
South Sudan
Contacts
Public ContactAnthony Guevara
Outcome results
None listed