Chicago Parent Program for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
This study is testing a program called the Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care (CPP-FC) to see if it helps foster and kinship caregivers. CPP-FC teaches parenting skills through virtual group sessions over 16 weeks. Researchers want to see if this program can reduce behavior problems in young children in foster care and lower caregiver stress. You may be able to join if you are a licensed foster or kinship caregiver in specific Ohio counties, caring for a child aged 2 to under 9 years. The study aims to enroll 300 caregiver-child pairs and compares CPP-FC to the usual care and support caregivers already receive. The study's status is currently unclear.
- Study design
- This study is a randomized controlled trial comparing two groups: one receiving the Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care and another receiving usual care. It plans to include 300 caregiver-youth pairs.
- What's involved
- Participants in the Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care group will attend 12 two-hour virtual sessions over 16 weeks. Measurements will be taken at the beginning, at 3 months, and at 6 months.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 6 months after the start of the study, with measurements taken at 3 and 6 months.
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Chicago Parent Program for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Sarah Beal, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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What this trial measures
- Change in Parental Stress ScaleBaseline, 3 months (mid-point), and 6 months (follow-up)
The Parental Stress Scale is an 18-item questionnaire that assesses parental stress relating to parental sensitivity to the child, child behavior, and quality of the caregiver-child relationship. Items are rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 5 ("Strongly agree"). Some items are reverse scored. Items are summed to yield a total score, with higher scores indicating higher levels of parental stress.
- Change in Perceived Stress ScaleBaseline, 3 months (mid-point), and 6 months (follow-up)
The Perceived Stress Scale is a 14-item self-report measure of how unpredictable, uncontrollable, and overloaded individuals find their life circumstances. All items are rated on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 ("Never") to 4 ("very often"). Some items are reverse scored. Responses are summed to yield a total score (range 0-56), with higher scores indicating greater perceived stress.
- The Child Adjustment & Parent Efficacy Scale, Total Intensity subscaleBaseline, 3 months (mid-point), and 6 months (follow-up)
The Child Adjustment \& Parent Efficacy Scale, Total Intensity subscale is a 27-item measure of child behavior and emotional problems. Item responses are rated on a 4-point scale, ranging from 0 ("Not true of my child at all") to 3 ("True of my child very much"/"Most of the time"). Twenty-four items are summed to yield a Behavior Problems score (range 0-72), and three items are summed to yield an Emotional Problems score (range 0-9). Behavioral and Emotional Problems scores can be summed for a Total Intensity score (range 0-81). Higher scores indicate a higher level of problems.
- The Child Adjustment & Parent Efficacy Scale, Parenting Efficacy subscaleBaseline, 3 months (mid-point), and 6 months (follow-up)
The Child Adjustment \& Parent Efficacy Scale, Parenting Efficacy subscale is a 19-item measure of parental self-efficacy. Item responses are rated on a 10-point scale, with responses ranging from 1 ("Certain I can't do it") to 10 ("Certain I can do it"). Items are summed to yield a total efficacy score, with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.
- Change in Parenting Sense of Competence ScaleBaseline, 3 months (mid-point), and 6 months (follow-up)
The Parenting Sense of Competence Scale is a 17-item questionnaire that measures overall parenting satisfaction and competence. Items are measured on a 6-point scale, with responses ranging from 1 ("Strongly disagree") to 6 ("Strongly agree"). Some items are reverse scored. Items are summed to yield two subscales: parental satisfaction and parental self-efficacy. Higher scores indicate higher levels of parental satisfaction and parental self-efficacy.