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Training for Undergraduates to Improve Adult-Child Interactions

This study is looking at how well different training programs teach college students to interact positively with children. We're comparing two types of training: CARE Training, which teaches play therapy skills to improve adult-child relationships, and Psychoeducation Training, which focuses on general child development and basic interaction strategies. We want to see if these trainings help adults improve their interaction skills, understand CARE principles, and if our way of measuring these skills is reliable. We're looking for female undergraduate students at Auburn University, aged 18 or older, who are fluent in English and have worked with children recently. The study aims to enroll 54 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 54 female undergraduate students. It compares two training programs: CARE Training and Psychoeducation Training.
What's involved
You would attend a single training session lasting approximately three-and-a-half hours on a Friday afternoon.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your child interaction skills, coding reliability, and knowledge of CARE principles will be measured at the end of the three-and-a-half hour training session.

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NCT07696611

Interacting With Children Training for Undergraduates

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
Auburn University
~54 participants
Updated 2026-07-10 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:CARE TrainingPsychoeducation Training

At a glance

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What they're measuring
Child Interaction Skills
Measured over From the beginning of training to the end of training approximately three-and-a-half hours later
+4 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Child-Adult Interaction Training

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Alabama1

Who to contact

Kaitlyn M Wortham, MS
[email protected]
270-584-3460
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

at least 18 years old, female, fluent in English, Auburn University undergraduate student, currently or within the past year working with children in any capacity, generally available to attend a three-and-a-half hour training on a Friday afternoon

Exclusion

under age 18, not female, not fluent in English, not Auburn University undergraduate student, not working with children currently or within the past year in any capacity, not generally available to attend a three-and-a-half hour training on a Friday afternoon

What this trial measures

  • Child Interaction SkillsFrom the beginning of training to the end of training approximately three-and-a-half hours later

    Specific positive skill statements ("P skills") and skill statements to avoid during play and interactions ("Q skills")

  • Coding ReliabilityFrom the beginning of training to the end of training approximately three-and-a-half hours later

    Recognition of positive skill statements ("P skills") and skill statements to avoid during play and interactions ("Q skills") during a pre-recorded video of adult and child at play

  • Knowledge of CARE PrinciplesFrom the beginning of training to the end of training approximately three-and-a-half hours later

    Quiz assessing CARE knowledge

  • Situational MotivationFrom the beginning of training to the end of training approximately three-and-a-half hours later

    Situational Motivation Scale

  • Training SatisfactionFrom the beginning of training to the end of training approximately three-and-a-half hours later

    Satisfaction Survey