Innovations in Practice: Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities: A pilot evaluation of a peer-led parenting programme, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2012, 17 (1) pp. 52–57
Day, C., Michelson, D., Thomson, S., Penney, C. and Draper, L
Centre for Parent and Child Support, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Michael Rutter Centre, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AZ, UK
Abstract:
Background: Efficacious parenting interventions are under-utilised in mainstream services. Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) aims to increase community access to effective parenting support through a peer-led manualised intervention.
Method: Training outcomes, clinical effectiveness and acceptability of EPEC were evaluated using a pre-post cohort design. Data were collected from trained peer facilitators (n=31) and parenting group participants (n=73).
Results: Peer facilitators demonstrated significantly increased knowledge of and confidence in delivering parenting groups. Parents attending groups reported improvements in child behaviour and parenting stress, and high satisfaction.
Conclusions: Early evidence suggests that EPEC may be an effective and acceptable service model in socially disadvantaged communities.
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Filed under: CAMHS, Innovation Tagged: | CAMHS, innovations, innovative, Parenting interventions;community psychology;children;disruptive behaviour;peer-led interventions, trauma
