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NCT Number: NCT02152618

Kansas Intensive Permanency Project

The intervention provides services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their parent(s) to prepare the families for reunification.

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Key information

Conditions

Serious Emotional Disturbance In Foster Care

Age range

3 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

The intervention provide services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their birth parents to prepare the families for reunification. The evaluation follows a randomized design. The pretest will assess the procedures and instruments for collecting data on child, youth, and family functioning. Ultimately, after the pretest is complete, the data collected through the evaluation will provide information on the extent to which the intervention achieved its goal of improving parenting skills and enhancing readiness for reunification among the families who received the services.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Children age 3-16 with severe emotional disturbances
  • In foster care and their families (parents).

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO)

Other

Evidence-based, behavioral parent management training model, Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO) tailored to address permanency barriers of parents of children with SED.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to stable permanence

    Time frame: Measured from the date of random assignment to the discharge date or to the end of the study period for cases that did not discharge

    Measured by administrative data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

  2. Positive parenting behaviors

    Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months

    Measured by administering two standardized instruments: 1) the Caregiver Wish List (CWL); and, 2) the Family Interaction Task (FIT).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Use of community resources & social supports

    Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months

    Measured by observing the results of a subscale of a standardized instrument, the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R). The subscale is identified as "social/community life."

  2. Readiness for Reunification

    Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months

    Measured by the "readiness for reunification" subscale of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R).

  3. Improve parent mental health & Substance Abuse

    Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months

    Measured by the relevant items on the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R).

  4. Child behavior

    Time frame: Intake & every 6-months post intake

    Measured with Social Skills Improvement System rating scales (SSIS).

  5. Child functioning

    Time frame: Intake & every 6-months post intake

    Measured by assessing the child's functioning with the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) for school-aged children and the Preschool and Early Childhood Functional Assessment Scale (PECFAS) for preschool-aged children.

  6. Reunification

    Time frame: 18 months post intervention start date

    Measured using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

  7. Long-term foster care

    Time frame: Measured at 6 and 12 months post entry into foster care

    Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

  8. Stable permanency

    Time frame: Measured at 6 and 12 months post entry into foster care

    Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

  9. Child safety

    Time frame: Measured at 6 and 12 months post entry into foster care

    Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

  10. Coercive parenting practices

    Time frame: Pre intervention, post intervention and at 12-months

    Measured by administering two standardized instruments: 1) the Caregiver Wish List (CWL); and, 2) the Family Interaction Task (FIT).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Westat

Other

Collaborators

  • Children's Bureau ACYF
  • Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation
  • University of Kansas School of Social Welfare

Registry information

Official study title

Permanency Innovations Initiative- Kansas Intensive Permanency Project

Acronym: PIIKIPP

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jun 2, 2014
Registry last updated
Mar 26, 2019

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