Pilot Trial of Family Partner - a Child Maltreatment Prevention Intervention

Summary

Prior to this pilot study, it is unclear whether comparing a manualized version of the Family Partner Model to standard practice in the Child Welfare Services would be feasible. Results will inform whether and how to design a fully powered randomized controlled trial to test the effects of a manualized version of the Family Partner Model on child maltreatment. The specific results of the pilot study will inform 1) randomization procedures, 2) data sources to be used, 3) sample size calculations, and 4) adaptations to the design and measures for a fully powered randomized controlled trial.

Conditions

• Family
• Parenting
• Child Maltreatment

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family Partner

The Family Partner intervention is based on well-known elements for preventing child abuse and neglect, such as 1) high intensity intervention with home visitations, 2) coordination of services, 3) an ecological perspective, 4) parental guidance, and 5) an emphasis on a therapeutic relationship with parents to create trust, change and agency. Family Partners must have relevant professional background and education, such as social work, child welfare services and other health/welfare occupations. They must have a personal attitude for relation-based service delivery in a home-setting, a long work experience and in-depth knowledge of municipal welfare services. Each practitioner will follow five families. The estimated duration of the intervention is 12 months, but might go over longer stretches of time if it is considered beneficial for the families. The minimum duration of the intervention is 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• SOS Children's Villages, Norway

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Øvre Eiker municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lillehammer municipality

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Oslo Metropolitan University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Anne Grete G Tøge, phd · associate professor

• Eirin G Pedersen, phd · Senior Researcher

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-01-01

Primary Completion

2024-09-18

Completion

2024-09-18

Countries

• Norway

Study Locations