Adaptation and Evaluation of the KEEP Model

Summary

This study capitalizes on an opportunity to formally evaluate local adaptations of "Keeping Foster and Kinship Parents Supported and Trained" (KEEP), an evidence-based foster parent intervention, to reduce mental health disparities among child welfare-involved youth and improve care quality and long-term outcomes for Native, Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American, and sexual and gender minority youth. The knowledge gained from the study will impact all current and future large-scale implementations of KEEP and will bolster our scientific understanding the impact of KEEP on youth mental health outcomes.

Conditions

• Depression, Anxiety
• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Suicide and Self-harm
• Externalizing Behavior

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

KEEP

The KEEP model focuses on optimizing the role of foster/kin parents as the agents of positive change for children and youth. Parent KEEP groups for children (ages 4-12) and KEEP-Safe groups for teens (ages 13-19) are delivered by two co-group leaders for 16 weeks. Sessions are 90 minutes each week. The same group of 8-10 foster/kin parents attends each week. Each KEEP group follows a manualized curriculum that emphasizes tailoring the content to the unique needs of the parents and youth in the group. The key parenting principles of the model include: (a) reinforce normative and prosocial behavior, (b) incentivize the behavior that parents want to promote, (c) build cooperation, (d) teach new behaviors, (e) use non-harsh effective limit setting, and (f) manage emotions while parenting.

BEHAVIORAL

Non-Affinity KEEP

Non-Affinity KEEP

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Social Learning Center

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Stacey Tiberio, PhD · Oregon Social Learning Center

• Rohanna Buchanan, PhD · Oregon Social Learning Center

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

4 Years

Max Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-05-16

Primary Completion

2024-01-30

Completion

2024-01-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations