TY - JOUR
T1 - IMPLEMENTING AN ATTACHMENT-BASED PARENTING INTERVENTION WITHIN HOME-BASED EARLY HEAD START
T2 - HOME-VISITORS’ PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES
AU - West, Allison L.
AU - Aparicio, Elizabeth M.
AU - Berlin, Lisa J.
AU - Jones Harden, Brenda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Implementation of evidence-based interventions in “real-world” settings is enhanced when front-line staff view the intervention as acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. This qualitative study addresses Early Head Start (EHS) home visitors’ perceptions and experiences of an evidence-based parenting intervention, the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up program (M. Dozier, O. Lindhiem, & J. Ackerman, 2005), when added to EHS services as usual within the context of a research-practice partnership. Thematic analysis of in-depth, qualitative interviews indicates that home visitors experienced the intervention as positive and helpful for EHS families. Some challenges included scheduling and uncertainty regarding the goals of the intervention. Concerns over participation in the research centered on information exchange, confidentiality, and time limitations.
AB - Implementation of evidence-based interventions in “real-world” settings is enhanced when front-line staff view the intervention as acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. This qualitative study addresses Early Head Start (EHS) home visitors’ perceptions and experiences of an evidence-based parenting intervention, the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up program (M. Dozier, O. Lindhiem, & J. Ackerman, 2005), when added to EHS services as usual within the context of a research-practice partnership. Thematic analysis of in-depth, qualitative interviews indicates that home visitors experienced the intervention as positive and helpful for EHS families. Some challenges included scheduling and uncertainty regarding the goals of the intervention. Concerns over participation in the research centered on information exchange, confidentiality, and time limitations.
KW - attachment-based intervention
KW - home visitors
KW - implementation science
KW - parenting
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U2 - 10.1002/imhj.21654
DO - 10.1002/imhj.21654
M3 - Article
C2 - 28665540
AN - SCOPUS:85021738840
SN - 0163-9641
VL - 38
SP - 514
EP - 522
JO - Infant Mental Health Journal
JF - Infant Mental Health Journal
IS - 4
ER -