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A Proposal For Enhancing And Measuring Infant-Directed Maternal Utterances And Incidental Teaching Within The Safecare® Parent-Infant Interaction Module, Megan O. Smith
Public Health Theses
Child maltreatment is a serious and pervasive public health problem in the United States. In 2008, there were 772,000 children who were substantiated victims of maltreatment and 1,740 children died as a result of maltreatment. Approximately 33 percent of maltreatment victims were under the age of four. Among numerous other negative sequelae, children who have been maltreated have an elevated incidence of language delay and poor cognitive functioning, both strong predictors of literacy skills and later academic achievement. Further, maternal language input is critical to a child’s cognitive development and language acquisition. Maltreating mothers provide their children with far less …
A Comparison Of Methods To Assess Practitioner Fidelity In A Parent-Training Program, Ashwini Tiwari
A Comparison Of Methods To Assess Practitioner Fidelity In A Parent-Training Program, Ashwini Tiwari
Public Health Theses
As evidence-based programs are implemented in real world settings, there is a strong need to effectively and efficiently monitor fidelity, or adherence to a program, in order to maintain the expected effects demonstrated in research settings. The purpose of this study was to compare two methods of assessing fidelity to an evidence-based, parent-training model (SafeCare®) as implemented by community service providers. Specifically, analyses compared fidelity assessed via video versus audio recordings. SafeCare modules often require mobility and high interaction, thus, video recordings may provide a more accurate view of home visitor and family interactions for scoring fidelity. However, videos are …