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van der Asdonk S, de Haan WD, van Berkel SR, van IJzendoorn MH, Rippe RCA, Schuengel C, Kuiper C, Lindauer RJL, Overbeek M, Alink LRA. Effectiveness of an attachment-based intervention for the assessment of parenting capacities in maltreating families: A randomized controlled trial. Infant Ment Health J 2020; 41:821-835. [PMID: 32583501 PMCID: PMC7754366 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Even though Parenting Capacity Assessments (PCAs) are essential for child protection services to support placement decisions for maltreating families, presently no evidence-based PCA protocols are available. In this randomized controlled trial, we tested the quality of an attachment-based PCA protocol based on Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD). We recruited 56 parent-child dyads (Mage children = 3.48 years) in Dutch family residential clinics that conduct PCAs to support placement decisions. After pretest, families were randomized to receive the Regular Assessment Procedure (RAP) (n = 28), or an additional assessment based on VIPP-SD (n = 28). An immediate post-test and a 10-month follow-up were conducted. Multilevel models showed that therapists felt equally confident about their recommendations regarding child placement for both groups and that they equally often modified their initial placement recommendations. Moreover, children in the VIPP-SD group did not show fewer behavior problems and did not experience recurring child maltreatment less often than children in the RAP group. Thus, we found no evidence that PCAs incorporating the VIPP-SD protocol outperformed PCAs as usual. We discuss possible explanations why in the current study VIPP-SD did not seem to add to the quality of the RAP.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabine van der Asdonk
- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Private Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Sheila R van Berkel
- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Marinus H van IJzendoorn
- Department of Psychology, Education and Child Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.,Primary Care Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
| | - Ralph C A Rippe
- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - Carlo Schuengel
- Clinical Child and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Chris Kuiper
- Youth Expert Center, University of Applied Sciences, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Horizon Youth Care and Education, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Ramon J L Lindauer
- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,De Bascule, Academic Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Mathilde Overbeek
- Clinical Child and Family Studies, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Yulius Mental Health Clinic, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Lenneke R A Alink
- Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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