Implementing a Braided Home-based Parent-support Curriculum: Lessons Learned

Kate Guastaferro; Katy Miller; John R Lutzker; Daniel J Whitaker; Jenelle Shanley Chatham; Betty S Lai; Allison KemnerMPH

doi:10.1016/j.psi.2017.03.001

Implementing a Braided Home-based Parent-support Curriculum: Lessons Learned

Interv Psicosoc. 2017 Dec;26(3):181-187. doi: 10.1016/j.psi.2017.03.001. Epub 2017 Apr 28.

Authors

Kate Guastaferro¹, Katy Miller², John R Lutzker³, Daniel J Whitaker⁴, Jenelle Shanley Chatham⁵, Betty S Lai⁶, Allison KemnerMPH⁷

Affiliations

¹ Postdoctoral Fellow at The Methodology Center in the College of Health and Human Development at Pennsylvania State University.
² Project Coordinator in the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
³ Director of the Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
⁴ Director of the National SafeCare Training and Research Center in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
⁵ Associate Director of Training in the National SafeCare Training and Research Center in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
⁶ Assistant Professor in the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
⁷ Senior Director of Research and Evaluation at the Parents as Teachers National Center.

Abstract

A singular parent-support program is limited in its ability to address multiple child and family needs. One innovative solution is braiding, a process in which two evidence-based programs are systematically combined as a newly tailored, cohesive curriculum. In this paper we describe the systematic braiding of two parent-support curricula, Parents as Teachers^® and SafeCare^®. We highlight implementation challenges to inform future planning and braiding efforts. Based on qualitative data (n = 13), we discuss five lessons learned, including identifying a pedagogical approach and sustainability at the model- and site-level. Implications and future directions for braiding and implementation are also discussed.

Keywords: braiding; child well-being; evidence-based programs; implementation.

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