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Panel Presentation: National AAPI-2 Project outcomes and lessons learned

Panel Presentation: National AAPI-2 Project outcomes and lessons learned. Erica Allison, MSW , LSWAIC, Children’s Home Society of Washington Georganne Bruce, BSW, Exchange Club Family Center, California George Bryan, Mdiv , consultant to project, North Carolina

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Panel Presentation: National AAPI-2 Project outcomes and lessons learned

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  1. Panel Presentation: National AAPI-2 Project outcomes and lessons learned Erica Allison, MSW, LSWAIC, Children’s Home Society of Washington Georganne Bruce, BSW, Exchange Club Family Center, California George Bryan, Mdiv, consultant to project, North Carolina Amanda Carrick, MA, Exchange/SCAN, North Carolina Amy McShane, LCSW, Family Compass, Texas Susan Mitchell, M.Ed, MSW, LICSW Michael B. Christensen Community and Family Support Center, Massachusetts

  2. agenda • Rationale for the project • Introductions • What is the AAPI and what can it do for me? • How we use the AAPI as a tool at CAP centers • Overview of the current project parameters • The data – what did we learn? • Cautions, considerations, best practices • Implications for use of pre-post tools (such as the AAPI) in context

  3. Timeline and rationale Analysis of data

  4. What is the AAPI-2? • It is self-administered - 40 item parenting attitude measure, taken pre- and post-services (Part A & B), and each statement is rated on a 5 point likert scale. • Potential uses….. • To assess the changes in parenting &child rearing practices after treatment. • To assess the parenting & child rearing attitudes of prospective or new parents. • To assess the degree of readiness and/or the level of understanding of parenting &child rearing attitudes of adolescents. • To assess the parenting & child rearing attitudes of prospective employees for child care staff, teacher aides, residential care staff &volunteers. • To screen and train prospective foster parent applicants. www.assessingparenting.com http://nurturingparenting.com/images/cmsfiles/aapionlinehandbook12-5-12.pdf

  5. What about parenting does the AAPI-2 measure? • Expectations of Children – indicates degree caregiver understands developmental expectations of a child, their perception of a caregiver as positive & supportive in child’s life. • Empathy Towards Children’s Needs – measures whether caregiver can understand values & needs of children, that they have feelings – understands this does not equate with “spoiling” a child. • Use of Corporal Punishment –indicates degree to which caregiver views physical punishment as important & relied upon means to discipline children –degree to which a parent may be controlling, demanding, or authoritarian. • Parent-Child Family Roles – degree to which caregivers & parents understand their role – & therefore do not expect children to fulfill needs; parents take ownership over their own behavior. • Children’s Power and Independence – degree to which caretaker allows child independence & encourages children to express views, but with cooperation.

  6. Why use the AAPI-2? • Assess change over time • Assess point-in-time parenting attitudes • Treatment planning • Individual treatment outcomes • Collectively examine cohort outcomes • Funding & stakeholders • Grant reports/funding

  7. Overview of project Analysis of data

  8. The data: results

  9. The Data: First GlanceAverage scores Average change = 3.42

  10. Closure Type: percentages (how are we doing?)

  11. The data:average change

  12. The data: Change in scores correlated with visits

  13. The data: Change in scores correlated with days service

  14. The data: positive change, negative change, same

  15. Caution: interpreting scores • According to authors: • A battery of assessment strategies is recommended to gather information on several aspects of functioning & parenting. • Despite the AAPI’s validity and reliability, info from one inventory is not nearly as valid as information gathered from several sources. • The AAPI-2 is not a predictor of future abusive parenting beliefs but rather an assessment of current parenting beliefs & attitudes. • As time passes, individuals change & so do the conditions under which one would parent. http://nurturingparenting.com/images/cmsfiles/aapionlinehandbook12-5-12.pdf

  16. Best practices: considerations & Potential roadblocks • How to administer the AAPI-2 properly • How will you implement if this is new to your center? • Issues that can skew data: appearing virtuous, DSS cases, comprehension of the material • How to debrief staff • Implications for skewed data • Importance of other data for reporting/funding

  17. Implications: Why pre/post testing is key for the network of CAP centers • Benefits to CAP centers providing Exchange Parent Aide services • Implications for funding & stakeholders • Benefits to the National network if we move ahead… • Implications if we do not….

  18. resources • download and purchase measures here >>>>> www.assessingparenting.com • Online AAPI-2 handbook can be found here >>> http://nurturingparenting.com/images/cmsfiles/aapionlinehandbook12-5-12.pdf • Predicting child abuse potential: An empirical investigation of two theoretical frameworks http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895316/

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