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Pregnant and Postpartum Women – PPW Program “Family Works” (Omaha). 1 July 2008. PPW - Family Works (Heartland Family Services). Start: September 2007. Program sponsored by: SAMHSA CSAT WCFT PPW
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Pregnant and Postpartum Women – PPW Program“Family Works” (Omaha) 1 July 2008
PPW - Family Works(Heartland Family Services) • Start: September 2007. • Program sponsored by: SAMHSA CSAT WCFT PPW • 7 PPWs across the nation [Nebraska, Rhode Island, Oregon, California (2), Arkansas, Florida].
PPC’s Evaluators and FW’s team • From PPC: Kate – Mark – Denise - JP • From FW: Caroline Thiele – Heather Tingelhoff (Program Manager)
Objectives • Provide cost-effective and comprehensive residential SA treatment services for women and children. • Decrease the use and/or abuse of: alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs among PPW. • Improve mental and physical health of women and their children. • Increase safe and healthy pregnancies. • Improve family functioning.
Target population • Total Population: 13 mothers and 16 children. • In residence: 8 mothers and 10 children. • Weekend visits by children. • Treatment time: 4 – 6 months. (32 mothers total) • Total # apartments: 7
Data Collection Paperwork Family Works (Access files) SAMHSA 3 months SPSS & SAS files PPC
Family Works Services • Services Provided:
Focus Groups Family Works January 18 and May 30, 2008 • Tell us about your experiences so far in the Family Works program (Heartland Family Service). • What services of the program have been more helpful? • If you could make any changes in the program, what would that be? • Is there anything else that would be helpful for the program to serve you and your family better? • Since last visit, what changes have you noticed? • Select participants (past)
Recommendations • 1. Develop adult learning activities related to the required classes: smoking; nutrition activities; Family Education Group. • 2. Review the current schedule to build in flexibility for participants to: a. Spend additional time with their children ; b. Provide additional daycare options, especially for weekends and evenings.
Recommendations (cont’) • 3. Transitioning to the Community • a. Determine the viability of a transitioning program having new therapists meet the participants prior to discharge so that a relationship can begin before the stressful time of leaving the supportive environment. • b. Housing.
Lessons Learned • Domestic violence, a prevalent situation on PPWs is not addressed in the assessment tools. A focus group will analyze this particular issue with women. • SAMHSA has indicated that fathers have to have a more active role in the program, in particular in the development of children, therefore a focus group will address the participation of family members in the recovery process.
Lessons Learned • PPW are willing to share their concerns with facilitators. A focus group is a great opportunity to voice out their worries and to transmit them to the managerial personnel. • The data analysis piece has shifted from a predominantly quantitative to a mixed approach. • Make sure that the MS Access files can handle the number of fields of the tools (i.e. Children data collection tool).