Building Blocks for Child and Family Well-being
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorYork University
About this trial
Background. Understanding emotions, stress, and conflicts within the family context is critical for promoting positive change. However, most support services for families often address child development, parenting, couple relationships separately without considering these as interacting systems that contributes to overall family well-being. This project is to evaluate an existing clinical service in York University Psychology Clinic (YUPC), "Building Blocks for Child and Family Well-being" (BBFW), which provides an integrated understanding of the family context, and equips caregivers with tools to help families connect, problem-solve, cope with stress, and thrive. BBFW is a brief virtual program that promotes experiential learning, provides individually tailored strategies, and builds a community of support for caregivers. The current study aims to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of the BBFW program within the York University Psychology Clinic (YUPC), with four objectives:
1. Evaluating the feasibility of implementing the BBWF program into YUPC clinical services, represented by enrolment rates, sample characteristics, retention (i.e., number of sessions attended, % dropout), adherence (i.e., completing in- and out-of-session activities), as well as the acceptability of the program among participants. 2. Examining sample and clinical characteristics of those attending the BBFW service 3. Exploring the effectiveness of the BBFW program through changes in family functioning and meta-emotion philosophy from pre- to post-intervention, as well as changes at 1- and 3-month follow-ups. 4. Evaluating and refining the program quality using participant quantitative and qualitative feedback.
The BBFW program is based on the best evidence from developmental, family, and relationship science. It aims to support family mental health and well-being through a holistic and sustainable approach, viewing the family as a set of multiple, interdependent systems. This program provides a brief, cost-effective, and accessible alternative with the potential to reduce the burden on traditional mental health and support services for Canadian families.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Caregivers aged 18 years or older participating in the BBFW program at York Univeristy's Psychology Clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Caregivers with children 18 years old or under are eligible to participate in the BBFW program.
Caregivers must be residing in Ontario at the time of their service.
Caregivers must also have access to a digital device with a screen (e.g., phone, tablet, computer) that can be used for virtual services.
Disqualifiers
Caregivers who do not consent to participate in research.
Caregivers whose children are older than 18 years old.
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
Building Blocks for Family Well-being
BehavioralBBFW is a 6-week brief virtual program that promotes experiential learning, provides individually tailored strategies, and builds a community of support for caregivers. The program provides an integrated understanding of the family context, and equips caregivers with tools to help families connect, problem-solve, cope with stress, and thrive. The following topics are covered over 6 weeks: Introduction to the model; Getting to Know Your Family Members (e.g., temperament); Supporting Child Emotions; Promoting Positive Behaviours; Limit-Setting and Sibling Dynamics; Parenting Teams and Wrap-Up.
Treatment groups
32 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Experimental: Parent Skills Group ProgramExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Participants Enrolled Per month
Number of participants enrolled per month.
Time frame
Week 02
Geographic Reach
Cities/towns in Ontario families accessing the program reside. Data will be collected through the demographic questionnaire administered at baseline.
Time frame
Week 03
Retention
The percentage of participants who remain in study until the end of the follow up session.
Time frame
Week 0 to Week 184
Adherence
Number of sessions attended.
Time frame
Week 1 to Week 6Secondary outcomes
1
Pre-Post Change in Parent Reported Family Functioning
Changes in Family Functioning will be assessed using the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD; Epstein et al., 1983). The scale has 60 items representing 7 subscales: Problem Solving, Communication, Roles, Affective Responsiveness, Affective Involvement, Behavior Control, General Functioning. Each item is rated on 4 point scale. Mean of each subscale will be calculated. For each subscale, minimum score=1, maximum score=4. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes (i.e., less healthy family functioning).
Time frame
Changes from Week 0 to Week 6; from Week 0 to Week 10; from Week 0 to Week 182
Pre-Post Change in Parent Meta-Emotion Philosophy
Changes in Parent Meta-Emotion Philosophy will be assessed using the Emotion-Related Parenting Styles Scale-Short Form (ERPS-SF; Paterson et al., 2012). The scale has 20 items, each rated on a 5-point Likert Scale. Mean of items representing 4 parenting styles will be calculated. For each parenting style, minimum score=1, maximum score=5. The style with highest average score indicates the participant's emotion-related parenting style.
Time frame
Changes from Week 0 to Week 6; from Week 0 to Week 10; from Week 0 to Week 18Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov