Kansas Intensive Permanency Project (PIIKIPP)

Children's Bureau ACYF, Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare

The intervention provides services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their parent(s) to prepare the families for reunification.

The intervention provide services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their birth parents to prepare the families for reunification. The evaluation follows a randomized design. The pretest will assess the procedures and instruments for collecting data on child, youth, and family functioning. Ultimately, after the pretest is complete, the data collected through the evaluation will provide information on the extent to which the intervention achieved its goal of improving parenting skills and enhancing readiness for reunification among the families who received the services.

Evidence-based, behavioral parent management training model, Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO) tailored to address permanency barriers of parents of children with SED.

Measured by administrative data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)

Measured from the date of random assignment to the discharge date or to the end of the study period for cases that did not discharge

Measured by administering two standardized instruments: 1) the Caregiver Wish List (CWL); and, 2) the Family Interaction Task (FIT).

Measured by observing the results of a subscale of a standardized instrument, the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R). The subscale is identified as "social/community life."

Measured by the "readiness for reunification" subscale of the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R).

Measured by the relevant items on the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, General and Reunification services (NCFAS-G+R).

Measured by assessing the child's functioning with the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) for school-aged children and the Preschool and Early Childhood Functional Assessment Scale (PECFAS) for preschool-aged children.

Measured using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

Measured by using data from Kansas' state administrative database for child welfare as reported to AFCARS/NCANDS.

Measured by administering two standardized instruments: 1) the Caregiver Wish List (CWL); and, 2) the Family Interaction Task (FIT).

Inclusion Criteria: Children age 3-16 with severe emotional disturbances In foster care and their families (parents). Exclusion Criteria: -