Dad2K (Funded by NIMHD)

Dad2k was an NIH-funded project focused on efforts to include fathers in positive parenting programs. The project included a development phase, in which we iteratively modified the content and delivery of the SafeCare Parent-Child Interaction module to improve the relevance of the program for fathers. Once completed, the adapted program was tested in an efficacy trial, to examine parenting and child outcomes. Outcomes are published in the following papers:

Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Boyd, Jr., C., DeVeausse Brown, N., Rostad, W., Patterson, A., Baker, E., Thomas, A., McAdam, E.M., Jackson, M., Glasheen, T.L., & Lai, B.L. (2018). The Impact of SafeCare® Dads to Kids Program on Father Maltreatment Risk and Involvement: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from an Efficacy Trial. Child Abuse & Neglect, 83, 31-41.

Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M., Lai, B., DeVeausse-Brown, N., Glasheen, T., & Adams, M. (2017).  Initial findings from a feasibility trial examining the SafeCare© Dads to Kids Program with marginalized fathers. Journal of Family Violence, 32 (4), 1-16.

Rostad, W.L., Self-Brown, S., Boyd Jr., C., Osborne, M., & Patterson, A. (2017). Exploration of factors predictive of at-risk fathers’ participation in a pilot study of an augmented evidence-based parent training program: A mixed methods approach. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 485-494.

Self-Brown, S., Cowart-Osborne, M., Baker, E., Thomas, A., Boyd Jr., C., Chege, E., Jackson, M., Meister, E., & Lutzker, J. (2015).  Dad2K: An adaptation of SafeCare to enhance positive parenting skills with at-risk fathers.  Journal of Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 37, 138-155.

SafeCare Tech (Funded by NIMH)

This project focused on the development and pilot testing of an innovative technology-enhanced implementation approach, which will increase the resources offered to child welfare providers during the implementation of an evidence-based parenting program, SafeCare. Following development and validation of the SafeCare computer-mediated approach, we completed a feasibility trial with SafeCare providers who were randomly assigned to either Implementation-as-Usual or Technology-Enhanced SafeCare Implementation. Provider outcomes of interest were SafeCare fidelity, perceptions of job demands and resources during EBP implementation, and feasibility/satisfaction ratings for the technology-enhanced SafeCare software. Outcomes are published in the following paper:

Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Rostad, W., & Feil, E. (2017).  A Technology-Mediated Implementation of an Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Program.  Child Maltreatment, 22 (4) 344-353.

SafeCare Effectiveness Trial (Funded by PCORI)

This project was a randomized trial of the SafeCare© model compared to services as usual (SAU) for child-welfare involved caregivers. Teams of providers at nine sites were randomized to implement SafeCare (19 teams; 119 providers) or continue with SAU (17 teams; 118 providers). Two hundred eighty-eight caregivers (193 SafeCare; 95 SAU) with children aged 0-5 who were receiving services agreed to complete a baseline and 6-month assessment. Assessments measured positive parenting behaviors, parenting stress, protective factors, and neglectful behaviors using validated scales. Outcomes are published in the following paper:

Whitaker, DJ, Self-Brown, S., Hayat, M., Osborne, M., Weeks, E., Reidy, D., & Lyons, M.  (2020).  Effect of the SafeCare© intervention on parenting outcomes among parents in child welfare systems: Preventive Medicine,138.

Whitaker, DJ, Lyons, M., Weeks, E., Hayat, M., Self-Brown, S., & Zahidi, R. (2020). Does adoption of an evidence-based practice lead to job turnover? Results from a randomized trial.  Journal of Community Psychology, 14(4), 1258-1272.