3-123 - Parenting Interventions in Early Head Start: Findings from New Models

Session Type: Paper Symposium

Integrative Statement

Early Head Start (EHS) is the only federal program designed to support development of low-income families with infants and toddlers. EHS has demonstrated positive effects on parenting and toddler development. Studies also indicate smaller effects for higher risk families, however. The EHS-University Partnership model was created in part to improve program outcomes for such families. A secondary goal is to contribute to developmental science pertaining to child development in low-income families.

This symposium will include three research papers describing a total of six EHS-University Partnerships. Each partnership is implementing and evaluating a different evidence-based intervention designed to increase supportive parenting in EHS families. Five of the partnerships are randomized trials. Each presentation will include quantitative and/or qualitative findings that (a) describe the process of integrating supplemental parenting interventions into ongoing EHS services; (b) provide lessons learned about the long-term sustainability of these models.

The first paper will describe two projects in which EHS staff were trained to provide a supplemental, video-based parenting intervention.

The second paper will describe two projects in which a video-based parenting intervention was provided by an external parent coach or therapist.

The third paper will describe two projects in which parenting interventions were adapted for rural American Indian, African America, and White EHS families.

The discussant will present cross-cutting themes relevant to each of the partnership’s goals for long-term sustainability of high-quality parenting enhancements to EHS and other early care and education programs.

Sub Unit

• Prevention and Interventions

Chair

• Lisa Berlin, University of Maryland

Discussant

• Aleta Meyer, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation; Administration for Children and Families

Individual Presentations

• Enhancing Early Head Start with Video-Based Parenting Interventions Delivered by Staff - Presenting Author: Jason Hustedt, University of Delaware; C Cybele Raver, New York University; Clancy B. Blair, New York University; Rena Hallam, University of Delaware; Jennifer Vu, University of Delaware; Juana Gaviria-Loaiza, University of Delaware; Myae Han, University of Delaware

• Parenting Coaching in Early Head Start: Findings from Two Expert Consultation Models - Presenting Author: Lisa Berlin, University of Maryland; Philip A. Fisher, University of Oregon; Brenda Jones Harden, University of Maryland; Melanie Berry, University of Oregon; Sarah Enos Watamura, University of Denver

• “Rules of Engagement”: Supplementing Early Head Start with Parenting Interventions in Diverse Rural Populations - Presenting Author: Michelle Sarche, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health, University of Colorado Denver; Amanda N'Zi, University of Colorado; Cynthia Hazel, University of Colorado; Brad Morse, University of Colorado; Caitlin Trucksess, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health; Laura Pons, Washington University; Brett Drake, Washington University; John Constantino, Washington University School of Medicine