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Surviving or Thriving: Quality Assurance Mechanisms to Promote Innovation in the Development of Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions

Authors: Matthew R. Sanders, James N. Kirby

Published in: Prevention Science | Issue 3/2015

Abstract

Parenting interventions have the potential to make a significant impact to the prevention and treatment of major social and mental health problems of children. However, parenting interventions fail to do so because program developers pay insufficient attention to the broader ecological context that influences the adoption and implementation of evidence-based interventions. This context includes the professional and scientific community, end users, consumers, and broader sociopolitical environment within which parenting services are delivered. This paper presents an iterative stage model of quality assurance steps to guide ongoing research and development particularly those related to program innovations including theory building, intervention development, pilot testing, efficacy and effectiveness trials, program refinement, dissemination, and planning for implementation and political advocacy. The key challenges associated with each phase of the research and development process are identified. Stronger consumer participation throughout the entire process from initial program design to wider community dissemination is an important, but an often ignored part of the process. Specific quality assurance mechanisms are discussed that increase accountability, professional, and consumer confidence in an intervention and the evidence supporting its efficacy.

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Title: Surviving or Thriving: Quality Assurance Mechanisms to Promote Innovation in the Development of Evidence-Based Parenting Interventions
Authors: Matthew R. Sanders
James N. Kirby
Publication date: 01-04-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Prevention Science / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1389-4986
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6695
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-014-0475-1

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