Criteria for effectiveness Strongly meets the criteria Partially meets the criteria Does not meet the criteria Allocate THREE points Allocate TWO Points Allocate ONE point Structured content Yes Provides set of flexible resources No Evidence-based curriculum & Yes: theoretical underpinning Relationship-enhancing strategies without evidence- No strategies draws on evidence-based content based theoretical underpinning Based on knowledge and evidence of what Rating of 3 or 4 on EIF Guidebook Rating of 2 on EIF Guidebook Not widely tested works evaluation using standardised Pre- and post-questionnaires Pre- and post-questionnaires designed for End of course evaluation measures using standardised measures programme, with no use of standardised measures forms used to gather parent feedback Sufficient no. sessions to make a Yes Offers sufficient sessions, but concerns about depth of Offers than 8 sessions difference, with optimum for most content programmes of 8-12 Delivered by well-trained and supported Practitioners receive specific Practitioners receive specific training, but no regular No training or support practitioners training, on-going support for support or supervision for programme delivery OR provided for programme programme delivery and regular practitioners have teaching background but no delivery supervision specific training for work with parents Flexibility to meet different needs and Yes Programme offers some flexibility No parents’ own objectives Includes and retains the most vulnerable Yes To some extent No families Retention rate Over 90% 70 89% Under 70% – Intensive engagement to vulnerable Engagement is an explicit Engagement takes place as an integral part of existing No families element of programme delivery, outreach services usually including home visits Crèche or childcare support offered Yes Sometimes No Mix of individual and group support Yes as an integral part of Some opportunities for individual support as part of No – programme delivery programme Holistic whole family approach inc. parallel Yes as an integral part of Some opportunities for work with children as part of No – work with parents and children programme delivery programme Multi-agency approach Yes joint delivery of programme Delivered in multi-agency settings, but not joint No – by staff from different delivery backgrounds/ agencies
Criteria for effectiveness Strongly meets the criteria Allocate THREE points Partially meets the criteria Allocate TWO Points Does not meet the criteria Allocate ONE point Structured content Yes Provides set of flexible resources No Evidence-based curriculum & strategies Yes: theoretical underpinning draws on evidence-based content Relationship-enhancing strategies without evidence- based theoretical underpinning No Based on knowledge and evidence of what works Rating of 3 or 4 on EIF Guidebook Rating of 2 on EIF Guidebook Not widely tested evaluation using standardised measures Pre- and post-questionnaires using standardised measures Pre- and post-questionnaires designed for programme, with no use of standardised measures End of course evaluation forms used to gather parent feedback Sufficient no. sessions to make a difference, with optimum for most programmes of 8-12 Yes Offers sufficient sessions, but concerns about depth of content Offers than 8 sessions Delivered by well-trained and supported practitioners Practitioners receive specific training, on-going support for programme delivery and regular supervision Practitioners receive specific training, but no regular support or supervision for programme delivery OR practitioners have teaching background but no specific training for work with parents No training or support provided for programme delivery Flexibility to meet different needs and parents’ own objectives Yes Programme offers some flexibility No Includes and retains the most vulnerable families Yes To some extent No Retention rate Over 90% 70 – 89% Under 70% Intensive engagement to vulnerable families Engagement is an explicit element of programme delivery, usually including home visits Engagement takes place as an integral part of existing outreach services No Crèche or childcare support offered Yes Sometimes No Mix of individual and group support Yes – as an integral part of programme delivery Some opportunities for individual support as part of programme No Holistic whole family approach inc. parallel work with parents and children Yes – as an integral part of programme delivery Some opportunities for work with children as part of programme No Multi-agency approach Yes – joint delivery of programme by staff from different backgrounds/ agencies Delivered in multi-agency settings, but not joint delivery No
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