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The 'Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme)' is said to have had a low completion rate among families, as well as having a "minimal impact" on the most vulnerable children in society, it has been claimed.
From 2010, some 5,000 children were evaluated for emotional well-being at the age of five each year, but a study revealed that no improvements were found following a city-wide implementation of the scheme.
The report, from the Parenting Support Framework Evaluation by researchers from the University of Glasgow and Aberdeen, said that the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and Glasgow City Council should not invest further in the programme – unless it is used "for independently-conducted randomised trials of specific interventions".
The evaluation of Triple P was commissioned by the Scottish Government, NHSGGC and Glasgow City Council, from 2009 to 2013. During this time, around 730 members of staff were trained to deliver the programme, it is understood.
The Triple P system was originally designed in Australia and is now used in 20 countries around the world. It aims to help families develop their own parenting approach, rather than tell people specifically how to parent.
The project was adopted in Glasgow in 2009, offering one-off seminars for the parents and carers of every Primary 1 child to intensive group-based interventions.
Among the study's findings was the discovery that more than 50% of the families involved dropped out before the end of the course, while families living in more deprived areas were more likely to start Triple P interventions than those living in affluent areas, however more affluent and highly-educated families were more likely to complete Triple P interventions. In addition, the evaluation found that the "social and emotional functioning" of the population of children aged five years' old did not change during the implementation of the Parenting Support Framework.
The evaluation of the project in the city was undertaken by Professor Philip Wilson, Professor of Primary Care and Rural Health at the University of Aberdeen, and Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow.
He said: "The lack of change in social and emotional functioning among the child population of Glasgow, together with the low completion rates for Triple P interventions, selective benefit for more privileged families and recent published evidence of overall lack of efficacy leads us to recommend that Glasgow should not commit to further investment in Triple P training or materials except within the context of independently conducted randomised trials of specific interventions."
However, he added that the city should introduce "alternative parenting programmes and more robust systems for monitoring activity".
In a statement, NHSGGC said it "rejected" the report's conclusions "due to its lack of robustness."
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Calls To Drop Parenting Programme
A number of academics have called for a parenting programme in Glasgow to be scrapped, after it was revealed a number of families dropped out.The 'Triple P (Positive Parenting Programme)' is said to have had a low completion rate among families, as well as having a "minimal impact" on the most vulnerable children in society, it has been claimed.
From 2010, some 5,000 children were evaluated for emotional well-being at the age of five each year, but a study revealed that no improvements were found following a city-wide implementation of the scheme.
The report, from the Parenting Support Framework Evaluation by researchers from the University of Glasgow and Aberdeen, said that the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and Glasgow City Council should not invest further in the programme – unless it is used "for independently-conducted randomised trials of specific interventions".
The evaluation of Triple P was commissioned by the Scottish Government, NHSGGC and Glasgow City Council, from 2009 to 2013. During this time, around 730 members of staff were trained to deliver the programme, it is understood.
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The Triple P system was originally designed in Australia and is now used in 20 countries around the world. It aims to help families develop their own parenting approach, rather than tell people specifically how to parent.
The project was adopted in Glasgow in 2009, offering one-off seminars for the parents and carers of every Primary 1 child to intensive group-based interventions.
Among the study's findings was the discovery that more than 50% of the families involved dropped out before the end of the course, while families living in more deprived areas were more likely to start Triple P interventions than those living in affluent areas, however more affluent and highly-educated families were more likely to complete Triple P interventions. In addition, the evaluation found that the "social and emotional functioning" of the population of children aged five years' old did not change during the implementation of the Parenting Support Framework.
The evaluation of the project in the city was undertaken by Professor Philip Wilson, Professor of Primary Care and Rural Health at the University of Aberdeen, and Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow.
He said: "The lack of change in social and emotional functioning among the child population of Glasgow, together with the low completion rates for Triple P interventions, selective benefit for more privileged families and recent published evidence of overall lack of efficacy leads us to recommend that Glasgow should not commit to further investment in Triple P training or materials except within the context of independently conducted randomised trials of specific interventions."
However, he added that the city should introduce "alternative parenting programmes and more robust systems for monitoring activity".
In a statement, NHSGGC said it "rejected" the report's conclusions "due to its lack of robustness."
(JP/CD)
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