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ERIC Number: ED607027
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Implementing an Innovative Parenting Program for Fathers: Findings from the B3 Study. The Building Bridges and Bonds Study. OPRE Report 2019-111
Manno, Michelle S.; Mancini, Patrizia; O'Herron, Charlotte
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
The Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation, a federally funded study of Responsible Fatherhood programs, is testing a set of three innovative approaches to help fathers with low income improve their parenting and employment skills. One innovation, Just Beginning (JB), was added to the existing fatherhood services at three community-based organizations. JB is a one-on-one parenting program that incorporates engaging skill-building videos and father-child play activities. In each of five JB sessions, fathers learn and try out one new strategy for interacting with their child to enhance the quality of the father-child relationship. The evaluation, which is using a random assignment design, will assess outcomes including improved quality of father-child engagement, increased parenting efficacy, and increased father-child contact to determine whether JB is effective. As part of a series of publications from the B3 evaluation, this brief presents the first systematic analysis of how the JB innovation was implemented. Based on data from the three implementing organizations' management information system records, this brief describes how an initial sample of fathers who were enrolled in the study engaged in the JB component and each organization's usual menu of services. The study finds that the three organizations were able to incorporate JB into their existing menu of services but faced challenges to get fathers to engage in JB. In this early sample, 55 percent of fathers completed at least one JB session, and those fathers typically progressed through most of the curriculum.
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Family Assistance
Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE); MDRC
Identifiers - Location: California (Los Angeles); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); New York (New York)
Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSP23320095644WC