Program Outcomes

The measurement of program effectiveness through outcomes evaluation is a critical component of program success.
The agency bases it's program measures on the best available research and evidence to increase their effect on providing new skills and knowledge to create stronger families, ensure family bonding, create healthy early brain development in children, enhance early learning and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Each of Parent Trust for Washington Children’s programs has it’s own benchmarks for success (and related achievement rate) and measurement for percentage of change related to the Outcomes.

Investing Time
Parent Trust for Washington Children has invested over 300 staff hours and resources consulting with leading evaluators and researchers to provide accurate and thorough program outcome measures. 

The agency currently measures all programs for their effect on providing new skills and knowledge to create stronger families, ensure family bonding, create healthy early brain development in children, enhance early learning and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Investing Resources
Parent Trust for Washington Children’s ongoing Outcomes Evaluations utilize survey’s filled out periodically by program participants.

These surveys measure critical Protective Factors that research has shown decreases the risk of maltreatment and dysfunction in the home:

• Increase of social support networks for the family
• Increase in applied family management skills and knowledge of normal child development
• Increase in life management skills

The Families in Recovery Programs

Proven to strengthen the support network and family management skills of recovering parents.

Overview

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of participants will increase their knowledge and skills to meet the minimum outcome goal.

Achievement Rate Results:

• 69% of participants in this program met or exceeded the minimum benchmark for an increase in their family management skills.
  
  
• 63% of participants in this program met or exceeded the minimum benchmark for an increase in nurturing/healthy relationships.
  
  
• 60% of participants in this program met or exceeded the minimum benchmark for an increase in their social support network.

Outcome Goal: Increase social support and family management skills by 10%.

Outcome Goal Results:

12 Sessions: Our outcome evaluations indicate that the parent/caregivers attending up to 12 group sessions report a minimum:

• 22% increase in family management skills
• 23% increase in nurturing/healthy relationships
• 23% increase in social supports.

13 to 24 Sessions:

• 25% increase in family management.
• 24% increase in nurturing/healthy relationships
• 24% increase in social supports.

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Circle of Parents® Program:

Proven to increase parent/caregiver's social supports and family management skills. 

Overview:

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of participants will increase their knowledge/skills to meet the minimum outcome.

Achievement Rate Results:

• • 75% of participants in this program met the minimum benchmark increase of 10% or more in their family management skills.
    
    
  • 70% of participants in this program met the minimum benchmark increase of 10% or more in nurturing/healthy relationships in their family.
    
    
  • 71% of participants in this program met the minimum benchmark increase of 10% or more in their social support network.
Participants show significant increases in risk-reducing Protective Factors.

Outcome Goal: Participants will increase and maintain knowledge/skills by 10%.

Outcome Goal Results:

12 Sessions:Our outcome evaluations indicate that the parent/caregivers attending up to 12 group sessions report a minimum:

• 21%* increase in family management skills.
• 22%* increase in nurturing/healthy Relationships
• 21%* increase in social support

13 to 24 Sessions:

• 26%* increase in family management skills.
• 24%* increase in nurturing/healthy Relationships
• 23%* increase in social support

25 or more Sessions:

• 31%* increase in family management skills.
• 31%* increase in nurturing/healthy Relationships
• 31%* increase in social support

* = Statistical significance at p < 0.001 " (very strong evidence that results are statistically significant)

Outcomes Data Tested for Statistical Significance: Outcomes data for parent programs have been t- tested for statistical significance. A t-test assesses probability levels, whether the mean differences between samples (pre and post) are statistically significant and not due to chance. The Circle of Parents Support Group data indicates that the probability of chance (p-value) for all the data samples from 2003 to 2008 is below .05 – therefore, we can conclude that there is a significant difference between the means (pre and post).

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Intensive Parent Training and Support Program

Proven to increase parents/ caregiver's non-punitive discipline and guidance skills/knowledge

Overview:

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of the participants will increase their knowledge/skills to meet the minimum outcome goal of 10%.

Achievement Rate Results: Overall, 96 % of IPTS parent/caregivers reported at least a 10% increase in their use of non-punitive discipline and guidance.

• 96.1% of IPTS parent/caregivers reported at least a 10% increase in their use of non-punitive communication/interactions with their children.
• 94.1% of IPTS parent/caregivers reported at least a 10% increase in their ability to identify their strengths as a family.
• 93.6% of IPTS parent/caregivers reported at least a 10% increase in their use of positive parenting techniques.
• 99.1% of IPTS parent/caregivers reported at least a 10% increase in their knowledge of age-appropriate child development & behaviors.
• 97.9% of IPTS parent/caregivers reported at least a 10% increase in their knowledge/awareness of their parental role and responsibilities.

Outcome Goal: Participants will increase knowledge/skills by 10%.

Outcome Results:

Up to 12 sessions of Intensive Parent Training and Support services (9 sessions average)

• Parent/caregivers reported a 14%* increase in their use of non-punitive communication/interactions with their children.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 21%* increase in their ability to identify their family strengths.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 23%* increase in their use of positive parenting techniques.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 26%* increase in their knowledge of age-appropriate child development & behaviors.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 16%* increase in their knowledge/awareness of their parental roles & responsibilities.

From 13 or more sessions of Intensive Parent Training and Support services (39 sessions average):

• Parent/caregivers reported an 18%* increase in their use of non-punitive communication/interactions with their children.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 24%* increase in their ability to identify their family strengths.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 27%* increase in their use of positive parenting techniques.
• Parent/caregivers reported a 29%* increase in their knowledge of age-appropriate child development & behaviors.
• Parent/caregivers reported an 18%* increase in their knowledge/awareness of their parental roles & responsibilities.

* = Statistical significance at p < 0.001 " (very strong evidence that results are statistically significant)

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Parents As Teachers

 

Results:

• 88% of children in high poverty schools who participated in at least two years of Parents as Teachers and one year of preschool scored above the lowest levels of the third grade MAP communications arts test.
• 84% of children in high poverty schools who participated in some Parents as Teachers and preschool scored above the lowest levels of the third grade MAP communications arts test.
• 79% of children in high poverty schools who attended preschool only and
• 85% of children in high poverty schools who participated in Parents as Teachers only (no preschool) scored above the lowest levels of the third grade MAP communications arts test.
• 77% of children in high poverty schools who had neither PAT nor preschool scored above the lowest levels of the third grade MAP communications arts test.

*The full research article can be found at: Zigler, E., Pfannenstiel, J.C., & Seitz, V. (2008). The Parents as Teachers program and school success: A replication and extension. Journal of Primary Prevention, 29, 103-120.

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Family Help Line

Proven to increase caller's parenting skills and knowledge

Overview:

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of participants will increase their new skills.

Achievement Rate Results: Participants show significant increases in risk-reducing Protective Factors:

• 100% of callers met the minimum benchmark decrease of 10% or more in reduction of stress after calling the FHL.
  
• 96% of callers met the minimum benchmark increase of 10% or more in knowledge of family management skills after calling the FHL.
  
• 94% of callers met the minimum benchmark of 10% or more in knowledge on how to improve communication and/or interaction with family members after calling the FHL
  
• 98% of callers met the minimum benchmark increase of 10% or more in knowledge of available resources/supports after calling the FHL.
  
• 98% of callers met the minimum benchmark of 10% or more in knowledge on how to advocate for themselves and/or their family after calling the FHL.

Outcome Goal: Callers will increase knowledge by 10%.

Outcome Results: Callers participating in the evaluation reported a:

• 47%decrease in level of stress after calling the FHL.
• 30% increase in knowledge in Family Management Skills after calling the FHL.
• 27% increase in knowledge on how to improve communication and/or interaction with family members after calling the FHL
• 56% increase of 10% in knowledge of available resources/supports after calling the FHL.
• increase in knowledge on how to advocate for themselves and/or their family after calling the FHL.

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Conscious Fathering Programs
Proven to help men become competent partners in the care and nurturing of their infant children.

Overview:

Achievement Goals:  60% of participants will increase their knowledge/skills to meet the minimum outcome goal.

Achievement Results:

• 92% of participants reported an increase in knowledge of the parenting role and responsibilities.
• 89% of participants reported an increase in knowledge of age appropriate child development.
• 93% of participants reported an increase in knowledge of family management techniques.
• 87% of participants reported an increase in knowledge of healthy/nurturing family relationships/interactions.

Outcomes Goal: Participants will report at least a 10% average increase of goals.

Outcomes Results:

26% increase in knowledge of the parenting role and responsibilities.

26% increase in knowledge of age appropriate child development.

34% increase in knowledge of family management techniques.

26% increase in knowledge of healthy/nurturing family relationships/interactions.

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Great Starts
Proven to increase parents confidence level about upcoming birth and breastfeeding.

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of participants will increase their knowledge/skills to meet the minimum outcome. (Participants include expectant mothers and their support partners. The partner is most often the father of the baby, but may also be a friend or family member.)

Achievement Rate Results:

• 87% of expectant mothers and 92% of support partners reported an increase in knowledge of parental role and responsibilities.
• 92% of expectant mothers and 95% of support partners reported an increase in knowledge of age appropriate child development, needs, and behaviors.
• 93% of expectant mothers and 95% of support partners reported an increased ability to manage parenting duties and situations.
• 90% of expectant mothers and 95% of support partners reported that they had learned strategies that foster secure attachment and/or nurturing relationships.

Outcome Goal: Participants will report at least a 10% average increase of knowledge.

Outcome Goal Results: In the chart below, lighter bars represent mothers, dark bars partners.

• Parental roles and responsibilities involved knowledge about making informed choices about available options for birth and parenting.
• Knowledge of child development and needs included understanding newborn capabilities/ behaviors and knowing when/how much to feed a baby.
• Ability to manage parenting duties/situations included confidence about birth, relaxation and coping skills, community resources, and managing breastfeeding challenges.
• Knowledge of secure, nurturing relationships included knowing how to respond to baby’s physical/emotional needs, and confidence about breastfeeding/support with breastfeeding

 

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Children's Group

Proven to increase social competence and adult, caring relationships.

Overview:

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of parents surveyed will indicate a positive change in their child’s skills and/or environment to meet the minimum outcome goal.

Achievement Rate Results:

• Pro-social behavior: 88% of the parents surveyed indicated at least a 10% positive change in both indicators. 52% of the parents surveyed indicated at least a 15% positive change in both indicators.
• Environment: 95% of the parents surveyed indicated at least a 10% positive change. 65% of the parents surveyed indicated at least a 15% positive change in this indicator.
• Role model: 84% of the parents surveyed indicated at least a 10% positive change. 55% of the parents surveyed indicated at least a 15% positive change.

Outcome Goal: Parents will indicate a minimum 10% increase in skills/behavior/positive environment for their child.

Outcome Goal Results: Parents surveyed reported:

• 11% average increase in pro-social behavior.
• My child helps other children:
• My child interacts with peers in a positive way:
• 12% average increase in access to a positive, healthy, environment for the child.
• 11% average increase in availability of caring, adult role model.

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Teen Group Program
Proven to increase teen's life skills and social supports

Overview:

Achievement Rate Goal: 60% of participants will increase their knowledge/skills to meet the minimum outcome goal.

Achievement Rate Results: Participants show significant increases in risk-reducing protective factors:

• An average of 85% of teens surveyed report an increase in life skills
• An average of 87% of teen surveyed report an increase in social supports

Outcomes Goal: Participants will increase or maintain knowledge/skills by 10%

Outcomes Results:
At 12 sessions, teens attending report ann average of:

• 14% increase in social supports
• 17% increase in life skills

At 13-38 Sessions:

• 29% increase in social supports
• 24% increase in life skills

At 33-99 Sessions:

• 19% increase in social supports
• 20% increase in life skills

At 100+ sessions:

• 19% increase in social supports
• 11% increase in life skills

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