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THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ADAPT THE FAMILY CHECK-UP (FCU) TO BE USED IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL-BASED THREAT ASSESSMENT WHEN SCHOOLS HAVE SUBSTANTIATED THREATS OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE. RESEARCH AIMS FOCUS ON (A) ANALYSIS, (B) DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT, (B) FEASIBILITY TESTING, AND (C) OUTCOMES EVALUATION. ACTIVITIES INVOLVE A NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH STAKEHOLDERS (E.G., PARENTS, SCHOOL STAFF, EXPERTS) TO GUIDE ADAPTATION OF THE FCU, WITH ADAPTATION FOCUSED ON DETERMINING ASPECTS OF THE FCU THAT NEED TO BE MODIFIED AND COMPONENTS THAT NEED TO BE ADDED. TRAINING, COACHING, AND IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOLS WILL BE ADAPTED TO REFLECT CHANGES IN THE INTERVENTION. IN ADDITION, WE WILL DEVELOP A NEW MODULE THAT SPECIFICALLY TARGETS PARENTING SUPPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF THREAT ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS FOR INTEGRATION INTO THE FAMILY CHECK-UP ONLINE. A FEASIBILITY TEST OF THE ADAPTED FCU WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH 7 STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS. RESULTS FROM THE FEASIBILITY TEST WILL BE APPLIED TO FURTHER ADAPT THE INTERVENTION, WHICH WILL BE EVALUATED FOR EFFICACY IN A SUBSEQUENT PILOT WITH APPROXIMATELY 30-40 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. TARGETED OUTCOMES IN THE PILOT INCLUDE REDUCING VERBAL THREATS AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR AND IMPROVING PEER RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES. WE WILL ALSO EXAMINE THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, FIDELITY, AND STAKEHOLDER EXPERIENCES OF THE INTERVENTION. UO-RELATED OUTCOMES / DELIVERABLES: IN YEARS 1 AND 2, DRS. ANNE MARIE MAURICIO, ELIZABETH STORMSHAK, AND KEVIN MOORE WILL WORK WITH DR. ANDY GARBACZ AND HIS TEAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN TO ADAPT THE STANDARD VERSION OF THE FAMILY CHECK-UP INTERVENTION MODEL FOR USE IN THE CONTEXT OF A SCHOOL VIOLENCE THREAT ASSESSMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROPOSED STUDY. ADAPTATIONS WILL INCLUDE REVISIONS TO THE FCU INITIAL INTERVIEW, ASSESSMENT, FEEDBACK SESSION, AND PARENT MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM (EVERYDAY PARENTING), IMPLEMENTED AS A FOLLOW-UP INTERVENTION SERVICE AFTER THE FEEDBACK SESSION. WE WILL ALSO ADAPT THE FCU ONLINE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL TO INCLUDE A MODULE THAT IS SPECIFIC TO PARENTING SUPPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF THREAT ASSESSMENT. MILAGRA TYLER WILL WORK WITH EMBREX, THE FAMILY CHECK-UP ONLINE PROGRAMMER, TO SUPPORT CHANGES TO THE FAMILY CHECK-UP ONLINE. DRS. STORMSHAK, MOORE, MAURICIO AND MILAGRA TYLER WILL ALSO WORK WITH DR. GARBACZ AND HIS TEAM TO ADAPT TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING PROTOCOLS (INCLUDING THE COACH FIDELITY TOOL) AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS. IN YEAR 2, DRS. MAURICIO AND MOORE WILL TRAIN 5 SCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AFFILIATED STAFF TO DELIVER THE FCU ADAPTED FOR DELIVERY IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE THREAT ASSESSMENTS FOR THE USABILITY TEST. DURING IMPLEMENTATION, DRS. MOORE AND MAURICIO WILL PROVIDE GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATION/COACHING, WHICH WILL INCLUDE VIDEOTAPED FEEDBACK ON INTERVENTION DELIVERY, TO STAFF DELIVERING THE ADAPTED FCU AT EACH SCHOOL TO PROMOTE IMPLEMENTATION WITH FIDELITY. AT THE END OF YEAR-2, POST-IMPLEMENTATION, DRS. STORMSHAK, MOORE, AND MAURICIO WILL COLLABORATE WITH DR. GARBACZ AND HIS TEAM TO ANALYZE AND SUMMARIZE USABILITY DATA AND APPLY THESE DATA TO FURTHER ADAPT THE FCU INTERVENTION AND IMPLEMENTATION (I.E., TRAINING, CONSULTATION, IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING PROTOCOLS) MODELS FOR USE IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE THREAT ASSESSMENTS. IN YEAR 3, DRS. MAURICIO AND MOORE WILL TRAIN AND SUPERVISE/COACH, INCLUDING OFFER VIDEO-TAPED FEEDBACK ON INTERVENTION DELIVERY, 8 SCHOOL AND SCHOOL-AFFILIATED STAFF WHO WILL BE DELIVERING THE ADAPTED FCU IN THE PILOT EVALUATION. IN YEAR 4, DRS. STORMSHAK, MOORE, AND MAURICIO WILL ALSO BE INVOLVED IN DATA ANALYSES AND IN THE DISSEMINATION OF STUDY RESULTS THROUGH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS. IN YEARS 1-4, DRS. MAURICIO, STORMSHAK, MOORE, AND MILAGRA TYLER WILL PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST TWICE MONTHLY PROJECT MEETINGS WITH DR. GARBACZ AND HIS TEAM.
University Of Oregon
Project Grant R324A240110
$201.6k 12/13/24