An evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme
This evaluation examined a parenting programme in seven English local authorities using pre- and post-programme questionnaires about adopted children and supplementary interviews. The main analysis covered 91 children. Parent-rated total and conduct difficulties decreased; emotional, hyperactivity and peer difficulties and prosocial behaviour did not show statistically significant changes.
Limitations: Child outcomes were rated by parents, not adoptees or independent assessors. No randomised untreated comparison group and limited follow-up prevent firm causal conclusions. Cost-effectiveness could not be assessed reliably. Inclusion rests on measured child outcomes, not the report’s parent-experience component. Commissioned by the Department for Education as part of its Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.
- Research type
- Mixed-methods programme evaluation
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Adoption from care
Programme: AdOpt parenting programme evaluation
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
Commissioned by the Department for Education as part of its Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: behaviour, mental health, post-adoption support
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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