Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy for children living with adoptive parents or special guardians: a longitudinal assessment of the impact on child and caregiver wellbeing outcomes
Surveys of 150 families receiving DDP through England’s Adoption Support Fund measured children’s wellbeing before therapy, near its end and at follow-up. Caregiver-reported emotional and conduct difficulties decreased, with improvements maintained at the later survey. The study identifies associations between receiving therapy and changes in children’s scores.
Limitations: Parents and special guardians supplied child-proxy outcomes. No untreated comparison group; voluntary participation, incomplete follow-up and pandemic disruption limit causal interpretation. Includes special guardianship and shares data with the wider Adoption Support Fund evaluation. The Department for Education funded evaluation of support delivered through its Adoption Support Fund.
- Research type
- Longitudinal secondary analysis / service evaluation
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Adoption from care
Programme: Adoption Support Fund evaluation
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
The Department for Education funded evaluation of support delivered through its Adoption Support Fund.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: longitudinal research, 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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