1. Safe Care Our experience of implementation Ruth Gardner,
Dawn Hodson, Gillian Churchill Edinburgh 2015
2. NSPCC and child neglect 2
3. NSPCC and child neglect NSPCC is one of the largest
charities in the UK Neglect is one of NSPCCs priorities for
evidence-based practice and policy We are developing an integrated
suite of assessment tools and interventions to address neglect ,
including Safe Care 3
4. Implementation and outcomes We have been studying our
services for QUANTITY & QUALITY EFFORT how much service? how
good a service? EFFECT how much change? what quality of change?
MEASURE (quantitative ~ % ) (qualitative ~ observations) 4
5. Safe Care in the UK 5
6. NSPCC Evaluation - What Can Safe Care be transported to the
UK? Which elements of the programme are most/least successful here?
How can we enhance effectiveness in the UK? What are the outcomes
for parents and children? What are the benefits and challenges for
practitioners? 6
7. The ( ongoing ) Evaluation - How Outcome measures NCFAS-G;
PCNS and Module Assessments Interviews SC practitioners Parents who
have completed the programme On-line survey of referring agencies
Case records of families who exited the programme prior to
completion 7
8. 8 Standardised Measure: North Carolina Family Assessment
Scale (General)
9. What we learnt from implementation Topics raised in informal
discussions Programme structure Attrition Case duration Learning
and/or literacy Coaching model 9
10. Key messages 10
11. What we learnt from evaluation Early indications are
promising, with positive outcomes for parents who enrolled on the
programme. Parents see the practitioner as working in partnership
with them and this increases engagement with Safe Care Other
strengths include: delivery in the home; practical approaches and
tools; and parents receiving positive feedback 11
12. What do Families Say - impact 12 Before I had SafeCare I
used to shout at my kids quite a lot because ... I couldnt
understand why they didnt listen to me. Obviously I figured out
that the shouting at them didnt work and that was only through Safe
Care... So yeah, Safe Care has definitely opened my eyes of how to
get a child to respond to you the way you want to without losing
your temper or getting agitated or anything. (Emma, age 22)
13. What do Families Say - impact 13 Ive got a file of things
to do around the home like make sure the bedrooms clean, make sure
there no dirt on the floor, nothing at all on the floor except the
toys and its fine. That way the children know its their home. As
soon as they come in theyre Cor its nice and clean, it smells nice.
(Esther, age 30)
14. What do Families Say - impact 14 I thought this is going to
be rubbish and Im not going to learn anything. Then obviously when
it got started I found it amazing and I wanted to see it through I
stuck to it and Im glad I have Its definitely life changing if you
stick to it and if you listen it will definitely change your kids
life and your own. (Jasmine, age 22)
