Sammendrag
ABC is an in-home attachment-based intervention for families with young children. The aim is to increase parental nurturance and following the child's lead in play and to reduce frightening parental behavior. The most important component is "in the moment commenting (ITM)". American studies of ABC have shown that the intervention promotes secure child's attachment, decreased child problem behavior and increased parental sensitivity. In Norway there is a need for research-based interventions for parents with young children involved in the child protection services (CPS). The aim with this pilot-study is to investigate the acceptability of ABC in a Norwegian CPS context in addition to parental and child outcomes. The study is a pre-post implementation study and includes questionnaires, interviews and observations. The project started in 2018 with training of parental coaches and certification of Norwegian ITM supervisors. Parent coaches will receive guidance for one year. During the one year of data collection the aim is to recruit 40 families, and at the time being seven CPS offices, 12 parent coaches and 10 families have been included. Informal feedback from parent coaches and parents is so far positive. Reflections on the ABC as suitable in a Norwegian CPS context, recruitment experiences and cases from the home visits will be presented.
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