Abstract
Benchmarking is a program evaluation approach that can be used to study whether the outcomes of parents/children who participate
in an evidence-based program in the community approximate the outcomes found in randomized trials. This paper presents a case
illustration using benchmarking methodology to examine a community implementation of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (CI-PCIT)
utilized as a child maltreatment prevention effort. Data were collected from 83 parent–child dyads. Change scores were compared
to treatment and control effect sizes aggregated from the PCIT literature. Pre-post results indicated significant positive
changes in child behavior for CI-PCIT completers. Benchmarking analyses revealed that parents who completed CI-PCIT reported
significantly greater positive child outcomes than the aggregate control group benchmark, and significantly less than observed
in the treatment benchmark. A summary of decision points and implications for utilizing this methodology in the child maltreatment
field are postulated.
in an evidence-based program in the community approximate the outcomes found in randomized trials. This paper presents a case
illustration using benchmarking methodology to examine a community implementation of Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (CI-PCIT)
utilized as a child maltreatment prevention effort. Data were collected from 83 parent–child dyads. Change scores were compared
to treatment and control effect sizes aggregated from the PCIT literature. Pre-post results indicated significant positive
changes in child behavior for CI-PCIT completers. Benchmarking analyses revealed that parents who completed CI-PCIT reported
significantly greater positive child outcomes than the aggregate control group benchmark, and significantly less than observed
in the treatment benchmark. A summary of decision points and implications for utilizing this methodology in the child maltreatment
field are postulated.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s10826-012-9566-4
- Authors
- Shannon Self-Brown, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
- Jessica R. Valente, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
- Robert C. Wild, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
- Daniel J. Whitaker, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
- Rachel Galanter, Durham Exchange Clubs’ Family Center, Durham, NC, USA
- Shannon Dorsey, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
- Jenelle Stanley, Institute of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA
- Journal Journal of Child and Family Studies
- Online ISSN 1573-2843
- Print ISSN 1062-1024