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The state of Connecticut is currently supporting P.A.C.T. for these needy families. The State is subsidizing the program for its DCF families based on informal reports of its tremendous success. The purpose of this study was to obtain preliminary program evaluation data using more standardized measures. Methods Thirty-five parents who completed P.A.C.T. were randomly selected and mailed an invitation to be interviewed. A pre-paid response card was included on which parents noted their phone number and convenient times to be contacted. Unfortunately, because of many families moving over the years, several invitations were undeliverable. Of the letters that reached parents, only 4 sent back cards agreeing to be interviewed.
Parents participated in a phone interview which took about a half-hour to conduct. The pre-formulated interview protocol covered three main types of questions:
To access changes in the child's behavior, parents were asked to reflect on their child's behavior before P.A.C.T. and during the past week. Parents were read a list of behaviors and asked how many times per week, before P.A.C.T. and currently, the child exhibited the behaviors. Possible answers ranged from zero times per week to 11+ times per week. To access parent's behavior change, parents were asked to report how many times per week they used each of the 27 enablers before P.A.C.T. and in the past week. Results The results described here are based on the 4 interviews conducted. Therefore, any trends should be interpreted with caution and used as a springboard for further investigation. Table 1: Correlation Table SUMCHBEF = Sum child behaviors before P.A.C.T. SUMCHAFT = Sum child behaviors in the past week SUMPARBEF = Sum parent behaviors before P.A.C.T. SUMPARAFT = Sum parent behaviors in the past week
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