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Families and Schools Together
Middlesex University Thursday 20th September
2012
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Created by Professor Lynn McDonald in 1988
Universal programme
Early intervention/prevention strategies
Uses a family approach
Collaborative
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FAST Builds Protective Factors for the Child against Risk
Strengthens the family unit
Parent-child
Parent support group
Parent to community /school trust
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Parent-to-parent bond
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Social Ecological Theory, Bronfenbrenner (1979)
Social Capital, Coleman 1990
Family Stress, Hill 1959, Boss 2002
Family Systems
Brain Development
FAST Underpinning Theories
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FAST Process
School identifies year group
Recruitment of Team and Families
8 Weekly Family Meetings
Graduation
Monthly Follow-up
Meetings (2 years)
FASTWORKS
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School Partners
Community
PartnerMental
Health
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Parent
Partners
FAST TEAM
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Family Table Lottery
Closing Circle, Announcements & RAIN
Siblings
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Kids’ Time
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Family Unit at Family Table•FAST Hello & Singing
•Meal
•Scribbles
•Feelings Charades
Parents’ Time•Buddy Time
•Parent Self-Help
Group
Kids’ TimeChildren divided by age
for group activitiesPeer Group
Time
Special Play
One-to-One Time
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How is FAST different? Universal and voluntary participation
Delivered as multi hubs in UK
Strengthens parent involvement with school
High retention rates (2012 UK Aggregate shows 82% retention)
Multi-agency collaboration
Parent led monthly groups after graduation
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What are the FAST Short term outcomes?
Improve family functioning.
Reduce stress of daily living.
Increase parent social support.
Improve parent-child relationship.
Improve child behaviour at home and school
Increase parent involvement in education.
Expand parent social relationships.
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What are the FAST long term outcomes?
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• Increased child well being and parent relationships
• Alcohol and drug abuse.
• Violence and aggression• School truancy and failure.• Child abuse and neglect.• Mental health problems. • Youth delinquency and antisocial behaviour.
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The FAST evaluation uses a pre and post mixed methods evaluation design, with two independent reporters (parent and teacher), using standardised instruments with established validity and reliability.
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Evaluation Process
Various measures are used to investigate changes in:
Improvement in family and parent child relationships
Improvement in behaviour of child at home
Improvement in behaviour & academic performance in
school
Improvement in social community relationships
Improvement in social support and reciprocal exchanges
Improvement in parent school relationship
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Evaluation Measures
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Programme Goals
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Family Environment Scale (FES) – Family Relationship Index (Moos & Moos,1981) X X X X
Parent-Child Relationship (McDonald & Moberg, 2002) X X X XSelf-Efficacy (Sherer, et al., 1982; Spoth et al, 1995; Coleman &Karraker, 2000) X X X
Parental Involvement in Education (Epstein & Salinas, 1993; Shumow etal, 1996) X
Academic Competence (Gresham & Elliott, 1990) X X
Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (Goodman, 1997) X X X
Community Social Relationships (McDonald & Moberg, 2002) X X
Social Support (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991) X
Reciprocal Parent Support (McDonald & Moberg, 2002) X XFamilies and School Together Program Evaluation (McDonald &Billingham, 1988; Meagher, 1996; McDonald 2009) X
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What's next for FASTUK
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•Save the Children UK 2010-2014; 430 new FAST groups for 3-5 year olds run throughout the UK
•FAST is one of a menu of evidence based programmes being offered by the DfE in a pilot scheme. Parenting programme “Free vouchers” for parents in Middlesbrough, High Peaks and Camden.
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Families and Schools Together UK
Middlesex University
2-10 Highgate Hill,
London
N19 5LW
Telephone: 020 8411 6004
www.mdx.ac.uk/fast