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Thiwahe Patitan "Supporting Families" Promoting First Relationships-A Primary Prevention Trial to Strengthen Child Attachment in a Native Community

Thiwáhe Patítaŋ "Supporting Families" is a project designed to test the effectiveness of the Promoting First Relationships program on Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Promoting First Relationships is an Intervention program designed by the University of Washington for service providers to help parents and other caretakers nurture young children’s social and emotional development. Designed on attachment theory, this program focuses on caregiver strengths and a reflective process to promote a developing relationship. Other attachment studies have found that sensitive parenting and close attachments benefit the child’s development and success in life. Missouri Breaks Industries Research Incorporated is conducting the research. Participants are recruited as a dyad (caretaker and child) and are randomly placed into either the Promoting First Relationships intervention group, or the Resource and Referral control group. Each dyad is interviewed prior to and after receiving the services. Thiwáhe Patítaŋ Supporting Families is projected to run through 2017 and 2018 on Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Study Documents: All items containing study results have undergone review and approval from the participating Tribe(s) and Great Plains IRB.

Background of Intervention

Consent Form for Focus Group

Control Group Resource and Referral Guide

Focus Group Script

National Summary of Research

Lay Summary on Focus Group Results Paper

Lay Summary on Implementation Fidelity Paper

Lay Summary on Main Efffects of Study Paper

Presentation IREACH Speed Talk Oct 2022

Presentation on Training Adaptations for IRINAH 2020

Project Summary for Focus Groups