C4EO is commissioning a distinct piece of research
over three years into disability, which will be separate
from the disability theme. The research will be carried
out by the Social
Policy Research Unit at the University
of York (SPRU) and led by Professor Tricia
Sloper and Dr Bryony Beresford. They will be joined
by Professor Jennifer Beecham from the University
of Kent. It is part of the C4EO work, and was heralded
in the Aiming High for Disabled Children programme.
Celia Atherton from RiP leads this work within the
C4EO. Responsibility within DFE is held by the Disability
Policy Team.
The primary research will be conducted on two areas:
The effectiveness and costs of early identification
and intervention for sleep problems
The effectiveness and costs of different modes of
delivering behaviour management interventions to
parents of disabled children
- Rapid review of evidence on the effectiveness
of behavioural approaches to behaviour management
interventions.
- Mapping of existing models of interventions to
address behaviour problems in disabled children
across the age range.
- Selection of local services implementing a range
of models of intervention that fit with the evidence
on effectiveness, but use different ways of delivering
the service. Evaluation of the effects of
interventions in terms of children's behaviour
at home and school/nursery; parental stress and
confidence. Exploration of parents' and professionals'
experiences of implementation, how problems are
identified, and the history of the problem, including
barriers to and facilitators of intervention; and
comparison of different models on effectiveness
and costs.
Outputs
- Sleep study: accessible summaries of research
evidence, including screening and assessment tools;
guidance for practitioners on effective delivery
of early intervention sleep programmes; guidance
for parents on managing sleep problems; all co-produced
with practitioners and parents, using facilitated
participation techniques.
- Behaviour problems study: accessible summaries
of research evidence; guidance on effective ways
of training parents in behaviour management skills;
guidance for parents on managing difficult behaviour.
- Both Rapid Evidence Reviews are now available.The first research study (on sleep problems) is supported by screening and assessment tools.
These summaries are provided in hard copy and
on the web – with separate versions written
for practitioner and parent audiences.
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