Pathways to Fatherhood and Families: The Dads' Club

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to identify changes in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes among program participants and to identify processes through which the Dads' Club program affects performance outcomes.

Detailed Description
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The Dads' Club program services North County San Diego fathers or paternal caregivers to a child 0-18 years of age, speaking English or Spanish, and being willing to attend the program's core parenting workshop. The program consists of Parenting and Healthy Relationship Education (10 Core 24/7 workshops covering- 15 hours of education), financial and economic mobility programming, comprehensive case management, and supplemental workshops utilizing the Within My Reach curriculum. Four research questions will be evaluated: What was the magnitude of change in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes from program entrance to exit? What was the magnitude of change in parenting, relationship, and financial responsibility outcomes from program entrance to six months post-exit? How was program dose related to change in parenting, relationships, and financial responsibility from program entrance to six months post-exit? How was program support utilization related to change in parenting, relationships, and financial responsibility outcomes from program entrance to exit? Inclusion in the sample for research questions involving program exit require completion of 80% of the program, defined as completing 8 out of 10 Core 24/7 workshops and a matched pre and post on each question. Inclusion in the sample for research questions involving six month follow-up requires completion of at least 20% of the program, defined as completing two Core 24/7 workshops and a matched pre and post on each question.

Official Title
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Pathways to Fatherhood and Families: The Dads' Club

Conditions
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Fathers

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: The Dads' Club


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Father or paternal caregiver of child age 0-18 Speaks English or Spanish Willing to attend program workshops Exclusion Criteria: None
Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Fathers or paternal caregivers to a child 0-18 years of age<br>Parenting and Healthy Relationship Education (10 Core 24/7 workshops covering- 15 hours of education), financial and economic mobility programming, comprehensive case management, and supplemental workshops utilizing the Within My Reach curriculum. | Other: The Dads' Club<br>* The core intervention is Core 24/7 workshop attendance<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Last time saw Child 1 | Father/Child Interaction Measure 1 | 1 month | 
| Reached out Child 1 | Father/Child Interaction Measure 2 | 1 month | 
| Talk to Child 1 | Father/Child Interaction Measure 3 | 1 month | 
| Parenting Practices | University of Idaho Survey of Parenting Practices | 1 month | 
| Buy Things Child 1 | Financial Responsibility Outcome 1 | 1 month | 
| Pay Bills | Financial Responsibility Outcome 2 | 1 month | 
| Employment Status | Employment Measure 1 | 1 month | 
| Income | Employment Measure 2 | 1 month | 
| Conflict resolution | Satisfaction with partner/spouse conflict resolution | 1 month |