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Programme details

Name of
intervention:


Holding Hands

Evaluation rating:

Two stars

Who is the
programme for?:


Parents of children who have concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions

Child outcome:

Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

Age:

Toddlerhood (1-2 yrs), Preschool (3-5 yrs)

Classification:

Targeted

Parental needs:

Any parent

Workforce:

QCF level 3

Setting:

Family home

Format:

Individual

Contact name:

Shami Rait

Contact email:

Contact place of work:


Educational Psychology Service

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About the ratings

Programmes are rated on meeting certain criteria – 4 stars meet all criteria and 0 none. The criteria for each programme covers target audience, programme content, training and implementation, and evaluation evidence. Parenting programmes need to score at least Two stars in all categories, however the most successful inventions score between Three stars and Four stars.