Daring to Care

Summary

Introduction

The Daring to Care group treatment model is applied as a group-based treatment for parents who have experienced abuse in their childhood. The aim of the intervention is psychoeducation on the effects of childhood abuse on one’s own parenthood and the management of trauma symptoms.

Objective and research question

This systematic literature review assesses the effectiveness of the Daring to Care group treatment model on the basis of research literature. The review answers the following questions: In how much detail has the Daring to Care group treatment model been described? Does the Daring to Care group care model have evidence-based effectiveness, applicable to Finland, in supporting the stabilisation and management of symptoms of parents who have experienced abuse and in preventing the effects of multi-generational trauma?

Data and research methods

A systematic literature search was carried out using the PCC search strategy (Population, Concept, Context), which focused on the question: What research has been done on the Daring to Care group care model? The following keywords were used: P = Parents, C = Vakautta vanhemmuuteen, Daring to Care. Context (C) was omitted to avoid an excessive restriction of the results of the search. The primary area of interest in the search was effectiveness studies carried out on the intervention. A systematic literature search was carried out for the following six reference databases: MEDLINE, APA PsycInfo, CINAHL, ERIC, Web of Science and Scopus. In addition, a search for publications in Finnish was performed on the Finna.fi service, and the search was supplemented by a manual search.

Results

No effectiveness studies or other peer-reviewed studies have been published on the intervention. The effectiveness of the intervention cannot be assessed on the basis of research. The theoretical description of the intervention is good and extensive. The description of implementation support is also good and comprehensive.

Methodology evaluation

The intervention is a group care model developed in Finland and suitable for Finnish institutions. The intervention is based on mechanisms described in theoretical literature and measures aimed at managing trauma symptoms, such as psychoeducation and exposure. Based on its strong theoretical basis, the method is rated 2/5.