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The VOIKUKKIA (Dandelion) peer support groups

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Early intervention > Intervention bank > The VOIKUKKIA (Dandelion) peer support groups
Lapsi puhaltaa voikukan siemeniä.
Classification
3
Strong documented effects
2
Satisfactory documented effects
1
Some documented effects
0
No evidence-based knowledge
About intervention
Target group
Parents
Phenomena
Promoting wellbeing of children in placement, Resilience
Service provider
Health and social services, NGOs
Implement method
Group, In person

Evaluation format

A brief overview

 

Version number

1st version

 

Date of assessment

15.12.2016

Method maintainer

Kasper

voikukkia@suomenkasper.fi

Abstract

Delivery of the intervention

Group

Aim of the intervention

The VOIKUKKIA peer group strengthens the parenthood in families, whose children are in custody or placement.

Description of the intervention

The VOIKUKKIA is a structured, peer group-based intervention, which is targeted at parents of children in custody or placement. The objective is to strengthen and empower the parenthood through peer support (Kivinen et al. 2012). Peer groups are steered by a peer instructor who has attained VOIKUKKIA-training.  The instructors interview parents who are interested in the peer groups and evaluate the suitability of the parents in the group. Usually a social worker attends the group as well. The VOIKUKKIA-peer groups gather ten times. The VOIKUKKIA guidebook structures the meetings, but topics brought up by the parents are dealt with in the groups too. The parents, who have participated in the VOIKUKKIA-intervention, have the possibility to become trained peer instructors as experts by experience.

Availability of the intervention in Finland

Social and healthcare professionals working with child families can attain a training as a VOIKUKKIA-instructor and parents who have participated in the VOIKUKKIA-intervention can attain a training as a peer instructor. Instructor training is organized by Suomen Kasvatus- ja perheneuvontaliitto (Suomen Kasper Ry) together with Sininauhaliitto. There is no accurate information of the regional availability of this peer group intervention that has been developed in Finland.

Research- and evidence-based efficacy of the intervention

There is neither research-based evidence of the efficacy of the intervention nor peer reviewed research on it.

Literature

Kivinen, S., Hägglund, H. & Söderholm, P. (2012). VOIKUKKIA-vertaistukiryhmän perustaminen. Teoksessa: Kivinen, S., Hägglund, H., Söderholm, P. & Kujala, V. (toim.): VOIKUKKIA-vertaistukiryhmät. Opas sijoitettujen lasten vanhempien vertaistukiryhmien perustamiseen ja ohjaamiseen. Helsinki: Painotalo Repe Oy, 19–48.

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