The goal of this study is to learn whether it is practical and acceptable to deliver the Lighthouse Parenting Programme and to carry out the planned research procedures with caregivers involved with Child Protection Services. The study will also gather early information to help plan a future, larger evaluation study. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is it possible to recruit caregivers involved with Child Protection Services into this type of study? * Can the Lighthouse Parenting Programme be delivered as intended by trained facilitators? * Are the questionnaires and assessment procedures suitable for caregivers and sensitive to change over time? * Is the Lighthouse Parenting Programme acceptable to caregivers and facilitators? * Is participation in the study acceptable to caregivers? Researchers will compare caregivers who take part in the Lighthouse Parenting Programme with caregivers who receive usual services to see whether there are early signs of change in parenting- and child-related outcomes that can inform future research. Participants will take part in the Lighthouse Parenting Programme, consisting of 20 weekly group sessions focused on enhancing caregivers' capacity to understand their own and their child's mental states (mentalization), or will receive the usual services and supports provided by Child Protection Services. Participants will also complete questionnaires and interviews about their own experiences, parenting, and their child's wellbeing at different points during the study.
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Feasibility of the recruitment strategy
Timeframe: From recruitment (throughout the 2 months prior to baseline) to baseline assessments
Feasibility of data collection procedures: sensitivity to change of clinical outcome measures
Timeframe: From baseline to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of data collection procedures: distributional properties of clinical outcome measures
Timeframe: From baseline to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of data collection procedures: realiability of clinical outcome measures
Timeframe: From baseline to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of data collection procedures: construct coherence of clinical outcome measures
Timeframe: From baseline to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of data collection procedures: completion rates of clinical outcome measures
Timeframe: From baseline to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of data collection procedures: missing data on clinical outcome measures
Timeframe: From baseline to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of the intervention delivery (based on fidelity to treatment)
Timeframe: From start to completion of treatment delivery (baseline to 5 months after the treatment starts)
Feasibility of the intervention delivery (based on participant attendance and retention)
Timeframe: Attendance: From start to completion of treatment delivery (baseline to 5 months after the treatment starts) Retention: From recruitment (throughout the 2 months prior to baseline) to follow-up assessments (8 months after the treatment starts)
Acceptability of the Lighthouse Parenting Programme: perpectives from participants in the experimental condition
Timeframe: At post-test assessments (5 months after the treatment starts)
Acceptability of the Lighthouse Parenting Programme: perpectives from facilitators
Timeframe: At post-test assessments (5 months after the treatment starts)
Acceptability of study procedures: perspectives from participants
Timeframe: At post-test (5 months after treatment starts) and follow-up assessments (8 months after treatment starts)
Acceptability of study procedures: perspectives from facilitators
Timeframe: At post-test assessments (5 months after the treatment starts)