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* Karitane are leaders in the training and delivery of volunteer based support including home visiting, support playgroups and other community capacity building projects. Other organisations have consulted Karitane regarding training requirements, policies and practices which support such services. * Website Resources for parents and professionals * * * Take a copy of the manual Give each participant a copy of the brief users guide Take copies of the registration form Give each a copy of the scale * Self-confidence is usually considered to be a relatively global and stable personality characteristic It relates to feelings of being likely to succeed and cope What is parenting confidence? A parent’s feelings of competence in the parenting role * Now have strong scientific evidence to show significance of infant’s 1st year of life * e.g. whole service or elements such as parenting groups, new interventions Clinical Practice Benefits - reflections from using the KPCS Enhancing assessment Exploration of concerns Additional support needs Management planning Identifying appropriate interventions / strategies Discharge planning Building confidence Measuring outcomes Staff morale effects Who can administer? Primarily developed for health professionals working with families experiencing problems in psychosocial issues of early parenthood CFHNs Parentcraft Nurses Allied Health Medical professionals Could also be used by other professionals supporting parents with young children. * 15 items, each item scored 0, 1, 2, or 3 Scores are summed to produce a total score Range = 0-45; non-clinical range=40 or more High Score indicates parent is feeling confident on that item Common scoring order Two items can be ‘not applicable’ – these items score as ‘2’ * Res unit 8.3 months or so old vs. 6.4 in community The Reliable Change Index of the KPCS was found to be six (6) points Where this change also moves the parent from scoring 39 or less (i.e. below KPCS cut-off score) to 40