The Parent-Power Pod
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Parent-Power Pod: Co-production of an online training resource with parents to support their children with speech sound disorder.
IRAS ID
314024
Contact name
Jill Titterington
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Ulster University
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Children with speech sound disorder experience difficulties using speech sounds, impacting on their intelligibility. Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) face challenges providing recommended intervention intensity for these children. Evidence indicates that an online parent-implemented resource, supporting and empowering parents to deliver home-intervention alongside SLT input, may facilitate increased intervention intensity. An online tool to support parents to deliver intervention at home could support increased intensity of intervention, increasing effectiveness of therapy. However, it is unclear what online parent-implemented interventions work, for whom, in what circumstances, and why.
A qualitative, realist research design will be used for this study. The Medical Research Council’s framework for developing complex interventions will underpin the study design. The study will involve three distinct stages which focus predominantly on developing an intervention within the framework. All stages will involve the core elements listed in the MRC framework throughout.
The foundation stage of the study is a realist review of literature on parent-implemented interventions. This foundation stage aims to use current literature to understand what works for whom in what circumstances, to optimise online intensive parent-implemented intervention for children with speech sound disorder.
Stage one will be conducted as a realist evaluation. Data will be collected through focus groups with key stakeholders (parents and SLTs), to gain insight on the underpinning programme theories developed in the foundation stage, and possible barriers to and facilitators of parent-implemented interventions.
Stage two will involve co-production workshops, where an online, parent-implemented resource to support children with speech sound disorder will be co-designed with parents, SLTs and children.REC name
London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/PR/0651
Date of REC Opinion
10 Aug 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion