Evaluation of the Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Healthy Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:16 - Any
Updated:10/29/2017
Start Date:July 2016
End Date:October 2020
Contact:Megan Bracy
Email:mbracy@uscridc.org
Phone:703-310-1130

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Evaluation the of U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI): Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program

The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) will be conducting an evaluation of a
healthy marriage and relationship program developed by USCRI titled Refugee Family
Strengthening (RFS) Program. This program is funded through an initiative of the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA).

The study is intended to measure if the identified interventions improve the well-being of
individuals and families within the refugee and immigrant population served by USCRI.
Outcomes to be measured include behavioral outcomes and perceptual changes towards healthy
relationships, family development, and positive home environment. The study will examine the
following:

1. Participants will identify utilizing healthy marriage and relationship skills.

2. Participants will report an increase in satisfaction with conflict management with
others after completion of the relationship workshop series.

3. Participants will report an increase in quality and time spent with children.

4. Participants will report an increase in economic stability.

The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) will be conducting an evaluation of a
healthy marriage and relationship program developed by USCRI titled Refugee Family
Strengthening (RFS) Program. This program is funded through an initiative of the
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA).

The Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program builds on literature and existing research
from the healthy marriage and relationship initiatives developed by ACF over the last 10
years, in particular the Supporting Healthy Marriage Program initiative that established a
randomized clinical trial. In addition, marriage and relationship education/ enrichment
literature and research has expanded dramatically over the past 35 years. The most glaring
shortcoming of this database is the limited types of populations that are sampled and
included in studies. USCRI's RFS program will provide important data about a diverse group of
subjects that is currently unavailable.

The aim of the evaluation is to determine the effect of participating in two interventions on
the population of refugee and immigrant couples, families, and individuals, served by USCRI.
The program will target individuals ages 16 and older using a randomized control design. The
program will be implemented with individuals, couples, and families. RFSP will recruit 9,350
individuals over the 5 year tenure of the project, 3115 of which will serve as control
subjects, the remaining 6,235 subjects will be randomly assigned to intervention groups at
each of the 11 selected sites that are participating in the project. Control subjects will
not receive the intervention workshops, only case management.

The intervention is to be delivered as follows:

Group I: Intro to Relationship Enhancement (RE) (8 hours), Family Stress & Conflict
Management (8 hours), and case management Group II: Intro to Relationship Enhancement (RE) (8
hours), & Financial Management (8 hours), and case management Group III: Case management ONLY

Data will be collected and analyzed across 3 collection points: Pre-test immediately before
the start of the interventions, Post-test immediately upon completion of the interventions,
and again at 6 months following the pre-test date.

Results will be analyzed to determine gains towards the following research questions:

When participating in the RFS program:

1. Do individuals who participate in the two RFS interventions demonstrate favorable impact
in the four program outcomes as compared to those who participate in the control?

2. What are the differences in gains for subjects who participate in the two different
interventions?

3. What are the long-term effects of participation in the RFS interventions on individuals?

The local evaluation is expected to reflect progress toward project outcomes and is
anticipated to demonstrate significant results that will be highlighted and prepared for
dissemination.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Refugee or Immigrant

Exclusion Criteria:

- Individuals under the age of 16

- Individuals that are not identified as refugees or immigrants
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