Paula Telford and Anita Heyes NSPCC

1. Video Interaction Guidance
Paula Telford and Anita Heyes

2. 
Aims
The aim of todays session is:
To explore the objectives of Video
Interaction Guidance
To explore the problem that we are
trying to solve
To share the methods used
To look at what VIG does to improve
families outcomes.

3. What is Video Interaction Guidance?
Video Interaction Guidance is a strengths based
intervention which uses video with families to improve
parent child relationships by promoting attunement
and attachment.

4. What is VIG?
• The Cycles of film, shared review and traject plan
• Supporting parents to understand attunement
• How the Helping Question provides a person centred
approach with structure to frame the interaction –
gradually reach potential trauma blocks and disclosure
• The Use of a traject plan as a shared assessment and
review tool – re establish progress/ goals

6. AVIGuk
VIG Supervisor
VIG Guider
Parent
Baby
ATTUNEMENT permeates the VIG process

7. What have we
learned?

8. What are the Evaluation methods?
• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
• Parenting Scale
• Parent Child Relationship Inventory
• Feedback questionnaires from parents and
practitioners
• Parent interviews

9. Parenting scores Time 1 toTime 2 (n=44 cases)

10. What are parents saying?
• “I feel we can cope so much better, see past the
niggly things and concentrate on what actually
affects (child’s name)” (mother)
• “100% better, happy, we are communicating as a
family. We talk to each other when we have a
problem
• Anything else about VIG …“It should be given to any
parent, not just when you get into trouble “(father)

11. • What are children saying?
“Itwas good because Ienjoyed it” (male,13)
What has changed for you? “Everything. Me& mum get on really
good now but have tincy wincy arguments or misunderstandings”
(female,10)
“She helped me understand that mum and Ican be nice to each
other” (female, 10)

12. Conclusions
•The VIG population of parents appears to be a ‘high need’
sample
•There are indications of improvement in the self reports of
parents on their parenting strategies and on the behaviour and
emotions of their children
•Parents at the end of the programme are giving positive
feedback
•Interviews with parents are exploring the barriers and
facilitators to effective work with parents where there are
concerns over possible neglect

13. Next Steps
Evaluation Publication
Thriving Families