Penny Mansfield: How can we increase the uptake of relationships support and education?
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The document discusses increasing uptake of relationship support and education. It outlines OnePlusOne's work researching relationships and providing training and online support. Universal preventative support is important to address relationship challenges early through a vulnerability-stress-adaptation model. Barriers like availability, accessibility and acceptability must be overcome, while enablers include identifying strengths and creating habits. Culture change is needed to promote relationship support as normal. Target audiences include new parents, young people and employers. Behavior change models can be applied, such as using videos to demonstrate relationship skills.
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Penny Mansfield: How can we increase the uptake of relationships support and education?
- 1. The Marriage Foundation „For the Sake of the Kids-Relationship Education- the problem, policy & practice‟ How can we increase the up take of relationship support & education Penny Mansfield CBE Director, OnePlusOne pm@oneplusone.org.uk Friday 6th December 2013
- 2. Agenda i. About OnePlusOne ii. Changing culture iii. Universal Preventative support iv. Targeted support v. Changing behaviour vi. Conclusions
- 3. About OnePlusOne 1971 2013 Research into what makes relationships work, or not work Putting the research into practice: training for family practitioners – Brief Encounters ® Relationship support online: thecoupleconnection.net & theparentconnection.org.uk Culture change and early intervention
- 4. Early intervention PRIVATE PUBLIC Picking up problems Picking up the pieces Housing officer • Social services • Court services Heath Visitor GP FSW Relative Clergy • CAMHS • Relationship Counsellor • Police Teacher Early problems Family breakdown Communication breakdown
- 5. Seeking emotional support –who people turn to • Almost 6 out of 10 would feel comfortable talking to their GP • Webs of informal emotional support continue to play a major role in the lives of the majority of the population. (British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009) • 43% of people in intact relationships and 30% who are planning to separate have talked to their GP about their relationship . (Department for Education,2010)
- 6. Attitudes to relationship support Investigation of relationship difficulties and help-seeking behaviour: (Ramm et al, 2010) Main difficulties: Transition to parenthood; challenges of raising children; finance, health and wellbeing influence of family and friends, infidelity Relationship attitudes and beliefs Relationship problems should be dealt with by couple Most would not use a counselling service Two distinct groups – developmental and non-developmental perspective Most frequently used source of relationship support – informal Relationship support more acceptable if anonymous, there when needed, preference for support from someone who could empathise with the situation and not take sides
- 7. Barriers to Accessing Support • Availability • Accessibility • Acceptability • Affordability
- 8. Enablers • Identify strengths • Building on strengths • Reinforcing achievements • Creating habits
- 9. starting point for thinking systematically about barrier and enablers COM-B Model CAPABILITY MOTIVATION OPPORTUNITY BEHAVIOUR
- 10. Culture Change “encouraging couples to see accessing relationship support as a normal thing to do to strengthen their relationship, rather than something sought at crisis point.” (Department of Education, 2012)
- 12. Principles of our approach PRAGMATISM starting where people are PARTNERSHIP trusted, expert partners SUSTAINABILITY building a legacy
- 13. Target audiences Employers - new domain high influence we know the evidence and where we‟re starting from high sustainability New partners, new parents - key transition - focus of OnePlusOne‟s expertise and practice - high interest Young people - high need high interest forming their ideas about relationships ultimate in sustainability
- 14. Universal Preventative Support Vulnerability- Stress- Adaptation Model (Karney & Bradbury, 1995; Bradbury & Karney, 2004) Theoretical model with a rigorous and robust research base. Developed from findings of 115 longitudinal studies, 45,000 marital relationships. The quality and stability of relationships depend on 3 interrelated factors: 1. Personal traits and experiences partners bring (Enduring Vulnerabilities). 2. Life events they encounter on the way (Stressful Events). Op-eds 3. How they communicate and cope during difficult times (Adaptive Processes). Enduring Vulnerabilities Adaptive Processes Stressful Events Relationship quality Relationship Stability
- 15. The side doors - partners
- 16. New Parents
- 17. HOOK New Parent on forum Me and my hubby have always had a good social life but obviously since our new baby girl has arrived things have changed. Well they have for me at least! He still goes out all the time after work drinks and football at the weekend. While I want us both to still have as normal a social life as possible I wish he would recognise that things have changed and we should do things as a family. Has anyone else had to deal with this kind of thing? How did you resolve it? Forum Moderator response Of course a baby is going to turn your social life upside down. There's a little person that needs constant care and attention. But sometimes one parent can find it hard to put their pre-baby life behind them. You need to get back on track and on the same path this article shows the importance of compromise (insert link here)
- 18. KNOW HOW
- 19. SHOW HOW
- 20. Young People
- 21. HOOK Young Person on forum Me and my boyfriend have just moved in with each other and while I'm loving it I do feel like he's leaving everything for me to do. He does most of the cooking but I clean the flat, do all the washing and ironing and set up all our household bills. We both work full time and I don't think it's fair it's all left to me. He even had the cheek to moan about the washing up being left on the side the other night despite the fact he was home and I didn't get in until late after a night out with friends! Forum Moderator response Moving in with one another can throw up challenges. You're learning new things about each other but you do need to work on communication and expressing how you feel before it boils up inside you and explodes later down the line. Learn more about the positive steps you should take to protect your relationship here (insert link here)
- 24. Behaviour change Children talking – Attention Motivation
- 25. Children in the middle of parental conflict The evidence “Observing conflict between non-resident parents appears to be particularly harmful when children feel that they are caught in the middle.” • • • One parent denigrates the other parent in front of the child, Children asked to transmit critical or emotionally negative messages. One parent attempts to recruit the child as an ally against the other. “Inter-parental conflict is a direct stressor for children, and it can also interfere with their attachments to parents, resulting in feelings of emotional insecurity.” Professor Paul Amato, 2005
- 26. Children in the middle When and how children are caught in the middle. Attention icons
- 27. Behaviour Modelling Training (BMT) BMT - one of the most widely used, well-researched and highly regarded psychologically based training interventions. Based on Bandura‟s (1977) social learning theory. Key elements: • Attention – “I get it” • Retention - “It sticks” • Rehearsal – “I‟m practising” • Transfer – “I am applying it…to new situations” • Motivation – “I can change, things will improve”
- 28. Distinctive features of BMT design • Describes a set of skills to be learned. • Models displaying effective use of behaviours. • Opportunities to practise those behaviours. • Feedback and social reinforcement following practice. • Transfer of behaviours.
- 29. • Common scenarios • 5 different families • Focus on child • Progressive
- 30. What was useful? over 1000 participants (Percentage answering very useful or useful) • 90% clips of children talking about how they felt. • 85% clips of adults talking about how they felt. • 86% watching the videos (seeing exactly how people can make a change, by learning a skill).
- 31. Conclusion- How to increase uptake of relationship support & education • Think about the factors that interact to generate behaviour – capability, opportunity and motivation. • Identify and understand barriers. • Identify and understand enablers. • Know your audience – their needs, what engages them, their learning styles. • Identify „side doors‟ – where your target audience are already. • Partnership with „side doors‟.
Editor's Notes
- Represented in these interlocking cogs. We need to broaden the domains in which it’s normal to talk about relationships and about what relationship support meansAnd nourish beliefs that change is possible – so people believe they can make a difference to their relationships and keep on making itAnd showcase the behaviours that will make a difference and which people can act upon straight away.
- So what underpins how we’re going to turn the cogsPragmatic – about addressing the barriers;starting where people are; doing what we and our partners already knowPartnership and Collaboration –. We need to reach a lot of people on a very personal subject. Work with delivery partners who our audiences trust and will communicate with, and development partners have experience shaping and delivering ambitious change programmes. Who have experience in broadening the domains, nourishing beliefs, showcasing behavioursSustainability – There will be something still there when this project comes to an end. There is a start date, but key to our approach is that there isn’t an end date, the culture change process will be ongoing with many players aligned with and committed to the change.
- Employers – new domain, high influence, contained environment – number of employees, known starting point in existing HHPW research conducted with WF – critical interrelationship between work engagement and relationship quality, sustainability – if a measure is put in place with an employer it will stay there.Transitions – key point when relationships experience dip in quality but people open to learningNetmums 3.8 m unique users; family and relationship board is the busiest in the forum, last month there were over 20,000 unique page views. 10% of their 48,000 users are accessing the relationship forum every month. Young people – 44% of young people say relationships an issue; also employers cite social skills as a problem area. key area of needHigh interest, Relationship Form on The Student Room with 28,000 posts per monthForming their ideas about relationshipssustainability – learn behaviours now they will carry them throughout adulthood and even pass them on; parents to be; employees in waiting Key interconnections – becoming a parent is major issue at work – if employers get it wrong very serious implicationsWe know that young people are also parents