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Measuring Family Quality of Life for Evaluation and Support Robin McWilliam

Outline Definition of FQoL How to assess it What to do about it Why we should care 5/13/20153Robin McWilliam

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Definitions From the Field When you hear family quality of life, what do you assume this means? 5/13/20155Robin McWilliam

Definitions From the Field If you think your family quality of life is good, how is it good? If you think it’s bad, how is it bad? Is family quality of life malleable? 5/13/20156Robin McWilliam

Definitions From Experts Original Beach Center definition: “conditions where the family’s needs are met, and family members enjoy their life together as a family and have the chance to do things which are important to them” (p. 368; Park, Turnbull and Turnbull, 2002). Later amended to include the interaction of context, system, policies, and programs with both individual- and family-level needs. 5/13/20157Robin McWilliam

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Assessment Figure out definition from what’s assessed International Family Quality of Life Survey (FQOLS-2006; Brown et al., 2006; Isaacs et al., 2007) 1.Health 2.Financial well-being 3.Family relationships 4.Support from other people 5.Disability-related services 6.Influence of values 7.Careers and preparing for careers 8.Leisure and recreation 9.Community interaction 5/13/20159Robin McWilliam

Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale (FQOL) Hoffman et al., Physical/material well-being 2.Family interaction 3.Parenting 4.Disability-related supports 5.Emotional well-being Rating satisfaction and importance 5/13/201510Robin McWilliam

Early-Intervention-Specific Scale Families of children birth to 6 with special needs Family perception of child functioning 5/13/201511Robin McWilliam

Family Quality of Life (FaQoL; McWilliam & Casey, 2013) Original developed in 2006 for study of families of children with hearing impairments Another in 2007 for families of children with ASD Current version for families of all children 0-6 Translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese 5/13/201512Robin McWilliam

Factor Structure Initial factor analysis done in U.S. Confirmed in Spain (N = 777; García & McWilliam, 2015) Factor 1 - Family Relationships. Problem solving, communication, parenting, relationships with extended family, and family participation in social activities. 5/13/201513Robin McWilliam

Factor 2 - Access to Information and Services. Knowledge of their child's disability, child development, managing challenging behaviors and resources such as support services, medical assistance, and organizations in their community 5/13/201514Robin McWilliam

Factor 3 – Child Functioning. Child's engagement, independence, and social relationships within family daily routines. 5/13/201515Robin McWilliam

Factor 4 – Overall Life Situation: Fulfillment of family needs in health, financial resources, and employment. 5/13/201516Robin McWilliam

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Support to Promote It Needs based General well-being – Parenting 5/13/201520Robin McWilliam

Needs-Based Support Needs From RBI Needs From FaQoL Support- Based Home Visits New Needs Improved FQoL Child Functioning Family Needs Assess- ment 5/13/ R obin M c W illiam

General Well-Being: Parenting TalkReadPlayTeach Manage Behavior 5/13/ R obin M c W illiam

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The 8 Bailey et al. Family Outcome Questions 5/13/201526Robin McWilliam

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Alignment With Federal Family Outcomes Federal Family – Part C Know their rights Effectively communicate their children’s needs Help their children develop and learn – 619 Schools facilitated parent involvement Child – Positive social-emotional skills – Acquisition and use of knowledge & skilsl – Use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs FaQoL 1.Family Relationships 2.Access to Information & Services 3.Child Functioning 4.Overall Life Situation 5/13/201528Robin McWilliam

Transactional Nature of Family Systems Child Functioning Family Well-Being 5/13/ R obin M c W illiam

Parents can fill their child’s bucket only to the extent that their own bucket is full Crossco.com 5/13/ R obin M c W illiam

Take-Home Messages What important message will you carry away? 5/13/201531Robin McWilliam

Take-Home Messages 1.Consider adding FQoL to your program evaluation, using the FaQoL 2.Don’t assume federal outcomes measure how well you’re doing with families 3.Ensure you’re assessing and meeting all 3 types of family needs 4.Child functioning is a part of a family’s quality of life 5.Remember the bucket principle 5/13/201532Robin McWilliam