https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Fathers Raising Children on the Autism Spectrum: Lower Stress and Higher Self-Efficacy Following SMS (Text2dads) Intervention https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45769 Sat 05 Nov 2022 12:20:59 AEDT ]]> Systematic review of the impact of unstructured play interventions to improve young children's physical, social, and emotional wellbeing https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39342 Mon 25 Jul 2022 13:15:32 AEST ]]> From presence to participation: engagement with an SMS program for fathers of children on the autism spectrum https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39196 N = 184) raising children on the autism spectrum. The evaluation is scaffolded by Piotrowska et al.’s CAPE model of engagement—Connection, Attendance, Participation and Enactment. Analysis demonstrated high rates of connection and participation when compared to other father-focused interventions. Evidence from response rates, comments and surveys demonstrate that fathers actively participated in the project while also reporting that they applied information gained from Text2dads in their parenting behavior. Advances in mobile communication have created opportunities to engage with fathers using alternative modes of intervention. The present study demonstrates support for the acceptability of this cost effective and highly scalable program.]]> Fri 27 May 2022 09:10:27 AEST ]]>