Video-Feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) is a home visiting model grounded in (1) attachment theory, developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth; and (2) coercion theory, developed by Gerald Patterson. Attachment theory emphasizes the importance of sensitive responsiveness, which refers to a caregiver accurately perceiving and responding to a child’s signals. Coercion theory rests on the belief that children are more likely to exhibit negative behavior when caregivers use ineffective discipline techniques. VIPP-SD blends the two theories by supporting caregivers when they try to take the child’s perspective and signals into account when providing discipline.
VIPP-SD has been adapted for specific populations, including families with infants, families with children who have autism, and children in foster care (described under Adaptations and Enhancements). VIPP-SD has also been adapted for online delivery (Virtual VIPP-SD). Other adaptations of the model serve teaching staff in child care settings and schools, and VIPP-PRE serves fathers during the prenatal period using ultrasounds to stimulate sensitive interaction before the birth of their child. These versions were excluded from the HomVEE review because they are not delivered by home visits. This profile is based on versions of VIPP-SD that use home visiting as the primary service delivery method.