Parenting programs are considered fundamental in the promotion of better child and family outcomes, however, there are several challenges, related to their implementation in real world settings that hamper their efficacy. DROPI - Parenting and Attachment as a prevention and intervention program aims to diminish family risk factors through heightened developmental knowledge, as well as to promote parental competencies and parent-child positive relationships. This specific program has been funded to train professionals to deliver intervention, and although 118 professionals attended the training, only three have implemented the program with 7 families. Given the noticeable gap between trained professionals and the ones that followed through with intervention implementation, the present study aimed to examine the professionals' perspective regarding the feasibility of the program, in order to identify challenges and solutions.
Participants in the training included both men and women aged between 22 and 61 years. Preliminary findings indicate that, considering the characteristics of the families these professionals work with, 65.3% of participants perceived the program as appropriate in terms of the topics addressed, while 61% considered it suitable for the common challenges faced by these families. In line with these perceptions, 55.9% of participants reported feeling capable of implementing the program; however, only 45.7% expressed a clear intention to do so.