VIG is now reported as #1 most popular intervention delivered by Specialised Parent-Infant Relationship Teams, over the UK Parent-Infant Foundation, 2025
VIG works in practice
VIG doesn't just provide robust theory and a strong evidence base, it works in in practice, with a committed and activated AVIGuk membership and overwhelmingly positive feedback from practitioners and clients alike. It is used effectively in an ever increasing wide-range of services - specialist Perinatal Services, adoption services, Schools, Educational Psychology Services, Universities, services for children with intellectual disabilities, universal services for babies and early years children, outdoor education, children's centres, Family Hubs, FDAC Courts, Social Services - the list goes on!
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To many practitioners, it is surprising that entrenched and complex presenting problems can start shifting, even after the first VIG session, and that these changes trigger further improvement in many areas of the parent’s life.
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Each success makes it easier for practitioners to engage a new family on a VIG journey, meeting the family with authentic hope that things will change.
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VIG is a nourishing way for professionals and parents to work together, as the changes for the parents and children are heart- warming and of central importance to all involved.
"Our VIG service is doing very well. We have been promoting VIG widely and loving our work"
"I can honestly say, that in my 20 years as a Health Visitor, I am now offering an intervention that ALWAYS has a postive impact on the families"
Carer narratives showed increased attachment and attunement to their children.
Service evaluation
An evaluation of the Video Interaction Guidance Service in Cornwall was carried out in 2019 by Cardiff university (Maxwell, N. et al). The evaluation focussed on the extent to which VIG training was embodied by practitioners and used across all aspects of their work. This video describes the project and key findings shown below (click link for full report).
Carers were positive about their involvement with VIG and the non-judgemental, strengths-based relationship they had with the VIG Practitioner.
Many carers reported that by becoming more attuned to their children - especially listening to their child more - they were able to collaboratively find more solutions.
From doing VIG, carers gained new insight into their child’s behaviour.
Professionals and managers reported that VIG training extended worker skills, adding further value to practice in direct work with families and other roles.
VIG was associated with the retention of staff as VIG increased their skills and had a specific career pathway they could embark upon.
Embedding VIG into Children’s Services promotes a strengths-based culture denoting a shift away from prescriptive, bureaucratic systems.
VIG is already making a significant contribution to infant and children’s wellbeing in the UK, with over 2,000 practitioners using VIG in a variety of services. An increasing number of practitioners are working within perinatal and infant mental health services. Applications to train in VIG continue to increase across the UK.