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The State of Parent Training: Program Offerings and Empirical Support.
Patricia L Kohl1, Jennifer Schurer1, Jennifer L Bellamy2
1Brown School of Social Work, Washington University.
Families in Society : the Journal of Contemporary Human Services
|November 25, 2014
Summary
This study explored parent programs in a Midwestern city, finding few with strong empirical support. Many programs, however, shared characteristics with evidence-based parenting interventions.
Area of Science:
- Community-based intervention research
- Parenting and child behavior studies
- Program evaluation in social services
Background:
- Parent training programs aim to enhance parenting skills and mitigate child behavior issues.
- Limited understanding exists regarding parent programs implemented in community settings.
- Need for data on program availability and characteristics in typical community environments.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and describe available parent programs within a mid-sized Midwestern city.
- To characterize the agencies offering these parent programs.
- To assess the empirical support and common features of identified programs.
Main Methods:
- Pilot study utilizing structured phone interviews.
- Sample included 21 program directors and 25 practitioners from 19 distinct agencies.
- Data collected on 35 different parent programs.
Main Results:
- 37.1% of parent programs were developed in-house by the providing agency.
- Approximately two-thirds of programs were based on previously developed interventions.
- A small proportion of programs met criteria for strong empirical support, though many exhibited positive characteristics.
Conclusions:
- The study provides a snapshot of parent program landscape in a typical community.
- Findings suggest a need for further development and dissemination of empirically supported parent programs.
- Community-based programs may incorporate elements of evidence-based practices even without formal classification.
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