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Parent Education Resources
Includes resources on best practices in parent education, tools for conducting parent education programs, and considerations in selecting parent education curricula for different target audiences.
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Parent Education
Successful parent education programs help parents acquire and internalize parenting and problem-solving skills necessary to build a healthy family. This issue brief provides an overview of research regarding key characteristics and training strategies of successful parent education programs. Information about selected evidence-based and evidence-informed programs is also provided.
Best Practices for Parent Education Programs Seeking to Prevent Child Abuse (PDF - 94 KB)
North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service (2003)
This paper discusses strategies parent education programs can use to reduce the risk of child abuse, including focusing on multiple protective factors and working with parents over a long period of time.
Reducing Child Maltreatment: A Guidebook for Parent Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Prevention Development and Evaluation Branch (2002)
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This guide explains the ecobehavioral model of child maltreatment and describes the protocols developed and tested within Project 12-Ways and Project SafeCare. Evaluations of the programs indicated that skills training in bonding, home safety, and health care were the most effective approaches for preventing child maltreatment.
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General parent education resources
Center for Parent Education and Family Support
University of North Texas College of Education
Supports parent and family educators and family support professionals through research, education, involvement, and child and family policy inquiry.
Choosing Parenting Curricula Based on the Interests, Needs, and Preferences of the Parents Who Will Use It
Heath (1998)
Presents a questionnaire for professionals and parents to use to determine which curriculum is right for the parent.
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Provides print and online resources on early childhood and parenting, including an online journal and overviews of popular topics.
Core Competencies for Parenting Education Home Visitors - Paraprofessionals and Professionals (PDF - 197 KB)
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (2003)
Outlines eight core competencies for parent education home visitor paraprofessionals and professionals.
Core Competencies for Supervisors of Parent Education Home Visitors (PDF - 132 KB)
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (2003)
Outlines three core competencies for supervisors of parent education home visitors.
Handbook of Parent Training: Helping Parents Prevent and Solve Problem Behaviors
Briesmeister & Schaefer (3rd ed.) (2007)
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Assists practitioners in training parents to become co-therapists to help prevent as well as solve problem behaviors. Includes descriptions of therapeutic techniques and several parent education programs.
Incorporating Parental Goals in Parenting Programs Through Collaborative Relationships With Parents
Fox
Journal of Extension, 43(1), 2005
Details evidence of the influence of goals on parenting practices and provides suggestions for incorporating parent goals into parenting programs.
National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (2002)
The framework melds six "content" practices for parents and six "process" practices for educators—Grow, Frame, Develop, Embrace, Educate, and Build—to allow educators to work more effectively with parents on behalf of children.
National Parenting Education Network (NPEN)
NPEN is a group of parenting education professionals, researchers, program administrators, and others striving to build the field of parenting education by networking and making connections to move the field forward.
Parent Education and Support Literature Review
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (2005)
Reviews the literature on evidence-based programming, parenting stages, parenting issues, parent relationship topics, and programming focused on specific groups of parents.
Parent Training
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2006)
Programs rated by the Clearinghouse for their effectiveness in parent training.
A Professional Guide for Parenting Educators: The National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework
North Carolina State University
Journal of Extension, 44(3), 2006
This article outlines a framework to guide professional development in extension and in the field of parenting education.
Roper Online Learning Program
Texas Registry of Parent Educator Resources (2005)
Provides basic curricula and summaries of recent research on the developmental stages of parenting and family life. It addresses typical transitions for parents and families as well as strategies for the parenting professionals who work with them.
Speaking of Parenting: Introducing Developmental Assets to People Raising Kids: Scripts, Handouts, and Activities
Search Institute (2006)
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Tools for parenting professionals to introduce developmental assets to parents and caregivers and show them what they can do at home to help their children succeed.
Supporting Parents Through Parent Education (PDF - 140 KB)
UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
Examines parent education as a means of helping parents understand and use effective parenting techniques.
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Parent education for families involved in child welfare
Assessing Parent Education Programs for Families Involved With Child Welfare Services: Evidence and Implications. Full Report (PDF - 521 KB)
Johnson, Stone, Lou, Ling, Claassen, & Austin (2006)
Provides outcome data generated from 70 of the most rigorously evaluated parenting education programs with families determined to be abusive, neglectful, or at risk of child maltreatment.
Parent Training Programs in Child Welfare Services: Planning for a More Evidence-Based Approach to Serving Biological Parents
Barth, Landsverk, Chamberlain, Reid, & Rolls
Research on Social Work Practice, 15(5), 2005
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Gathers evidence about promising programs from other child service sectors with information about current parent training approaches in child welfare and generates a range of proposals about next steps to enhance the capacity of parent training.
Training Parents Reported for or At Risk for Child Abuse and Neglect to Identify and Treat Their Children's Illnesses
Bigelow & Lutzker
Journal of Family Violence, 15(4), 2000
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Describes training that teaches parents to follow a series of steps to identify child health issues and seek appropriate treatment.
Understanding the Parenting Support Needs of Maltreating Parents and Their Children (PDF - 482 KB)
University of South Florida, College of Public Health (2002)
Identifies opportunities to support parents when their children are returned to their care. Recommends the implementation of the Nurturing Parent Program model with features such as customized materials for subgroups of children and parents, home visitation, interactions between parents and children, and extended intervention activities.
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Cultural issues in parent education
Culture and Parenting: A Guide for Delivering Parenting Curriculums to Diverse Families (PDF - 289 KB)
University of California Cooperative Extension (2006)
Guide for practitioners to evaluate the cultural sensitivity of programs and services they offer to families and to provide guidance on how to make parenting programs more culturally sensitive.
A Guide to Parenting Education Resources for Hispanic/Latino Families
ParentLink (2002)
Describes evaluations of parenting materials for professionals who work with families of Hispanic/Latino origin to assist in selecting materials for their use.
New Beginnings: A Guide to Designing Parenting Programs for Refugee and Immigrant Parents (PDF - 2860 KB)
Scheinfeld (1993)
Intended to aid in the design of parent education courses for refugee and immigrant parents, especially those who are having problems with their children.
Raising Children in a New Country: A Toolkit for Working With Newcomer Parents (PDF - 388 KB)
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (2005)
Presents useful resources for developing parenting services for newly arrived families, including information on program development, curricula for fathers and on marriage enrichment, and other free or fee-based parenting curricula. Also see the accompanying Illustrated Handbook. (PDF - 1390 KB)
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