1996
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.904
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Evaluation of a Parent Education and Support Program for Families at Risk of Physical Child Abuse

Abstract: The effectiveness of a community-based parent education and support program in ameliorating risk factors associated with physical child abuse was tested. Data were collected on 34 families at three points in time with a combination of questionnaires, interviews, and telephone contacts. Parental depression and stress were significantly reduced, but social support and child misbehaviors were not. The authors offer suggestions for tailoring programs, including strategies to treat depression and stress, the additi… Show more

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“…Community-based programs often include parent education within a multicomponent approach that also includes social-support groups and job training for parents, as well as social-skills training with children (e.g., Whipple & Wilson, 1996). Infante's (1995) proposals for preventing verbal aggression from occurring or escalating offer important suggestions for parent-education curriculum.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Community-based programs often include parent education within a multicomponent approach that also includes social-support groups and job training for parents, as well as social-skills training with children (e.g., Whipple & Wilson, 1996). Infante's (1995) proposals for preventing verbal aggression from occurring or escalating offer important suggestions for parent-education curriculum.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Os estudos demonstram, de uma forma bastante consensual, a ideia que a educação parental, ao disponibilizar aos pais formas alternativas, eficazes e positivas, para lidar com o comportamento dos seus filhos, pode ser útil para a prevenção e redução dos problemas de comportamento destes (Webster-Stratton, 2007;Webster-Stratton & Reid, 2006); diminuição dos comportamentos antisociais e criminais (Hutchings et al, 2006) e prevenção do consumo de substâncias psicoativas (Kumpfer & Johnson, 2007); e prevenção dos maus tratos (Barth, 2009;Barth & Haskins, 2009;Barth et al, 2005;Britner & Reppucci, 1997;Jouriles et al, 2010;Letarte, Normandeau, & Allard, 2010;Whipple & Wilson, 1996).…”
Section: Educação Parental Em Famílias Maltratantes -Uma Luz Ao Fundounclassified
“…95 For example, one program incorporated several procedures in a community-based center (e.g., respite, support groups, training in discipline and developmental expectations, parent and child sessions), which was associated with clinical improvements on some measures (parental depression and stress) but not others (social support, child misbehavior). 95 For example, one program incorporated several procedures in a community-based center (e.g., respite, support groups, training in discipline and developmental expectations, parent and child sessions), which was associated with clinical improvements on some measures (parental depression and stress) but not others (social support, child misbehavior).…”
Section: Child-focused Interventionmentioning
confidence: 99%