Bibliographies
The following bibliography has been compiled from the Australian Family & Society Abstracts database and other resources held in the Institute's library. Where available a link to the document on the Web is provided. Most items can be borrowed from the Institute's library via the inter library loan system. Online publications in PDF format require Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Early intervention programs for parents
A profile of participants at NEWPIN
June 2003.
UnitingCare Burnside
North
Parramatta, NSW: UnitingCare Burnside, 2003, 34p, and Online (PDF
591K)
The UK initiative New Parent Infant Network (NEWPIN) is
aimed at mothers / carers of children aged 0-5 years who are at risk of
abuse or neglect, and who have emotional and behavioural problems.
Burnside NEWPIN, introduced in New South Wales in 1998, provides a
befriending and therapeutic network offering emotional and practical
support to carers and children experiencing abuse and/or neglect, aiming
to break cycles of negative behaviour. Families experiencing depression,
isolation, poverty and instability in particular are targeted. The NEWPIN
program takes place over three stages, where each stage lasts six months.
At the end of each stage participants complete a progress evaluation form
to help them consider their current position and plot broad changes in
terms of family relationships, difficulties overcome, and future goals
and direction. This report analyses this information in order to provide
a profile of the participants' experiences at NEWPIN. Secondary research
was undertaken via a literature review, and managerial staff provided
anecdotal evidence.
Balancing work and family: a controlled evaluation of the
Triple P-Positive Parenting Program as a work-site
intervention.
Martin, Alicia J; Sanders, Matthew R
Child and Adolescent Mental Health v.8 no.4 Nov 2003: 161-169, tables
Behavioural family intervention has been shown to be effective
with children exhibiting behavioural and emotional problems. The authors
point out, however, that little work has been done to examine the
relationship between parents' ability to manage work responsibilities and
home responsibilities. In this study, 42 parents reporting difficulties
managing work and home responsibilities and their children's behavioural
problems were assigned either to a work place group parenting program
based on the Triple-P Positive Parenting Program, or to a control group.
Those parents participating in the work place Triple P group showed
improvements in managing home and work responsibilities and in reported
levels of work stress and parental distress; these improvements were
maintained at a four months follow up.
Barriers to service delivery for young pregnant women and mothers (2007): Report to the National Youth Affairs Research Scheme (NYARS) new
Deborah Loxton, Jenny Stewart Williams & Lyn Adamson
Newcastle, NSW: University of Newcastle.
This project was conducted to increase knowledge and understanding of access to and use of services by young pregnant women and mothers. Participants – service providers, and young pregnant women and mothers – attended focus groups or completed phone or face-to-face interviews. Barriers to and facilitators of service delivery clustered into three groups: common barriers; those specific to a particular service; and those relevant for vulnerable subgroups. From these, a set of best practice principles was derived highlighting the importance of the relationship between the young women and service providers and the range of pathways into the service for the young women. The report also highlights the critical role played by inter-service networking and collaboration in contributing to the wide dissemination of information about services available to young women in general, not just those who are pregnant.
Can parent education still be called 'the
cornerstone of child abuse prevention' when neither
the voices of the parents or children are heard?
Jewell,
Pat
In: Ninth Australasian
Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, November 2003:
Many Voices, Many Choices - ACCAN papers and presentations.
Sydney, NSW: Department of Community Services, 13p,
Online only (PDF 164K)
How can the
aims of a parent program be achieved if it has not
explored the parents' needs, experiences and beliefs
or even heard the parents' stories? This paper discusses
changes in the development and meaning of parent education,
and argues that for too long parent education has worked
from a deficit model that helped parents identify what
they were doing wrong. The content and delivery of
'prescriptive parent education programs' and of 'inclusive
programs' are discussed and compared, and it is argued
that the prescriptive program needs to be reevaluated
in the context of new research, and in the context
of the many changes to community and family life in
the last century. The family is struggling to hold
itself together in an ever changing and challenging
world. The family needs support to stay a family and
to parent the next generation. Parent education needs,
in fact, to be parent support. This support needs to
have a strengths based, solution focused philosophy,
which allows families to recognise, and build on, their
emotional strengths and connectedness. Only when 'prescriptive'
programs become 'inclusive' programs can parent education
'support' programs still be acknowledged as 'a cornerstone
of child abuse prevention', the paper concludes.
Children and families in transition : towards a
child-centred integrated model of practice.
Bagshaw,
Dale Margaret; Quinn, Karolyne; Schmidt, Birte
Magill, SA: Hawke
Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South
Australia, 2006, 316p, figures, and Online (1.61MB)
The
project Children and Families in Transition (CAFIT) is an ongoing,
collaborative research-based project between the Conflict Management
Research Group, Hawke Research Institute, University of South Australia
and Centacare Family Services, funded by the Telstra Foundation. It aims
to research the experiences and special service needs of separated
families and their children in order to develop early intervention
strategies to promote child-centred practices and positive, cooperative
parenting, informing a 'best practice' model of service provision to be
piloted and tested. This report outlines the findings of first stage
research. This included a literature review, an initial online survey of
service providers nationally and internationally, and then interviews
with key stakeholders, including separating parents and caregivers and
their children, and staff from selected service providers, including
those working with separating Indigenous families; the appendices provide
details. Seven sets of recommendations were developed to address the
following: hearing children's voices when their parents separate;
enhancing communications between parents and their children before,
during and after separation; minimising the effects of parental conflict,
violence and abuse on the children; assisting parents to help their
children cope with separation; supporting children, and also specifically
Aboriginal children, during the separation of their parents; developing a
best-practice child-centred model of service delivery for children and
families in transition. The second stage of the project to be carried out
in 2006 is outlined.
Community-wide implementation of a parenting program: the South East
Sydney Positive Parenting Project.
Dean, Carlie;
Myors, Karen; Evans, Elizabeth
Australian e-Journal for the
Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov 2003: 12p, tables,
Online only (PDF 70K)
This paper provides a description and
evaluation of a community wide implementation of a parenting program -
the group version of Triple P - in South Eastern Sydney. The
implementation was undertaken in partnership with a range of public
health services and community agencies that participated on a voluntary
basis. A number of strategies were shown to develop the capacity of
services and professionals to deliver the Triple P program to parents.
Parent evaluations at the conclusion of the program demonstrated a
reduction in disruptive child behaviour, lower levels of dysfunctional
parenting, reduction in conflict between parents over child rearing, and
gains in parental mental health. Gains in all of these domains were
maintained at 6 and 12 month follow up. The results of the study indicate
that it is possible to take a population health approach to parenting,
successfully involve multiple services and professionals in the delivery
of the program, and maintain the effectiveness of the parenting
intervention in a community wide implementation. (Journal abstract)
Dad's at home: Cronulla pilot program evaluation March
2005.
Mabbutt, James; Porter Stuart
Hawkesbury,
NSW: Men's Health Information and Resource Centre, University of Western
Sydney - Resources, 2005, 25p, ill., Online (PDF 3.01MB)
This
is an evaluation of a group for fathers at home during the week and their
under school age children, run as a pilot project in Cronulla in
June-July 2004. The pilot was developed in collaboration by the authors
and structured with presentations by health professionals or discussion,
coffee and chat followed by a visit to an adjacent play ground with the
children, for 3 sessions over 6 weeks, after which the program continued
to run. The report outlines some key issues in setting up such a group
and provides information on what was learnt during the experience by the
coordinators. Evaluation conducted during the program is summarised. The
appendices provide a range of material including program flyers and other
advertising. The report concludes that the Dad's at Home group
demonstrated that groups for fathers who care for children during the
week do work and should be explored and supported by health services.
Do parenting programs
make a difference? A study of two UnitingCare Burnside family services
sites: executive summary.
UnitingCare Burnside
North Parramatta, NSW: UnitingCare Burnside, 2002, 6p, and Online (PDF
121K)
A study of two UnitingCare Burnside family services
sites in socially disadvantaged areas was conducted by the Macquarie
University Centre for Child Development, and Burnside in late 1998 into
2001. The two services studied were New Parent Infant Network (NEWPIN),
Bidwill, and Early Start, Family Learning Centre, Ermington. This
document comprises an executive summary which briefly describes the two
services, and the evaluation methodology. It also includes an appendix
which summarises outcomes.
Early intervention parenting program.
Jenkin,
Constance; Jewell, Pat
Child Abuse Prevention Newsletter v.13 no.2
Winter 2005: 6-8, and Online
This article discusses an early
intervention program aimed at making a positive contribution to the ways
professionals in community agencies work with children aged up to five
years. The model focuses on prevention of child abuse by early
intervention and builds on existing parenting programs that support
families and young children. The aims of the program were: to provide
information and support; to assist workers to understand the needs of
vulnerable families; to encourage agencies to use more group work with
parents to reduce feelings of isolation; and to improve ways of working
with families in community agencies.
Evaluation of the Family Intervention Service for children presenting
with characteristics associated with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder.
Rogers, Helen; Cann, Warren; Cameron, Daisy;
Littlefield, Lyn; Lagioia, Vince
Australian e-Journal for the
Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov 2003: 10p, figures,
Online only (PDF 62K)
The Victorian Parenting Centre Family
Intervention Service (FIS) conducts brief group and individual parent
training programs (Triple P) intended as preventative interventions for
families of children at risk of developing emotional and behavioural
problems. This paper reports on an evaluation of a Triple P intervention
specifically with children exhibiting ADHD characteristics. Pre and post
intervention parental self report data were analysed for 83 children aged
2 to 15 years. Following the FIS intervention there was a reduction in
problem behaviour scores of children perceived to have a high frequency
of behaviours typical of ADHD. Mothers also reported reduced depression,
anxiety and stress, increased feelings of satisfaction and competency in
parenting, less negative parenting behaviour, and reduction in parental
conflict. Furthermore, they expressed a high level of satisfaction with
the program. These evaluation findings are consistent with those of
controlled investigations of the impact of behavioural family
intervention on problematic behaviours of children with ADHD. (Journal
abstract)
Every Child Is Important: what parents have told us they
want in parenting education and support: how to improve primary child
abuse prevention initiatives.
De Hoogd, Debby;
Mitchell, Janise; Tucci, Joe
In: Ninth Australasian Conference on
Child Abuse and Neglect, November 2003: Many Voices, Many Choices - ACCAN
papers and presentations. Sydney, NSW: Department of Community Services,
21p, Online only (Power point presentation in PDF format 68K)
Details are presented about the 'Every Child is Important' Campaign, and
evaluation findings are summarised from the parenting education
component, with key themes identified. The campaign has also tracked
community attitudes about parenting, children and child abuse for the
past three years, and findings are presented. Parenting needs are
identified, messages from the literature are reported, and suggestions
made on 'where to from here?'
Every Family: a public health approach to promoting children's
wellbeing: brief report.
Sanders, Matthew R; Ralph,
Alan; Thompson, Rachel; Sofronoff, Kate; Gardiner, Paul; Bidwell, Kerry;
Dwyer, Sarah
Brisbane, Qld: Parenting and Family Support Centre,
University of Queensland, 2005, 24p, figures, tables, Online (PDF
1833K)
The purpose of the Every Family project was to develop
prevention and early intervention approaches, and facilitate better
training for service providers and support for depression related
research. It evaluated the impact of the Triple P - Positive Parenting
Program, which aims to improve parent child relationships and reduce
early conduct problems and anxiety in children making the transition to
school. The following findings are discussed in this report: the need
for a population level parenting intervention; community acceptance of
large scale, population level parenting interventions; strengthening of
the capacity of the workforce to deliver evidence based parenting
programs; the shared vision across sectors about the value of parenthood
preparation; the effectiveness of Triple - P as a multi level public
health approach to strengthening parenting in the community. The report
also discusses key lessons learned, from the planning phase, about
engaging parents, about project management, about aids and obstacles to
program use, and about working together.
Family intervention services program evaluation: a brief report on
initial outcomes for families.
Cann, Warren; Rogers,
Helen; Matthews, Jan
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of
Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov 2003: 8p, table, figure, Online only
(PDF 57K)
This is a brief report on a preliminary evaluation
of the Metropolitan Family Intervention Service at the Victorian
Parenting Centre, Melbourne, Australia. It presents an analysis of pre -
post data collected from 589 mothers who commenced and completed Triple P
programs between 1999 and early 2003. Forty five percent of children were
found to be in the clinical range for child behaviour problems before
intervention. Following the parenting program only twelve percent of
children were reported by their parents to be in the clinical range.
Significant improvements were also noted in measures of parental style,
sense of competence, depression, anxiety, stress, and couple conflict.
(Journal abstract)
Fatherhood Support Project evaluation
report.
Mahony, Raema; Sheehy, Steve; Tatyzo, Marg;
Suridge, Helen; Kidner, Helen
Adelaide, SA: Women's and Children's
Hospital, 2003, 16p, Online (170K)
This document comprises
the executive summary of the evaluation of the Fatherhood Support
Project. It includes an overview of the project, the design of the
evaluation framework, process of evaluation and efficacy of process.
Fathers' Support Service evaluation
report.
van Reyk, Paul
North Parramatta, NSW:
UnitingCare Burnside, 2003, 56p, Online (PDF 430K)
This
document comprises an evaluation of the Fathers' Support Service, an
early intervention 'bridge building' program which emphasises a
non-deficit, strengths approach to fathering and actively promotes the
building of healthy and confident parenting patterns. The target group is
disadvantaged fathers in Western Sydney. The evaluation assesses the
extent to which the FSS meets its aims and mission, and the challenge of
its theoretical underpinning.
Generational change and the role of the educator.
Andrews, Kevin
Threshold no.88 Dec 2006: 10-13
Many
marriage educators are aged in their 40s and 50s, while most participants
in marriage education programs are in their 20s and 30s. How does this
generational difference affect the marriage education process? This
article considers how marriage educators may approach issues such as
changing gender roles and characteristics, the increase in cohabitation
rates, postponed commitment, different work patterns, and different
education styles and preferences.
The family in the Asia Pacific region.
Jones,
Gavin W
In: Asia Pacific Family Dialogue: towards the Doha
International Conference for the Family: Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 October
2004: session papers. Kuala Lumpur: Lembaga Penduduk dan Pembangunan
Keluarga Negara, 2004, CD-ROM, v.1, 17p, table, figures
In a
discussion of the social conditions currently exerting pressures for
change on Asian families and family structures, this paper considers the
following aspects: the image and the reality of the family in Asia;
changing marriage patterns, family structures and family relationships;
pressures on traditional family structures: the example of care of the
elderly; delayed marriage and non marriage; reasons for trends in delayed
marriage; delayed marriage does not necessarily mean loosening of family
ties; is low fertility a threat to the family?; the issue of rising
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divorce; generational change in perceptions of the family; policy
issues.
HAPPI evaluation report: an
evaluation of the Centacare Homeless and Parenting Program Initiative,
South Australia.
Porter, Margaret; Witham, Patricia
Canberra, ACT: Department of Family and Community Services, 2003, 68p,
tables, figures, Online (PDF 207K)
Centacare's Homeless and
Parenting Program Initiative (HAPPI) is a mobile service working with
families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness within the Adelaide
metropolitan area. It is based on an intervention model and aims to
assist families requiring help with parenting support and skills
development. It targets children up to the age of twelve, and was
designed to include a significant focus on Aboriginal families and
children. This report presents an evaluation of the program, an overview
of its position in relation to broader service delivery to homeless
families in South Australia, and a comparison with the findings and
experience of similar programs elsewhere. The report provides background
information, a literature review, the evaluation methodology and results,
summary, conclusions and recommendations. The appendices include the
client and agency questionnaires used in the evaluation.
Helping families cope: a fresh look at parent effectiveness
training.
Wood, C; Davidson, J
Family Matters no.65
Winter 2003: 28-33, tables, figures, Online (PDF 249K)
Australian parents are
concerned about their relationships with their children, as well as with
ways of managing children's behaviours. What is the nature of these
concerns, and did enrolling in a Parent Effectiveness Training (PET)
course make a difference? This article describes two aspects of a
controlled evaluation of twenty five Parent Effectiveness Training
courses conducted by eleven qualified instructors in six Australian
states. The first aspect of the study examined the issues that parents
perceived in their management of their children's behaviour. The second
examined the changes in parenting skills of the parents who completed a
PET course and compared them with a group of 81 controls.
I've tried that, it didn't
work.
Banfield, P
In: Early Childhood Matters
Conference - Starting Strong - making the most of the first eight years:
conference papers. Melbourne, Vic: Department of Human Services, 2002,
7p, Online (PDF 169K)
The experience of introducing Group
Triple P into the Knox Maternal and Child Health Service is outlined in
this paper by the facilitators. Challenges encountered, positive
outcomes, and evaluation findings are summarised.
Indigenous parenting
project.
Secretariat of the National Aboriginal and
Islander Child Care (SNAICC); Swinburne University of Technology.
Department of Child and Family Studies
Canberra, ACT: Department of
Family and Community Services, 2004, 140p, and Online (PDF 377K)
Phase One of the Parenting Information Project consists of a
literature review, program audit and substantial national consultations
on parenting information and programs for Australian parents including
those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. This
document reports upon the Indigenous component. The Department of Child
and Family Studies at Swinburne University of Technology reviewed the
literature on Indigenous parenting, and conducted a program audit which
involved the identification and documentation of the diverse range of
current Australian and international Indigenous parenting programs. The
Secretariat of the National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)
consulted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents, foster
carers, Indigenous people in transition to parenthood and other family or
community members responsible for bringing up children in remote, rural
and metropolitan areas to find out what additional parenting information
and support governments should provide. The report covers all aspects of
the project, including a survey of key stakeholders specialising in
Indigenous family issues in the areas of policy development, research and
development, program planning and service delivery.
Learning together about the needs of parents with a mental
illness and their children: the implementation of the Mums' and Dads'
Practice Research Project.
Alakus, Carmel
Children
Australia v.29 no.2 2004: 35-40
The Mums' and Dads' Project
represented an attempt to implement a short term parent education project
in adult mental health which examined the needs of parents with a mental
illness and their children. This article reviews the program in the
style of practice research and indicates the parents' willingness and
their difficulty of informing children about mental illness. The parents
also indicated their appreciation of being able to meet with other
parents with a mental illness. It was further found that service
delivery to parents with a mental illness and their children deserves
dedicated funding if their needs are to be addressed and programs
carefully evaluated.
Learning, Enjoying, Growing, Support model: an innovative
collaborative approach to the prevention of conduct disorder in
preschoolers in hard to reach rural families.
Hourihan,
Fleur; Hoban, Deb
Australian Journal of Rural Health v.12 no.6 Dec
2004: 269-276
The Learning, Enjoying, Growing, Support (LEGS)
model was developed to provide a framework for enhancing parents' social
support, fostering positive parenting practices and enhancing child
development. This paper reports the development, implementation and
evaluation of this innovative model which was piloted in four rural
communities within the Mid Western Area Health Service, New South Wales.
The pilot targeted rural families with preschool aged children at risk of
conduct disorder, and involved a total of 33 families referred to the
program through community services where they were established clients.
The model comprised a parenting program, a children's social skills
program and a transition to school component. Group programs were run
simultaneously over 5-10 weeks. The positive impact of the model on
parenting skills and child behaviour is promising, and communities are
continuing to run the programs.
Men in Families and Families First evaluation
report.
Russell, Graeme
North Parramatta, NSW:
UnitingCare Burnside, 2003, 73p, Online (PDF 1.2 MB)
The aim
of this study was to evaluate the Men in Families and Families First
projects currently operating in the Coffs Harbour local government area.
The Men in Families project, auspiced by UnitingCare Burnside and funded
for three years by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community
Services, was aimed at first-time fathers in Coffs Harbour. The Families
First initiative is a NSW Government strategy to develop preventative and
early intervention projects that support families raising children. In
Coffs Harbour, Families First projects targeted first-time parents. The
research components of the evaluation enabled a comparative analysis to
be made in evaluating the achievements of the projects and the overall
impact upon family functioning. The evaluation report includes a
description of the research methodology, and findings in relation to:
hours and activities spent with child; perceived roles and
responsibilities of parents; services accessed by parents; ante-natal
services; hospital in-patient services (labour and post delivery);
maternity home visiting service; early childhood centre services; early
childhood home visiting nursing services; UnitingCare Burnside family
support service - Families First; UnitingCare Burnside - playgroups;
volunteer home visiting service; Aboriginal parent support service;
Families First brokerage service; influences on developing role as a
parent; employment; Men in Families project.
Parenting Information Project: final report.
Royal
Children's Hospital (Melbourne, Vic). Centre for Community Child
Health
Canberra, ACT: Department of Family and Community Services,
2004, 5 v., various pagings, and Online
Phase One of the
government's Parenting Information Project, undertaken between January
and May 2004 and documented here, has been to develop the evidence base
around early childhood and parenting by finding out what information
parents want and need to assist them in their parenting role, at what
transition points, and how they would prefer to receive this information.
This report on Phase 1 is in five volumes: 1) Main report; 2) Literature
review; 3) Research into the information needs of Australian parents; 4)
Consultation with professionals; and 5) Compilation of information and
program materials. A separate project with an Indigenous focus has also
been undertaken.
Parenting programs for women with mental illness who have
young children: a review.
Craig, Elizabeth A
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry v.38 no.11 - no.12 Nov -
Dec 2004: 923-928
Assuming programs which are effective for
the general population to be equally effective or suitable for parents
with mental illness may be inappropriate. The objective of this study was
to provide an overview of the literature relevant to, and describing,
parenting programs for women with mental illness who have young children.
The conclusion reached is that parenting skills training for women with
mental illness may be a useful selective preventive intervention. It is
unlikely generic programs will be suitable. Rather, interventions will
need to address the commonly experienced parenting problems as well as
the more specific needs of women with mental illness.
Preliminary evaluation of the Group Teen Triple P program for parents of
teenagers making the transition to high school.
Ralph,
Alan; Sanders, Matthew R
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement
of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov 2003: 10p, Online only (PDF
65K)
Group Teen Triple P is a brief group parenting program
for parents of teenagers. It is based on the successful Triple P Positive
Parenting Program for parents of children aged from 0 to 12, with a focus
on helping parents manage the transition from late childhood to early
adolescence. This paper describes the initial evaluation of a universal
trial of the program offered to all parents of students entering their
first year of high school at age 12 in a regional north Queensland
school. Twenty-seven parents completed a battery of self report
questionnaires immediately before and after participating in the 8 week
program. Participating parents reported significant reductions in
conflict with their teenager, and on measures of laxness, over
reactivity, and disagreements with their partner over parenting issues.
These are well established parenting risk factors. In addition, parents
reported significant improvements on measures of self regulation,
including self efficacy, self sufficiency, and self management, and
reductions on measures of depression, anxiety, and stress. It was
concluded that a preliminary evaluation of the Group Teen Triple P
program achieved its goals of reducing targeted risk factors associated
with the development of behavioural and emotional problems in teenagers.
The paper concludes with an examination of issues around parent
recruitment and engagement which are crucial for the successful provision
of effective and timely advice and support for parents of teenagers.
(Journal abstract)
Report on a program evaluation of a telephone assisted parenting support
service for families living in isolated rural areas.
Cann, Warren; Rogers, Helen; Worley, Greg
Australian e-Journal for
the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov 2003: 7p, tables,
Online only (PDF 51K)
This is a brief report of an evaluation
of a pilot project to deliver a telephone supported, self directed
parenting program to isolated families living in north eastern Victoria:
The Family Intervention Service (Isolated Rural Project). The aim of the
project was to promote the competence and confidence of parents
experiencing early difficulties in their relationship with their children
to acquire skills known to promote the development, health, safety and
emotional well being of children. The service delivered a self directed
version of the Triple P (Positive Parenting Program). Parents were
provided with a package of written resources supplemented by weekly brief
telephone consultations with a practitioner over a period of ten weeks.
Results of analyses of pre and post program data are presented for 73
families who completed the intervention. Significant improvements were
noted in child behaviour, parenting style, parental depression, anxiety,
and stress, inter parent conflict, and parent satisfaction and efficacy.
(Journal abstract)
Review of the Early Intervention Parenting Program and Good Beginnings
prototypes: volume 1: final report.
Australia.
Department of Family and Community Services
Canberra, ACT:
Department of Family and Community Services, 2004, 77p, and Online (PDF
866K)
This final report outlines the key findings and issues
arising from a review of the Early Intervention Parenting Program (EIP)
and Good Beginnings Prototype (GBP), the two main sub-components of the
Child Abuse Prevention Program. EIP and GBP projects are aimed at child
abuse prevention, improved parenting and strengthening families, with a
key focus being to meet the special needs of families in rural and remote
areas; Indigenous families; and families from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds. The purpose of the review was to
consider the effectiveness of the program against its current guidelines
and to develop a strategic framework for the program that ensures it is
aligned with the Department's current policy directions and priorities in
particular, the National Agenda for Early Childhood. Volume 2 of the
report includes the literature review and the project profiles.
Review of the Early Intervention Parenting Program and Good Beginnings
prototypes: volume 2: literature review and project
profiles.
Australia. Department of Family and
Community Services
Canberra, ACT: Department of Family and
Community Services, 2004, 106p, and Online (PDF 917K)
This is
volume two of a review of the Early Intervention Parenting Program (EIP)
and Good Beginnings Prototype (GBP), the two main sub-components of the
Child Abuse Prevention Program. It includes: a literature review; the
background to the review; a summary of good practice principles;
characteristics of successful early intervention programs;
characteristics of effective home visiting programs; early childhood and
school based early intervention initiatives; examples of evaluated early
intervention programs; and project profiles for each state.
"Round
Fire" Discussion
Group.
Australia. Migrant Information centre
Eastern Melbourne.
2006 (PDF 260K)
An evaluation report on a therapeutic group program for newly arrived southern Sudanese men.
Situating NEWPIN in the context of parent education and
support models.
Mondy, Linda; Mondy, Stephen
Children Australia v.29 no.1 2004: 19-25
The nature and
extent of parent education and support programs targeting parents with
children under five is reviewed. Several evaluated Australian and
overseas programs are described, and their role and effectiveness in the
prevention of child abuse and neglect are examined. The principles and
values that underpin such programs are discussed, and their common
components outlined. The New Parent Infant Network (NEWPIN) is then
situated in the broader framework of effective parent education and
support programs operating in Australia. (Journal abstract)
The effectiveness of parenting programs in Australia:
comparing and contrasting Triple P and Parent-Child Interaction
Therapy.
Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J; Thomas, Rae
In: Ninth Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, November
2003: Many Voices, Many Choices - ACCAN papers and presentations. Sydney,
NSW: Department of Community Services, 21p, Online only (Power point
presentation in PDF format 134K)
This presentation introduces
two evidence-based parenting programs for parents and young children with
behavioural problems - Triple P Positive Parenting Program, and
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Method of intervention and
skills developed are summarised for each program, as are evaluation
findings.
The Parents Under Pressure Program: preliminary results
of a parenting program targeting parents involved with child protection
agencies.
Harnett, Paul
In: Ninth Australasian
Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, November 2003: Many Voices, Many
Choices - ACCAN papers and presentations. Sydney, NSW: Department of
Community Services, 36p, Online only (Power point presentation in PDF
format 171K)
This presentation provides an overview of the
Parents Under Pressure (PUP) program, a program specifically designed for
high-risk parents with an abusive/neglectful sample. It explains what is
meant by evidence based practice; summarises research findings of the
program's effectiveness; and identifies issues in assessment and
intervention with parents involved in child protection agencies.
The translation of an evidence-based parenting program into regular
clinical services.
Sanders, Matthew R
Australian
e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov
2003: 4p, Online only (PDF 25K)
It is widely accepted that
dysfunctional parenting practices and family conflict are generic risk
factors related to a wide variety of behavioural and emotional problems
in children and adolescents. The guest editor of this issue of the
journal states that the papers presented show that not only can evidence
based programs be successfully implemented across different services and
delivery contexts, but that ongoing evaluation can demonstrate that
outcomes achieved can be comparable to those achieved in clinical trials.
These programs combined with existing research trials show that Triple P
is a powerful population level intervention supporting parents to more
confidently raise their children.
Theoretical, scientific and clinical foundations of the Triple P -
Positive Parenting Program: a population approach to the promotion of
parenting competence.
Sanders, Matthew R;
Markie-Dadds, Carol; Turner, Karen M T
Brisbane, Qld: Parenting and
Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland, 2003, (Parenting
research and practice monograph no.1), 24p, and Online (PDF 565K)
The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is a multi-level system
of family intervention which is designed to reduce the prevalence of
behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents.
Interventions include a universal population-level media strategy
targeting all parents, two levels of brief primary care consultations
targeting mild behaviour problems, and two more intensive parent training
and family intervention programs for children at risk for more severe
behavioural problems. The program aims to determine the minimally
sufficient intervention a parent requires in order to deflect a child
away from a trajectory towards more serious problems. This paper outlines
the theoretical, empirical and clinical foundations of the Program.
Training in parent consultation skills for primary care practitioners in
early intervention in the pre-school context.
Crisante, Lea
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental
Health (AeJAMH) v.2 no.3 Nov 2003: 10p, tables, Online only (PDF 64K)
This paper describes the implementation of a brief behavioural
intervention, based on the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program by 13 pre
school practitioners with 39 parents. The intervention was a response to
a need identified by practitioners to deal more effectively with requests
for assistance with behaviour management by parents whose children attend
pre schools and long day care centres. Following completion of training,
practitioners were asked to implement the intervention with at least
three parents and to keep a personal diary of the strategies used during
the consultations. The practitioners reported improvements in their
skills in managing difficult behaviour in the pre school context. Parents
reported improved experience of partner support and attitudes towards
parenting, as well as high levels of satisfaction with the service
provided. The results point to the role of primary care practitioners in
providing services in settings that are easily accessed by parents, thus
increasing the availability of support to parents with young children.
(Journal abstract)
Triple-P Positive Parenting Program: a population approach to promoting
competent parenting.
Sanders, Matthew R
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health (AeJAMH) v.2
no.3 Nov 2003: 17p, table, Online only (PDF 111K)
Family
conflict and poor parenting are generic risk factors associated with a
wide variety of adverse developmental outcomes in children including
increased risk for conduct problems, drug abuse, delinquency and academic
underachievement. This paper makes the case for a multi level population
based approach to the development of parental competence. Evidence is
reviewed showing that while parenting interventions based on social
learning approaches are effective, they have significant limitations in
achieving a level of population reach that will do enough to decrease the
prevalence of dysfunctional parenting. A case is made for a contextual
approach targeting the media, primary care services, schools, and work
sites as basic institutions within the community which can potentially
support the task of disseminating more widely evidence based approaches
to parenting intervention. Evidence is reviewed for the efficacy and
effectiveness of the Triple P-Positive Parenting Program as a
comprehensive, multilevel system of parenting and family intervention.
The evidence reviewed shows significant effects across several trials on
both child and parent mental health outcomes. Challenges in disseminating
empirically supported interventions and possible future directions for
family intervention research are discussed. (Journal abstract)