scholarly journals Cost Effectiveness of Strategies for Recruiting Low-Income Families for Behavioral Parent Training

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1950-1956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga A. Khavjou ◽  
Patrick Turner ◽  
Deborah J. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Behavioral Parent Training ◽  
Low Income Families

scholarly journals The Role of Emotion Regulation and Socialization in Behavioral Parent Training: A Proof-of-Concept Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chloe Zachary ◽  
Deborah J. Jones ◽  
Laura G. McKee ◽  
Donald H. Baucom ◽  
Rex L. Forehand
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Behavioral Parent Training ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Income Status ◽  
Target Emotion ◽  
Low Income Families

Low-income families are less likely to effectively engage in Behavioral Parent Training (BPT), the standard of care for early-onset (3-8 years old) disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs); however, relatively little is known about predictors of treatment process and outcome within this vulnerable group. Given literature to suggest compromises associated with both low-income status and DBDs, this study examined the role of caregiver emotion regulation and socialization practices in 15 low-income families who participated in one evidence-based BPT program, Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC). Findings suggest baseline caregiver emotion regulation predicted variability in BPT treatment duration and outcomes, whereas baseline caregiver emotion socialization practices explained variation in the severity of child disruptive behaviors concurrently, as well as BPT treatment outcomes. Furthermore, BPT yielded pre- to posttreatment effect sizes that were equivalent to or better than treatments designed to more explicitly target emotion regulation and socialization processes. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.

From Parent Training to Community Building

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Webster-Stratton
Keyword(s):  
Parent Training ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Community Building ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Group Cohesiveness ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Parent Training Programs ◽  
Low Income Families

For low-income families, particularly, parent-training programs need to be broadened and offered in communities in order to reduce isolation and strengthen support networks of families. Such an approach will lead not only to better parenting and fewer child-behavior problems, but also to greater collaboration with schools and more community building on the part of parents and teachers. The author describes a parent-training program's evolution from an initial goal of improving parenting skills in order to reduce children's conduct problems and promote their social competence to the broader goals of strengthening parents' social support and increasing their school and community involvement. Community-building strategies and processes embedded in the program designed to promote group cohesiveness and support networks are highlighted.

Low-Income Parents’ Perceptions of and Engagement With a Digital Behavioral Parent Training Program: A Mixed-Methods Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Jenna Brager ◽  
Susan M. Breitenstein ◽  
Hailey Miller ◽  
Deborah Gross
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Poverty ◽  
Behavioral Parent Training ◽  
Parent Training Program ◽  
Intent To Use ◽  
Perceived Usability ◽  
Application Developers

BACKGROUND: Parent training is a method for strengthening parenting skills, reducing child behavior problems, and promoting positive parent–child relationships. However, few parents have access to these evidence-based programs. The ezParent program, a tablet-based delivery adaptation of the group-based Chicago Parent Program, is a parent training program designed to address the needs of families raising young children in urban poverty. AIMS: This study aimed to explore (a) parents’ perceptions of the benefits and barriers associated with their use of the ezParent program and (b) the ways in which the ezParent components and perceived usability varied by program use (module completion). METHOD: An explanatory mixed-methods design was used with the overall intent to use the qualitative data to help explain in greater detail the quantitative results. RESULTS: Fifty-nine parents of 2- to 5-year-old children from two pediatric primary care clinics serving predominantly low-income and racial/ethnic minority families in Chicago (Cohort 1) and Baltimore (Cohort 2) participated in follow-up interviews. Among those interviewed, 23 (38.9.5%) parents completed all six modules and 12 parents (20.3%) completed none of the modules. However, of those 12, 8 (67%) logged in to the program and completed portions of Module 1. Parents who completed more modules reported more program benefits, and those who completed fewer modules reported more barriers. CONCLUSIONS: Exploring users’ experience with current digital applications, researchers and application developers can better design future tablet-based interventions to be both effective and acceptable by consumers.

scholarly journals Cost-Effectiveness of Childcare Discounts on Parent Participation in Preventive Parent Training in Low-Income Communities

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 283-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Gross ◽  
Tricia Johnson ◽  
Alison Ridge ◽  
Christine Garvey ◽  
Wrenetha Julion ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Parent Training ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Parent Participation

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document