Ces années incroyables. Promouvoir les habiletés parentales pour lutter contre la maltraitance envers les enfants. Letarte, M.-J., Normandeau, S., & Allard, J. (2010). Effectiveness of a parent training program « Incredible Years » in a child protection service. Child Abuse & Neglect, 34 (4), 253-261

English- and Spanish-speaking parents of 1- to 5-year-old children were invited to view 5-10 minutes of parent training program, “Play Nicely,” as part of the well-child checkup. Key measures were parents’ plans to change how they discipline and, if they planned to use less spanking, how the program worked in their situation. Of 197 parents who participated, 128 (65.0%) planned to change how they discipline. Nineteen parents (9.6%) reported that they planned to spank less. The most common reasons for parents to plan to spank less were that the program taught other discipline options (12/19, 63.2%) and that the program taught that spanking was not recommended as a form of discipline (6/19, 31.6%). The majority of parents report that the program works because it offers alternatives to spanking. This study has implications for the development of parent training programs and the primary prevention of child abuse, violence, and other health problems.

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Moderating Role of the Form of Maltreatment Experienced by Children on the Effectiveness of a Parent Training Program

Child Maltreatment ◽

10.1177/1077559518790695 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 334-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Roxanne Sicotte ◽

Marie-Josée Letarte ◽

Sonia Hélie ◽

Isabelle-Ann Leclair Mallette

Keyword(s):

Parent Training ◽

Training Program ◽

Cox Regression ◽

Control Group ◽

Incredible Years ◽

Protective Services ◽

Parent Training Program ◽

Moderating Role ◽

Experimental Group

The study examines whether the form of maltreatment experienced by the child moderates the effects of a parent training program (PTP) on the probability that the child’s case will be closed. This study involved 736 children on whom the Montreal child protective services (CPS) agency had an active file between 2007 and 2015. The experimental group was composed of all children with a parent who participated in the PTP Incredible Years ( n = 368). A control group was matched with the experimental group based on a propensity score. Cox regression revealed that once parents have participated in the PTP, the probability that their children’s cases will be closed increases more for children being followed because of neglect than for those being followed because of emotional maltreatment. Results show that a parent’s participating in a PTP is associated with an increase of the probability that his or her child’s CPS case will be closed and hence with a reduction of the length of time that the child must receive protective services.

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Engagement and Effectiveness of Parent Management Training (Incredible Years) for Solo High-Risk Mothers: A Multiple Baseline Evaluation

Behaviour Change ◽

10.1375/bech.25.2.109 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 109-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Dianne G. Lees ◽

Kevin R. Ronan

Keyword(s):

High Risk ◽

Family Functioning ◽

Parent Training ◽

Training Program ◽

Child Behaviour ◽

Outcome Evaluation ◽

Stepped Care ◽

Multiple Baseline ◽

Incredible Years ◽

Parent Training Program

AbstractThe effectiveness ofThe Incredible Yearsparent-training program with a small sample of four high risk solo mothers in a public clinic setting was assessed. All families had a number of risk factors for early drop-out and poor outcomes. Mindful of resource limitations in the public setting, economical strategies were used to enhance attendance rates and engagement. For the outcome evaluation, a multiple baseline across participants design was used. Participants attended a 2-hour group treatment session weekly for twenty weeks, with booster sessions at 2 months and 4 months following treatment. Participants had sons aged between 6 years and 9 years diagnosed with ADHD. Family functioning was assessed from a pretreatment interview schedule, measures of child behaviour and parent and family functioning. Participants also completed program satisfaction and program evaluation measures. Results showed: (a) all mothers engaged with and finished the program, (b) improvement in family functioning, (c) improvements in some teacher and parent reports of child behaviour, (d) increased parenting confidence, (e) reduced stress and depression levels for most parent participants, and (f) reports of better parent–child relationships. Additionally, participants all reported being highly satisfied with the program. Findings overall support the use of easy to do engagement strategies and the use of theIncredibleYears parent-training program as an effective, low cost and early step intervention for families at higher risk in a day-to-day practice setting. The use of this intervention in an overall stepped care approach is considered and discussed.

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