Chicago Parent Program
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Description

This is a psychoeducational program focused on the family to help parents in the development of parenting skills for a positive relationship with their children. The intervention lasts 11 weeks, through weekly two-hour sessions and a booster session four weeks after the end of the program.
Materials include a group facilitator manual and more than 150 short videos depicting common interactions between parents and children at home and in public places. The scenes serve to stimulate discussion and problem-solving related to children’s behavior and to parenting skills.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that the program produced a reduction in disruptive behaviors and disorders in children, and improved family knowledge of the attitude and beliefs related to parenting and parenting practices, but did not produce improvements in family cohesion or social competence [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Breitenstein, S. M., Gross, D., Fogg, L., Ridge, A., Garvey, C., Julion, W. y Tucker, S. (2012). The Chicago Parent Program: Comparing 1-year outcomes for African American and Latino parents of young children. Research in Nursing & Health, 35(5), 475–489. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur.21489