CICC’s Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP)
Problems addressed
Child abuse, neglect, and/or maltreatment
Low social–emotional competences
Low parental skills
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Children (4 to 13 years)
Teenagers (14 to 17 years)
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Ambulatory - Social services centers
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an intervention program that applies specific cultural education strategies and general parenting strategies, addressing core parenting competencies taught in a culturally sensitive manner.
The first set of strategies addresses issues such as: guidance for children’s success, self-discipline, positive communications about personal capital; addressing racism and avoiding self-loathing; finding special times to talk to children.
The second set of strategies includes: social learning and behavior identification, parenting approach, and children’s developmental skills.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed that children who participated in the program had a reduction in parental rejection, with an improvement in the quality of family relationships and child behavior. Parents reported the use of more praise and less hitting and punishment [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Myers, H. F., Alvy, K. T., Arlington, A., Richardson, M. A., Marigna, M., Huff, R., Main, M. & Newcomb, M. D. (1992). The impact of a parent training program on inner-city African-American families. Journal of Community Psychology, 20(2), 132–147. https://doi.org/10.1002/1520-6629(199204)20:2%3C132::AID-JCOP2290200204…

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