What are the Programme goals?
The
targets for both the child and parenting programmes are
to reduce risk factors and increase protective
factors.
This
means that the short-term goals of
the programme are:-
better
behaviour, emotional control and social competance for
children
improved
interactions, and improved parenting/mentoring and conduct
modelling skills in parents/carers.
Cumulatively,
improvements in these areas lead
to long-term benefits such
as increased school attendance and achievement,
and reduced anti-social, harmful or criminal
behaviour.
(Credit: Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support
Center (EPISCenter) at Penn State University and Carolyn
Webster-Stratton, Professor, University of
Washington)
