Parenting in the community:  A service evaluation of a universal, voluntary sector parenting intervention

E. Gardner; M. Woolgar

doi:10.1002/jcop.21942

Parenting in the community: A service evaluation of a universal, voluntary sector parenting intervention

E. Gardner, M. Woolgar

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Evidence based parenting programs have been shown to improve parenting competence and reduce child behavior problems. More rigorous evaluations of such programs are needed in community contexts. This study provides such an evaluation of The Parenting Children Course, a voluntary sector program that is being run both Live and on DVD within a church context. A total of 225 parents participated in the study. Standardized questionnaires were used to measure key parenting variables before and after the course, and at follow‐up 3 months later. Taking the course improved parents’ confidence and reduced parental negativity, but did not improve positive parenting skills. Parents reported that child behavior and family functioning also improved by the end of the course. There were no signs of decay at 3‐month follow‐up. Strengths and limitations of the study, implications for clinical practice and directions for future research, are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	332-344
Number of pages	13
Journal	JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
Volume	46
Issue number	3
Early online date	9 Jan 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21942
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Jan 2018

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