Tertiary Prevention (Treatment) Programs are designed for families referred for parenting education by Social Services/Mental Health for child abuse and neglect and/or family dysfunction. Tertiary level programs "treat" abusive and neglecting parent-child or parent-teen dysfunctional interactions through a process called "re-parenting." In re-parenting, parents increase their understanding of the abuse and neglect they experienced as children and how these parenting beliefs and patterns were passed on to their children.
Parents and Their Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers - 16 Sessions was developed, implemented and validated throughout the state of Louisiana, this evidence-based program provides intense group and individual home/parent sessions to families receiving services from child welfare. Parents attend 16 group sessions each lasting 2 1/2 hours. Families can also receive individual home/parent sessions between the group sessions to ensure the knowledge and skills presented in the group sessions are being implemented in home.
Parents and Their School-Age Children 5 - 11 Years is a 15 session group-based program with over 25 years of research is recognized as one of the top parenting programs in the country designed for the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. Parents learn to replace old unwanted abusive parenting patterns for more caring, nurturing ones. Activities Manuals detail activities for parents and children who engage in discussion, role play, expressive art activities, and assessments.
The Nurturing Program for Young Parents and Their Families is referred to as a competency-based program. Each lesson has identified competencies the parents need to learn in order for their parenting practices to improve. Parents attend 16 group sessions each lasting 2 1/2 hours. Families can also receive individual home/parent sessions between the group sessions to ensure the knowledge and skills presented in the group sessions are being implemented in home.
Parents and Adolescents program is designed to repair abusive parent-teen relationships. Parents and their teens attend separate groups concurrently, and then join as one group for 90 minutes. Parents and teens role-play, discuss, draw, and learn how to live with each other, learn how to play together, to communicate respectively, and to be a positive, nurturing family.
Hmong Parents and Adolescents program is designed to repair abusive parent-teen relationships. Parents and their teens attend separate groups concurrently, and then join as one group for 90 minutes. Parents and teens role-play, discuss, draw, and learn how to live with each other, learn how to play together, to communicate respectively, and to be a positive, nurturing family.
Families in Substance Abuse Treatment and Recovery has 17 topic areas presented in the program, in addition to three topics focused on men and fathers. Each topic area represents a group-based session of 90 minutes. However, due to the number of activities and the depth of the information presented in each topic area, more than one session may be helpful to adequately increase parents’ knowledge and build their skills.
It's All About Being a Teen is a dynamic interactive curriculum designed to increase positive self-worth, personal empowerment, self-discipline, empathy, healthy attachments, and resilient-protective behaviors. Developed from the Evidence Based Nurturing Programs, It’s All About Being a Teen is a 99 lesson, competency based curriculum that empowers professionals with the tools to help teens sort out and master the complexities and challenges of adolescence.
