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Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10 – 14 Iowa State University
Presented by:
Pam Peterson, MS, APSW
UW-Extension Family Living Educator
Door County
Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14Iowa State University
Recognized as exemplary and evidence-based by:Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
National Institute on Drug AbuseUS Department of Education
US Department of Health and Human Services
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Special Features of the Program– Transition to the teen years– Parents and youth learn together– Videos portray parent-child interaction– User friendly materials– Fun, interactive projects and activities– Culturally-sensitive for African-American and
Hispanic families– Rigorously evaluated
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Program Format
– Developed for parents and youth 10-14– Designed for 7-10 families– Seven two-hour sessions– Four Booster Sessions – Three program facilitators
SFP Typical Session SFP Typical SessionFamilyMeal
1 Hour Simultaneously+
1 Hour
YouthSession
ParentSession
FamilySession
Family Needs
Transportation
Managing Children
Flexibility for
Meals
Parenting Skills
Reason to
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Transportation
ChildcareMeals
Skill Building
Incentives &
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Cohesiveness
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Program Materials– leader guide with masters for handouts– leader guide with masters for Booster Sessions 1-4– videotapes
Present information and illustrate skills Actors are African-American, Hispanic and Caucasian 6 parent, 1 youth, 2 family videos 4 videos for booster sessions
– Love and Limits magnets– Additional materials for program games/activities
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Program Activities– Videos, short lectures & vignettes– Group Discussions– Skills Practice– Active Games/Learning Games– Family projects
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Core Themes Using Love and Limits Empathy Rules/Responsibilities to Reach Goals Expressing Appreciation Open and Clear Communication
Parents Make a Difference!
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Universal Prevention/Intervention• Economically disadvantaged • Racially diverse • Court-ordered families• Families already in family therapy
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
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Lifetime alcohol use without parental permission, 6th grade baseline through 10th grade follow-up of students receiving SFP 10-14 and control group students
At the10th grade, SFP 10-14 students exhibited a 32% relative reduction in alcohol use compared to control group students (p<.01).
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
Self-reported aggressive behavior in youth receiving SFP 10-14 and control group, 6th grade baseline through 10th grade
*Aggressive-Destructive Conduct Index is based on an in-home questionnaire derived from the National Youth Survey and measures the frequency with which youth engaged in identified behaviors including physically aggressive behavior toward people (p=.01).
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SFP Prevention Program : Cost Savings
$7.82 return for every dollar invested!
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
The most valuable thing parents learned:– “to listen to my child and their feelings” – “to not criticize my child personally when I’m angry”– “to set rules and consequences and still show love”
Strengthening Families ProgramFor Parents and Youth 10-14
The most valuable thing youth learned:– “to deal with peer pressure”– “that my parents have stress too”– “how to talk to mom and dad”– “my parents love me”
UW-ExtensionFamily Living Programs
Strengthening Families Websites:http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/families/strengthening.cfm
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/sfp/index.cfm