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Triple P Teen

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Primary 3 Teen Triple P provides parents with a broad focused parenting support intervention on a one-to-one basis  for parents of teenagers up to 16 years of age. After thorough family assessment parents set their own goals, learn  ways to encourage positive behavior for teens, and teach their teens new skills such as problem solving, conflict  resolution and self-regulation. Parents also learn ways to use appropriate consequences for misbehavior (e.g. breaking family rules, taking inappropriate risks, emotional outbursts).

Parents or caregivers who benefit from this program are those that have concerns about their teenager’s  development and behavior. They may be concerned that their relationship with their teen is not positive, that their  teen has not learned independence and self-regulation skills, or that they have not found an effective way to discourage inappropriate or risk-taking behavior. Parents are most likely to benefit if they can commit to completing the 4 weekly sessions.

Accepted to the Portfolio: August 2016

This is an evidence-based program! Learn more

Target Outcomes

Short Term Outcomes

  • Increase parents’ competence in promoting healthy development and managing common behavior problems and developmental issue
  • Reduce parents’ use of coercive and punitive methods of disciplining children
  • Increase parents’ use of positive parenting strategies in managing their children’s behavior
  • Increase parental confidence in raising their children
  • Decrease child behavior problems (for families experiencing difficult child behavior
  • Improve parenting partners’ communication about parenting issues
  • Reduce parenting stress associated with raising children

Long Term Outcomes

  • Prevent worsening of severe behavioral, emotional and developmental problems in children and adolescents by enhancing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of parents

Target Population

Demographics

  • Transitional Age Youth (16 - 24)
  • Adult (25 - 60)

Service Area

County-wide:

  • Southeast (District 1)
  • Southwest (District 2)
  • Central (District 3)
  • Northeast (District 4)
  • Northwest (District 5)



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