About The Incredible Years

Dr. Carolyn Webster-Stratton is Professor and Director of the Parenting Clinic at the University of Washington. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and nurse-practitioner and over the past 30 years has conducted numerous randomized control group studies to evaluate the effectiveness of intervention programs for promoting social and emotional competence, school readiness skills and preventing conduct problems in high risk populations. She has also evaluated teacher, parent and child treatment programs for children diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder and ADHD.

She has developed the Incredible Years Series which include separate training programs, intervention manuals and DVDs for use by trained therapists, teachers and group leaders to promote children’s social competence, emotional regulation and problem solving skills and reduce their behavior problems. The objectives of these interventions are to help parents and teachers provide young children (0-12 years) with a strong emotional, social and academic foundation so as to achieve the longer term goal of reducing the development of depression, school drop out, violence, drug abuse and delinquency in later years.

She has published numerous scientific articles and chapters as well as a book for parents entitled, The Incredible Years: A trouble shooting guide for parents of children aged 2 – 8 years, a book for teachers entitled, How to promote children’s social and emotional competence, a book for therapists entitled, Troubled Families-Problem Children, and four books for children concerning problem-solving, anger management and learning problems.

These interventions have been translated in many languages and are being used in over 15 countries and have received many awards including the 1997 National Mental Health Lela Rowland Prevention Award for best mental health prevention program, the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention “Blueprint” award and the Department of Health and Social Services, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention award for “exemplary” interventions. Dr Webster-Stratton has been the recipient of the prestigious National Mental Health Research Scientist Award. Download this biographical profile as a PDF

Articles about Carolyn Webster-Stratton and the development and implementation of the Incredible Years Programs

Carolyn Webster-Stratton and the Incredible Years Programs in New Zealand  (PDF)
The Incredible Years Programs are being delivered in New Zealand as part of the Positive Behaviour for Learning Action Plan. 3/2010

Carolyn Webster-Stratton - Learning How to be a Good Parent (PDF)
A learning programme devised by Carolyn Webster-Stratton has help parents around the world to cope with the pressures of bringing up children. The Irish Times, 10/2009

Personal Profile - Carolyn Webster-Stratton: Just an ordinary person? (PDF)
An article published in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 36-37. 2004. Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Incredible Years Administration and Management

Lisa St. George, Administrative Director

Lisa has a Masters of Teaching and previously taught English and French in Middle School. She has received training in the Incredible Years Parenting Program and the Dina Dinosaur and Teacher Programs. With The Incredible Years, she is responsible for customer service, certification support, arranging training, processing orders and overall product maintenance.

Lisa Wallace-Gloria, Administrative Assistant

After receiving her Master's in Education from the University of Washington in 2001, Lisa began working with Carolyn at the UW Parenting Clinic, where she assisted in Incredible Years Parenting Program classes, Teacher Classroom Management trainings, and the Classroom Dina Program in kindergarten and 1st grade classrooms. After the Clinic closed, Lisa came to work at the Incredible Years, where she provides customer support and assistance with training logistics.

Alyson Bryant, Administrative Assistant

Alyson recently graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. She worked part time for the Incredible Years as an Administrative Assistant while finishing up school, and since graduation has begun working full time. Her responsibilities include customer service, Seattle workshop logistics, and work with the Adobe program In Design to assist in editing and updating manuals.

Cheri Ryan, Website Manager

Cheri manages the Incredible Years website and is continuously amazed by Carolyn's energy and dedication to the health and well-being of children and parents. She's also impressed by the incredible productivity of the Incredible Years staff and feels just great about working with the Incredible Years.

John Stratton, Chief Financial Officer

John is a cardiologist and professor at the University of Washington. He teaches residents and medical students and is chair of the cardiology department at the Veterans Hospital. In his spare time he manages the financial matters related to the Incredible Years in consultation with the Incredible Years accountant.

Len Webster, Chief Executive Consultant, and Dinosaur graduate

Len has 69 years experience as a business consultant and was previously president of several large corporations. He is a believer in the collaborative process and consults with Carolyn on a regular bases. He is her chief mentor and role model and generally a wise sage.

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