Commonly asked questions regarding Incredible Years randomized control group treatment research with families with children with conduct problems

 


Library: Current Research

A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Incredible Years Parenting Programme in Reducing Childhood Health Inequalities

O'Neill, D., McGilloway, S., Donnelly, M., Bywater, T., and Kelly, P. 2011. The European Journal of Health Economics DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0342-y.

A number of researchers and policy makers have argued that early interventions aimed at supporting the family is the most effective way of tackling child behaviour problems.

Library Category: Treatment Study United Kingdom
12/2/2011

A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial of a Parenting Intervention in Sure Start Services for Pre-School Children at Risk of Developing Conduct Disorder: How and why did it work?

Hutchings, J., Bywater, T., & Daley, D. 2007. Journal of Children's Services 2, 2, 4-14.

Describes the steps taken in North and Mid Wales to do this and reports briefly on the successful outcomes achieved by delivering the Incredible Years Basic Parenting Programme to the parents of high-risk children in Sure Start areas.

Library Category: Prevention Study Wales
9/10/2007

A School-Family Partnership: Addressing Multiple Risk Factors to Improve School Readiness and Prevent Conduct Problems in Young Children

Webster-Stratton, C., and Reid, M. J. 2010. In S. L. Christenson & A. L. Reschly (Eds.), Handbook on school-family partnerships. Pp. 204-227. New York Routledge/Taylor and Francis.

Summary research on the effectiveness of these three programs for reducing risk factors and strengthening protective factors associated with children’s social emotional development and school success.

Library Category: Treatment Description 
1/10/2010

Adapting The Incredible Years, An Evidence-Based Parenting Programme, For Families Involved In The Child Welfare System

Webster-Stratton, C., Reid, J.M. 2010. Journal of Children's Services. Vol. 5.

Each year over three million calls of concern about child maltreatment and neglect, are made to child welfare service agencies in the U.S. Many of the families will have parent training recommended or mandated as sole treatment to remediate inadequate parenting. Parenting interventions must be designed to improve parenting skills in the context of parenting children with significant challenging behaviors.

Library Category: Treatment Description 
1/21/2010

Evaluating the IY Toddler Programme (Poster)

Griffith, N., Jones, K., Hutchings, J., Bywater, T. 2010. School of Psychology, Bangor University, Wales.

Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of the Incredible Years toddler programme with parents of one and two year old children living in Flying Start areas in Wales

Library Category: Treatment Study Wales
11/28/2010

Evaluation of the Incredible Years Series - An open study of its effects when first introduced in Sweden

Nord J Psychiatry 2007.61:000. Oslo. ISSN 0803-9488.

The Incredible Years Series was introduced in Sweden in 2001. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in diverse clinical settings in Sweden. The results are encouraging.

Library Category: Independent Replication Sweden
2/7/2007

Group Parent Training With Immigrant Chinese Families: Enhancing Engagement and Augmenting Skills Training

Lau, A.S., and Fung, J.J., and Yung, V. 2010. Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, Vol. 66(8), 880--894 & 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20711.

The Incredible Years program builds in therapeutic process elements to address cultural concerns to enhance engagement.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
10/7/2010

Impact of a Parenting Program in a High-risk, Multi-ethnic Community: the PALS Trial

Scott, S., O’Connor, T., Futh, A., Matias, C., Price, J., Doolan, M. 2010. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02302.x

Parenting programs have been shown to work when delivered to motivated ethnic majority parents in demonstration projects, but comparatively little is known about their impact when delivered to high-risk, multi-ethnic populations by routine local services.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
11/1/2010

Incredible Years Parent Training Support for Nursery Staff Working within a Disadvantaged Flying Start Area in Wales: A Feasibility Study

Bywater, T. J., Hutchings, J. M., Gridley, N., and Jones, K. 2011. Child Care in Practice, 17: 3, 285-302. DOI: 10.1080/13575279.2011.575353.

Recent government initiatives such as targeting early years services to designated disadvantaged Flying Start areas in Wales have resulted in increased nursery-care provision for pre-schoolers, yet little has been done to equip nursery staff with effective child behaviour management strategies. The purpose of this non- randomised trial platform study was to establish the feasibility of delivery and the effectiveness of the new Incredible Years Toddler Parent Programme in supporting nursery staff in managing difficult behaviour in the nursery.

Library Category: Treatment Study Wales
7/26/2011

Investigating Parental Acceptability of the Incredible Years Self-Administered Parent Training Program for Children Presenting Externalizing Behavior Problems

Stewart, L. S., and Carlson, J. S. 2010. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 26: 2, 162 - 175. DOI: 10.1080/15377901003709369

School personnel are in need of effective treatments for children’s behavioral challenges.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
4/23/2010

Investigating the Effectiveness of the Incredible Years Basic Parenting Programme for Foster Carers in Northern Ireland

McDaniel, B., Braiden, H., Onyekwelu, J., Murphy, M., and Regan, H. 2011. Child Care in Practice, 17: 1, 55 - 67.

In light of the previous evidence suggesting that the IYP may be an effective method of empowering foster carers to meet the challenges of caring for foster children, Barnardo's Professional Fostering Service decided to pilot the IYP as a method of assist

Library Category: Treatment Study United Kingdom
1/25/2011

Is Stacking Intervention Components Cost-Effective? An Analysis of the Incredible Years Program

Foster, E. M., Olchowski, A. E., and Webster-Stratton, C. H. 2007. The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e3181514c8a

Conduct disorder (CD) is among the most prevalent and costly of the emotional and behavioral disordersaffecting youth in the United States.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
11/1/2010

Outcomes of an Incredible Years Classroom Management Programme with Teachers from Multiple Schools

Davenport, J., Trinity College Dublin, Tansey, A., National Educational Psychological Service. 2009.

The current study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the programme in a state sponsored Education Centre with teachers from a range of primary schools in rural and suburban areas on the East Coast of Ireland.

Library Category: Treatment Study Ireland
12/12/2009

Parent Training Plus Contingency Management for Substance Abusing Families: A Complier Average Causal Effects (CACE) Analysis

Stangera, C., Ryana, S.C., Fub, H., and Budneya, A. J. 2011 (in press).

This study is important because there are few controlled trials testing the impact of interventions designed to reduce identifiable risks for young children in families who abuse substances.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
3/13/2011

Parent Training With High-Risk Immigrant Chinese Families: A Pilot Group Randomized Trial Yielding Practice-Based Evidence

Lau, A. S., Fung, J. J., Ho, L. Y., Liu, L. L., and Gudiño, O. G. 2011. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

Evaluation of PT with Chinese immigrants may shed new light on cultural barriers to ethnic minority family engagement. And applications of PT with Chinese Americans can be informed by research on contextual stressors facing immigrant families.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
6/9/2011

Promoting Mental Health Competency in Residency Training

Bauer, N. S., Sullivan, P. D., Hus A. M., and Downs S. M. 2011. (in press) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA doi:10.1016/j.pec.2011.04.005.

As pediatric mental health problems have become more prevalent, pediatricians face the need to hone their skills in identifying and managing these issues in practice.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
5/31/2011

Randomised Controlled Trial of Parent Groups for Child Antisocial Behaviour Targeting Multiple Risk Factors: The SPOKES Project

Scott, S., Sylva, K., Doolan, M., Price, J., Jacobs, B., Crook, C., Landau, S., 2009. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02127.x

There is a pressing need for cost-effective population-based interventions to tackle early-onset antisocial behaviour. As this is determined by many factors, it would seem logical to devise interventions that address several influences while using an efficient means of delivery. The aim of this trial was to change four risk factors that predict poor outcome: ineffective parenting, conduct problems, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, and low reading ability.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
11/1/2010

Sustained Effects of Incredible Years as a Preventive Intervention in Preschool Children with Conduct Problems

Posthumus. J.A., Raaijmakers, M.A.J., Maassen, G.H., van Engeland, H., and Matthys, W. 2011. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. DOI 10.1007/s10802-011-9580-9.

The majority of children and adolescents in mental health services are referred because of severe conduct problems. Early prevention of conduct disorders has become an important goal for authorities in child development.

Library Category: Treatment Study The Netherlands
9/28/2011

The Incredible Years - The Norwegian Webster-Stratton Programme 1998-2004 (In Norwegian)

Mörch, W., Clifford, G., Larsson, B., Rypdal, P., Tjeflaat, T., Lurie, J., Britt Drugli, M., Fossum, S., Reedtz, C. 2004. The Incredible Years - The Norwegian Webster-Stratton Programme 1998-2004.

Report: Results of clinical trials carried out in Trondheim and Tromsø in 2001-2003, and presents material from a user evaluation carried out in 2003-2004. A brief examination of implementation issues is also included.

Library Category: Independent Replication Norway
1/1/2004

The Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series: A multifaceted treatment approach for young children

Webster-Stratton, C., & Reid, M. J. 2010. In J. Weisz & A. Kazdin (Eds.), Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents, 2nd edition. New York: Guilford Publications.

The Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series: A Multifaceted Treatment Approach for Young Children with Conduct Problems. (The efficacy of the Incredible Years programs: a review of the studies.)

Library Category: Book 
1/12/2010

The Incredible Years Programmes in Scotland

Lennox, J. 2008. Hospital Education Service, Caledonia House, RHSC, Yorkhill, Glasgow, Scotland.

Here in Glasgow we were interested in collaborating with Professor Webster-Stratton to pilot both the prevention and treatment programmes locally and to evaluate their effectiveness with Scottish families.

Library Category: Treatment Description Scotland
11/13/2008

The Incredible Years Therapeutic Social and Emotional Skills Programme: A Pilot Study

Hutchings , J., Bywater, T., Gridley, N., Whitaker, C., Martin, P., and Gruffydd, S. 2011. (in press, School Psychology International) Centre for Evidence Based Early Intervention, School of Psychology, Bangor University, Bangor, North Wales.

The Incredible Years (IY) universal child Classroom Dinosaur and Teacher Classroom Management programmes are delivered in all 102 primary schools in Gwynedd County, Wales. This article describes a pilot study of the IY Therapeutic (small group) Dinosaur School social and emotional coaching programme in one such school. The aim was to assess the added benefit of this programme for young high-risk children in order to inform a larger randomised controlled trial.

Library Category: Treatment Study Wales
5/27/2011

The Influence of Group Training in the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program on Preschool Teachers' Classroom Management Strategies

Carlson, J. S., Tiret, H. B., Bender, S. L., Benson, L. 2011. Journal of Applied School Psychology, 27: 2, 134 - 154. URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15377903.2011.565277

There are two core components of evidence-based classroom practices and specific management strategies in early childhood settings that are important to include in a teacher training program on classroom management.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
5/11/2011

The Webster-Stratton Incredible Years Basic Parenting Programme: Parental Satisfaction in a Community Group of Portuguese Parents

Seabra-Santos, M., Gaspar, M. Psychology and Educational Sciences, Psychopedagogy Center, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

The Incredible Years Basic Parent Training Program is valid for Portuguese low-risk parents, from a facial and ecological point of view; Portuguese low risk parents show high levels of satisfaction concerning the Program.

Library Category: Treatment Study Portugal
10/16/2008

Tratamiento Multifacético para Niños con Trastornos de Conducta

Webster-Stratton, C., & Reid, M. J. 2010. In J. Mandil, G. Millán, R. Borgialli, F. Musich, E. Buenge, M. Gomar, & F. Duthu (Eds.), Manual de terapia cognitiva comportamental con niños y adolescentes (pp. 409-432). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Polemos.

La incidencia del trastorno oposicionista desafiante (TOD) y el trastorno disocial (TD) (conduct disorder).

Library Category: Treatment Study Argentina
12/19/2010

Treatment Fidelity as a Predictor of Behaviour Change in Parents Attending Group-based Parent Training

C. Eames, D. Daley, J. Hutchings, C. J. Whitaker, K. Jones, J. C. Hughes and T. Bywater. 2009. School of Psychology, College of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Bangor University, Gwynedd, UK. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00975.x

The current study aims to investigate if LOT skills subgroups predict change in parenting behaviour, for parents with preschool children at risk of developing CD who attended IY PT groups within Sure Start areas in North and MidWales and the borders.

Library Category: Treatment Study Wales
2/10/2009

 

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