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A pilot study of the Incredible Years Teacher Training programme and a curriculum unit on social and emotional skills in community pre-schools in Jamaica

Baker-Henningham, H., Walker, S., Powell, C., and Gardner, M.J. 2009. Department of Educational Studies, University of the West Indies. Epidemiology Research Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston. Caribbean Child Development Centre, University of the West Indies, Open Campus, Barbados,West Indies. 00A9 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.00964.x.

This intervention resulted in large benefits to observed positive and negative teacher behaviours, teacher warmth and the extent to which teachers promoted children’s social and emotional skills.

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1/8/2009

A Promising Parenting Intervention in Foster Care

L. Oriana Linares, Daniela Montalto, MinMin Li, and Vikash S. Oza; New York University. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2006, Vol. 74, No. 1, 32-41.

There is a growing literature demonstrating the extensive mental health problems of foster children, particularly their high risk for externalizing and conduct difficulties, including noncompliance, aggressiveness, and emotional liability.

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1/1/2006

An integrated components preventive intervention for aggressive elementary school children: The early risers program

August, G. J., Realmuto, G. M., Hektner, J. M., & Bloomquist, M. L. 2001. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 69(4), 614-626.

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8/12/2001

Early Elementary School Intervention to Reduce Conduct Problems: A Randomized Trial With Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Children

Barrera, M. Jr., Biglan, A., Taylor, T., Barbara K. Gunn, B., Smolkowski, K., Black, C., Ary, D., and Fowler, R. 2002. Prevention Science, Vol. 3, No. 2. 3(2), 83-94.

This paper describes the Schools and Homes in Partnership (SHIP) program, a comprehensive intervention to reduce conduct problems among early elementary school children.

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6/6/2002

Efficacy of The Incredible Years Basic Parent Training Programme as an early intervention for children with Conduct problems and ADHD

Jones, K., Daley, D., Hutchings, J., Bywater, T., & Catrin Eames, C. 2007. Child Care: Health and Development (accepted for publication).

The efficacy of the Incredible Years Basic parent training programme for a community-based sample of families with pre-school children at risk of developing both conduct problems (CP) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was examined.

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1/1/2007

Engagement and Effectiveness of Parent Management Training (Incredible Years) for Solo High-Risk Mothers: A Multiple Baseline Evaluation

Lees, D., Ronan, K. 2008. Behaviour Change. Vol. 25, No.2 pp. 109-128.

The effectiveness of The Incredible Years parent-training program with a small sample of four high risk solo mothers in a public clinic setting was assessed. All families had a number of risk factors for early drop-out and poor outcomes. Mindful of resource limitations in the public setting, economical strategies were used to enhance attendance rates and engagement.

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12/17/2008

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.

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2/7/2007

Improving mental health through parenting programmes: Block randomized controlled trial

Patterson, J., Barlow, J., Mockford, C., Klimes, I., Pyper, C., & Stewart-Brown, S. 2002. Archives of Disease in Children. 87, 472-477.

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6/23/2002

Interdisciplinary Training Program
Program Title: Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities (CFDA 84.325D)

John S. Carlson, PhD., NCSP, Assistant Professor of School Psychology, Director of Clinical Training, Licensed Psychologist, Michigan State University. Proposal Grant: Interdisciplinary Leadership Training in Evidence-Based Interventions and Prevention Programs.

This interdisciplinary training program prepares 9 Michigan State University doctoral students from school psychology and special education-emotional impairment for leadership roles in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interventions and prevention programs for youth

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6/1/2005

Low tech IY wins in Jamaica

Prevention Action. 2008. Online publication managed by the Dartington Social Research Unit. Preventionaction.org.

The Incredible Years prevention program has shown that with expert modification it can still be effective even in difficult social conditions.

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5/8/2008

Parent Management Training for Solo Mothers of Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: An Effectiveness and Multiple Baseline Evaluation

Lees, D.G., and Ronan, K.R., Massey University Palmerston North New Zealand. 2005.

Findings support the use of the Incredible Years Parent Training Program and planned booster sessions as an effective low cost intervention to improve the functioning of solo mothers and of children with ADHD.

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6/16/2005

Parent Management Training with Preschool Children at Risk for Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Walter Matthys M.D., PhD., Maartje Raaijmakers, M.S., Jocelyne Posthumus, M.S., B. van Hout, PhD., I. de Kruif, M.S., K. Bocker, PhD., D. Smidts, PhD., J. Sergeant, PhD., H. van Engeland, M.D., PhD.

In the present study we assess the preventive effects of the IY BASIC and ADVANCE parent programs in preschool children at risk for disruptive behavior disorders.

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1/29/2005

Parent training of Toddlers in Day Care in Low-Income Urban Communities

Gross, D., Fogg, L., Webster-Stratton, C., Garvey, C., Julion, W., & Grady, J. 2003. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

When parents limit their use of coercive child management strategies (e.g., yelling, hitting, and verbal aggression) and increase their use of positive, supportive responses (e.g., encouragement, praise, and physically positive behaviors), child conduct problems and parenting self-efficacy significantly improve.

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1/9/2003

Parenting Programmes: What works?

Scott, S., Reader in Child and Behaviour; Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. 2003. Presentation given April 2003, Oxford.

The objective of supporting parents is to enable them to develop a nurturing, stimulating relationship with their child, so they develop the child's emotional and intellectual well-being. The question arises how best to support parents.

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4/1/2003

Preventive intervention for urban, low-income preschoolers at familial risk for conduct problems

Brotman Miller, L., Klein, R. G., Kamboukos, D., Brown, E. J., Coard Irby, S., & Sosinsky Stout, S. L. 2003. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 32(2), 246-257.

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5/7/2003

Problem-Solving Skills Training as a Supplement to Behavioral Parent Training

Spaccarelli, S., Cotler, S., & Penman, D. 1992. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 16, 1-18.

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3/18/1992

Study of generalisation effects from home to day-care/school settings were examined in a clinic sample of children aged 4-8 years

Drugli, M.B., Larsson, B. 2006. Child Adolescent Psychiatry. 15:392-399.

Study of generalisation effects from home to day-care/school settings were examined in a clinic sample of children aged 4-8 years. Analyses of differences between pre- and posttreatment were conducted.

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4/13/2006

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.

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1/1/2004

The Incredible Years Parent Training Programme in Tauranga, New Zealand: A research summary

Hamilton, M., and Angela Litterick-Biggs, A. 2007.

The Incredible Years parent training programme was introduced to the Tauranga community in 2002, and because of its success, was rapidly embraced by agencies and community organisations.

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2/2/2008

Treatment of oppositional defiant and conduct problems in young Norwegian children: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Bo Larsson, B., Fossum, S., Clifford, G., Drugli, M., Handegard, B., Mörch, W. 2008. European Child Adolescent Psychiatry. Jan;18(1):42-52. Copyright: Steinkopff Verlag 2008. DOI 10.1007/s00787-008-0702-z.

The encouraging positive results of this study emphasize the utility of highly structured parent training and child therapy in the management of severe oppositional defiant and conduct problems in young Norwegian children.

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6/18/2008

 

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