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 Pilot Study of the Incredible Years BASIC Parenting Programme with Bereaved Families

Braiden, Dr. H.J., McDaniel, Dr. B., Duffy, J., and McCann, M. Journal of Childrens Services. 2011. V.6.3. pp. 141-145. DOI 10.1108/17466661111176015.

Bereaved parents often face the complex situation of managing their own grief while parenting bereaved children who are at increased risk of social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The current evaluation was a pilot study aimed at determining the feasibility of the Incredible Years (IY) BASIC parenting programme as an intervention for bereaved families.

Library Category: Treatment Study United Kingdom
10/10/2011

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

An Experimental Test of Differential Susceptibility to Parenting Among Emotionally Dysregulated Children in a Randomized Controlled Trial for Oppositional Behavior

Scott, S., and G O'Connor, T.G. 2012. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02586.x.

An experimental test of differential susceptibility to parenting among emotionally dysregulated children in a randomized controlled trial for oppositional behavior.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
10/5/2012

An Independent Replication of the Incredible Years Classroom Management Teacher Training Program in Head Start

Shepard, S. A., Doctoroff, G., Dickstein, S., & Seifer, R. 2008. Brown University Medical School.

Results of this independent replication support the effectiveness of IYS-TP for improving classroom level functioning and teacher practices in high-risk schools, particularly among those teachers who appear to struggle the most prior to training.

Library Category: Independent Replication 
8/9/2008

Behavioural and Cognitive-Behavioural Group-Based Parenting Programmes for Early-Onset Conduct Problems in Children Aged 3 to 12 Years

Furlong, M., McGilloway, S., Bywater, T., Hutchings, J., Smith, S.M., and Donnelly, M. 2012. Cochrane Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems Group. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008225.pub2.

To assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of behavioural and cognitive-behavioural group-based parenting programmes for improving child conduct problems, parental mental health and parenting skills.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
2/15/2012

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Servicestyrelsen har i perioden 2008-2010 i samarbejde med 13 kommuner afprøvet to evidensbaserede familiebehandlingsprogrammer, hhv. børneprogrammet Dinosaurusskolen (DINO) og forældreprogrammet BASIC.

Library Category: Treatment Study Denmark
1/12/2010

Development and Psychopathology

Beauchaine, T. P., McNulty, T. 2012. Washington State University.

Comorbidities and Continuities as Ontogenic Processes: Toward a Developmental Spectrum Model of Externalizing Psychopathology

Library Category: Treatment Description 
1/4/2013

Early Childhood Family Intervention and Long-term Obesity Prevention Among High-risk Minority Youth

Brotman, L.M., Dawson-McClure, S., Huang, K., Theise, R., Kamboukos, D., Wang, J., Petkova, E., and Ogedegbe, G. 2012. Pediatrics. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-1568.

Among youth at high risk for obesity based on income, minority status, and child behavior problems, early intervention that promotes effective parenting led to meaningful differences in obesity in preadolescence. Early family intervention is an innovative and promising approach.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
2/6/2012

Early Intervention in Pediatrics Offices for Emerging Disruptive Behavior in Toddlers

McMenamy, J., Sheldrick, C. R., & Perrin, E. C. 2011. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Vol.25.2. Doi:10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.08.008

Pediatricians and nurse practitioners described a high level of satisfaction with the screening and intervention protocols.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
3/3/2011

Embedding the Family Check-Up and Evidence-Based Parenting Programmes in Head Start to Increase Parent Engagement and Reduce Conduct Problems in Young Children

Shepard, S. A., Armstrong, Silver, R. B., Berger, Seifer, R. 2012. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 5:3, 194-207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1754730X.2012.707432.

We describe an approach to parent engagement that addresses the myriad motivational, cognitive and pragmatic barriers parents face by embedding services in Head Start and applying a parent engagement model, the Family Check-Up, as a pre-intervention to augment parent training.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
8/7/2012

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 in Sweden: The Transferability of an American Parent-Training Program to Sweden

Axberg, U., and Broberg, A. G. 2012. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 53, 224–232. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2012.00955.x.

The goal of the present study was to study effectiveness of the Incredible Years parent-training program (IY), developed in the US, in regular clinical work in Sweden, using a randomized controlled design.

Library Category: Treatment Study Sweden
5/2/2012

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

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

Incredible Years Parent, Teachers and Children's Series: Transportability to Portugal of Early Intervention Programs for Preventing Conduct Problems and Promoting Social and Emotional Competence

Webster-Stratton, C., Gaspar, M.F., Seabra-Santos, M.J., 2012. Psychosocial Intervention. Vol.21.2. Guest Editor: Joaquin de Paul. Evidence-Based Programs for Children, Youth, and Families: Lessons from Outcomes and Cost-Benefits Evaluation.

The Incredible Years Series was influenced by the literature regarding the development of antisocial behaviors that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s.

Library Category: Treatment Study Portugal
8/14/2012

Initial Evaluation of a Cultural Approach to Implementation of Evidence-based Parenting Interventions in American Indian Communities

Dionne, R., Davis, B., Sheeber, L., and Madrigal, L. 2009. Journal of Community Psychology, V.37.7. 911-921. DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20336.

Implementing the Incredible Years evidence-based intervention within American Indian cultural traditions, beliefs, and values.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
9/1/2009

Introducing, Researching, and Disseminating the Incredible Years Programmes in Wales

Hutchings, J. International Journal of Conflict and Violence. 2012. IJCV: Vol. 6 (2) 2012, pp. 225–233. urn:nbn:de:0070-ijcv-2012261.

A case study reviewing the establishment of the evidence-based Incredible Years programme in Wales, describing the rationale for selecting the programme, the outcomes achieved in Wales, and the influence on policy leading to a Wales-wide dissemination strategy.

Library Category: Implementation and Dissemination Wales
11/12/2012

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

Micro-Costing in Public Health Economics: Steps Towards a Standardized Framework, Using the Incredible Years Toddler Parenting Program as a Worked Example

Charles, J. M., Edwards, R. T., Bywater, T., Hutchings, J. 2013. Prevention Science. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11121-012-0302-5.

Complex interventions, such as parenting programs, are rarely evaluated from a public sector, multi-agency perspective. An exception is the Incredible Years Basic Parenting Program.

Library Category: Implementation and Dissemination Wales
1/20/2013

One-Year Follow-Up of Combined Parent and Child Intervention for Young Children with ADHD

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 2012. Webster-Stratton , C., Reid, J.M., Beauchaine, T.P. DOI:10.1080/15374416.2012.723263.

We theorize that the IY parent program helps parents to reduce coercive parent–child interactions by providing them with strategies for contingent positive management and use of positive discipline. In the present article, we determine whether posttreatment results were sustained at 1-year follow up and present predictors of outcome for a 2011 sample.

Library Category: Treatment Study United Kingdom
1/20/2013

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 and Group Leader Reflections on a Group-Based Programme for Parents and Babies

Catrin H Jones, C. H., Hutchings, J., Erjavec, M., Hughes, J. C. 2012. Community Practitioner. 85(11): 26–29.

There is growing interest in supporting families during children's early years to encourage optimal infant development. The Incredible Years Parents and Babies programme can be delivered for a reasonable cost to meet health visitor objectives with families in the first postpartum months and provides an opportunity to inform parents about resources and other support available for them and their infants.

Library Category: Independent Replication Wales
11/11/2012

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

Reducing Child Conduct Problems and Promoting Social Skills in a Middle-Income Country: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

Baker-Henningham, H., Scott, S., Jones, K., and Walker, S. British Journal of Psychiatry. 2012. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.096834.

There is an urgent need for effective, affordable interventions to prevent child mental health problems in low- and middleincome countries.

Library Category: Treatment Study United Kingdom
4/12/2012

Research Report into Māori and Non-Māori Retention in Incredible Years Parent Programme

Dunn, L. 2012. Ministry of Education, Special Education, Central North Region, New Zealand.

This was a qualitative study designed to indicate issues affecting retention for participants via their own perceptions of The Incredible Years Programme.

Library Category: Treatment Study New Zealand
2/22/2012

School-based Intervention for K-2nd Graders with Disruptive Behavior Disorders

Venter, J., MD; Cardinal, A., LCSW; Shaw, M., LPC; Wiskerchen, L., LCSW; DeSimone, S., LCSW and Ledesma, A., LPC. 2012. PowerPoint Presentation.

School-based early intervention for students with classroom disruptive behaviors.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
4/20/2012

Social Learning Theory Parenting Intervention Promotes Attachment-based Caregiving in Young Children: Randomized Clinical Trial

O'Connor, T.G., Matias, C. Futh, A., Tantam, G., Scott, S. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 2012. DOI:10.1080/15374416.2012.723262.

Findings demonstrate that standard social learning theory-based parenting interventions can change broader aspects of parent-child relationship quality, and raise clinical and conceptual questions.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
10/5/2012

Supporting Teachers and Children in Schools: The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme in Primary School Children

Ford, T., Edwards, V., Sharkey, S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Byford, S., Norwich, B., Logan, S. 2012. BMC Public Health. Http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/719.

Honing teachers' skills in proactive behaviour management and the promotion of socio-emotional regulation, therefore, has the potential to improve both child and teacher mental health.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
8/8/2012

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 Impact of Three Evidence-Based Programmes Delivered in Public Systems in Birmingham, UK

Little, M., Berry, V., Morpeth, L., Blower, S., Axford, N., Taylor, R., Bywater, T., Lehtonen, M., Tobin, K. International Journal of Conflict and Violence. 2012. IJCV: Vol. 6 (2) 2012, pp. 260–272. urn:nbn:de:0070-ijcv-2012293.

Implementation and evaluation of three evidence-based programmes in regular children's services systems, as well as an integrated prospective cost-effectiveness analysis.

Library Category: Treatment Study United Kingdom
12/30/2012

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 Teacher Training: Using Coaching to Support Generalization to Real World Classroom Settings

Reinke, W.M., Stormont, M., Webster-Stratton, C., Newcomer, L., & Herman, K.C. 2012. Psychology in the Schools, 49, 416-428. DOI: 10.1002/pits.21608.

To support teachers' use of new interventions, it is vital to understand the factors that influence adoption and implementation. One practice that has emerging promise for teacher implementation of evidence-based practices is the use of coaching.

Library Category: Treatment Study 
8/1/2012

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 Role of University-Community Partnerships in Promoting Effective, Sustainable Practice Under Real World Conditions

Shepard, S. A., Silver, R. B., Doctoroff, G., Dickstein, S., & Seifer, R. 2008. Brown University Medical School.

THeTHeIncredible Years Series is one preventive intervention with demonstrated effectiveness in settings facing multiple dissemination challenges, including Head Start.

Library Category: Implementation and Dissemination 
7/7/2009

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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