Outcomes of Parent Education Programs Based on Reevaluation Counseling

Supporting parents in late modernity through parent education: A mixed-methods study in Hong Kong

“…Despite the reported effectiveness of parent education in changing parental cognitions, improving family functioning, and preventing child behavior problems (Kaminski et al, 2008), critical and postmodern theorists have argued that contemporary education work, by its very nature, has circulated a deficit view of parents and placed them in an inferior position in need of education, rather than portraying them as agents capable of charting their own course in life (Tilsen, 2007;Wright & Wooden, 2013). Whereas previous research has indicated that knowledge and skills will not be consolidated unless personal meaning is found and owned (First & Way, 1995;Hills & Knowles, 1987;Wolfe & Hirsch, 2003), the integration of lived experiences and the cultivation and reorganization of selfhood are rarely treated as the central focus of contemporary parent education. Furthermore, the findings of recent studies have highlighted the significance of replacing deficit-based parent training with strengths-based practices.…”

Group-Based Parenting Programs for Improving Parenting and Psychosocial Functioning: A Systematic Review

“…We included 48 studies that were identified by screening the full-text article against inclusion criteria (Bradley et al, 2003;Chronis, Gamble, Roberts, & Pelham, 2006;DeGarmo, Patterson, & Forgatch , 2004;Fanning, 2007;Fantuzzo Stevenson, Abdul Kabir, & Perry, 2007;Farrar, 2005;Feliciana, 2005;Gallart & Matthey, 2005;Gardner, Burton, & Klies, 2006;Gross et al, 2003;Gross et al, 2009;Gutierrez, 2007;Hanisch et al, 2010;Hiscock et al, 2008;Hutchings et al, 2007;Joachim, Sanders, & Turner, 2010;Larsson et al, 2009;Lipman & Boyle, 2005;Martin & Sanders, 2003;Matsumoto et al, 2007;Matsumoto et al, 2010;Morawska & Sanders, 2009;Niccols, 2009;Treacy, Tripp, & Baird, 2005;Turner, Richards, & Sanders, 2007;van den Hoofdakker et al, 2007;Wang, 2005;Wolfe & Hirsch, 2003). Two review authors (NS and NH) independently examined studies included in the previous review against the current review's more rigorous inclusion criteria and determined only 20 of the 26 articles met the current study's inclusion criteria.…”

“…Specifically, only mothers were recruited for 13 studies (Chronis et al, 2006;DeGarmo et al, 2004;Farrar et al, 2005;Feliciana, 2005;Gammon & Rose, 1991;Greaves, 1997;Gutierrez, 2007;Hiscock et al, 2008;Lipman & Boyle, 2005;Niccols, 2009;Odom, 1996;Sirbu, Cotler, & Penman, 1978;Wolfe & Hirsch, 2003). Some exceptions existed in that four studies recruited not only biological parents but also grandparents, foster parents, stepparents, and relatives (Gross et al, 2003;Gross et al, 2009;Nicholson, Anderson, Fox, & Brenner, 2002;Treacy et al, 2005).…”

“…Eight studies were included in the multimodal/unclassifiable category because the theoretical underpinning of the interven-tions could not be classified based on the information provided or the study used multiple approaches (Fanning, 2007;Fantuzzo et al, 2007;Farrar, 2005;Feliciana, 2005;Gutierrez, 2007;Schultz et al, 1993;Treacy et al, 2005;Wolfe & Hirsch, 2003). See Table 2 (p. xxx) for further information about these programs.…”

“…The program covered Session 1: Orientation to the program and understanding stress; Session 2: Education about ADHD; Session 3: Rights and reasons; Session 4: Problem-solving skills; Session 5: Cognitive restructuring; Session 6: Communication skills; Session 7: Self-care skills; Session 8: Parenting skills; Session 9: Wrap-up session. Wolfe (2003) To evaluate the effects of a parenting program in enhancing parent adaptive behavior through emphasis on parental self-reflection, social support, and the emotional roots of children's misbehavior and parenting stress.…”