Model Program

Triple P draws on social learning, cognitive-behavioral and developmental theory, as well as research into risk and protective factors associated with the development of social and behavioral problems in children. The program's multi-level framework aims to tailor information, advice and professional support to the needs of individual families. It recognizes that parents have differing needs and desires regarding the type, intensity and mode of assistance they may require. Triple P interventions range from the provision of media message on positive parenting, through to brief information resources such as tip sheets and videos, and brief targeted interventions (for specific behavior problems) offered by primary care practitioners at Levels 2 and 3, to more intensive parent training at Level 4 and Level 5 programs targeting broader family issues such as relationship conflict and parental depression, anger and stress.

Program Descriptors Include:
GED, Life Skills Training

Starting Date: Unspecified
Students Served Per Year: 250-500
Last Verified: 2010

Program addresses the following:

Individual factors

• Misbehavior

Program promotes the following:

Relationships

• Presence and involvement of caring, supportive adults

Independence

• Healthy/conventional beliefs and standards

Competence

• Social competencies

The evidence base for Triple P is extensive. Various components of the Triple P system have been subjected to a series of controlled evaluations, and have consistently shown positive effects on observed and parent-reported child behavior problems, parenting practices, and parents' adjustment across sites, investigators, family characteristics, cultures, and countries.

How evaluation data was collected:
Outside experimental studies
Data collected and analyzed at state or organizational level

Additional Evaluation Information:
http://www.triplep-america.com/documents/Prinz