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Akin, Becci A.; Lang, Kyle; McDonald, Thomas P.; Yan, Yueqi; Little, Todd – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: This study examined the effects of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on parenting effectiveness and caregiver functioning. Method: Children in foster care with emotional and behavioral problems were randomized to PMTO (n = 461) or services as usual (n = 457) in a nonblinded study design. Using an intent-to-treat approach,…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Foster Care, Emotional Disturbances
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Salisbury, Marlee R.; Roos, Leslie E.; Horn, Sarah R.; Peake, Shannon J.; Fisher, Philip A. – Prevention Science, 2022
Children with developmental delays or disabilities (DD) are at risk for self-regulation difficulties and behaviour problems compared to typically developing children. Intervening early is crucial to prevent long-term adjustment challenges across home and school contexts. Parenting has been identified as a malleable target of intervention for…
Descriptors: Developmental Delays, At Risk Persons, Self Control, Behavior Problems
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Siebert, Erin A.; Hamm, Jessica; Yun, Joonkoo – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify parental influences on physical activity behaviours of children with disabilities. One hundred and forty-eight parents of children with disabilities responded to a survey about factors related to parent and child physical activity, parental support and belief in their child's abilities regarding physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Parent Influence, Children, Physical Activity Level
Stormshak, Elizabeth A.; Seeley, John R.; Caruthers, Allison S.; Cardenas, Lucia; Moore, Kevin J.; Tyler, Milagra S.; Fleming, Christopher M.; Gau, Jeff; Danaher, Brian – Grantee Submission, 2019
This study evaluated the efficacy of a family-centered preventive intervention, the Family Check-Up (FCU), delivered as an online, eHealth model to middle school families. To increase accessibility of family-centered prevention in schools, we adapted the evidence-based FCU to an online format, with the goal of providing a model of service delivery…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Family Programs
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Browne, Charlyn Harper – ZERO TO THREE, 2014
The national Quality Improvement Center on early Childhood (QIC-eC) funded four research and demonstration projects that tested child maltreatment prevention approaches. The projects were guided by several key perspectives: the importance of increasing protective factors in addition to decreasing risk factors in child maltreatment prevention…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Educational Quality, Child Abuse
Johnson, Pattie – Teaching Research Infant and Child Center Newsletter, 1989
The Infant Monitoring Project was initiated in Polk County, Oregon, to address the need for monitoring the development of infants and young children designated as "at risk." The project involved a cooperative effort between the Polk County Health Department and the Teaching Research Division of the Oregon State System of Higher…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Biological Influences, Child Development, Environmental Influences
Koroloff, Nancy – 1992
This final report describes the outcomes of four demonstration projects, funded in 1990 in Oregon, on early identification and prevention of mental and emotional disorders in children. The intention of the projects was to find ways to identify children who are at risk of suffering emotional disorders and intervene early enough to prevent these…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification
Koroloff, Nancy – 1991
This report describes four demonstration projects, funded from July 1989 to December 1990 in Oregon, on early identification and prevention of mental and emotional disorders in children. The intention of the projects was to find ways to identify children at risk of suffering emotional disorders and to intervene early enough to prevent these…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Rearing, Children, Early Childhood Education