tailieunhanh - CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION GATEWAY: PARENT EDUCATION

In spite of remarkable progress in drug therapy, childhood and adolescent epilepsy is often a distressing condition lasting several years before possible recovery. Adaptation problems to the disease and also to health recovery are likely to occur. Stigma and discrimination may persist also after recovery. 11,12 Depression in children and adolescents with epilepsy is a common but often unrecognized disorder. Both epilepsy and depression are characterized by a chronic course and poor long- term psychosocial outcome. Educating parents about mood disorders may allow them to be more receptive to psychiatric treatment for their child or themselves. The early identification and treatment of. | H child Welfare I Information Gateway PROTECTING CHILDREN STRENGTHENING FAMILIES Parent education is designed to strengthen and support families and communities to prevent child abuse and neglect. The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act as reauthorized by the Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 identifies parent education as a core prevention service. A significant number of Community-Based Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention CBCAP grants are funding parent education programs as stand-alone efforts or as part of more comprehensive strategies. What s Inside What the research shows Evidence-based and evidence-informed programs Additional resources References . Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Administration on Children Youth and Families Children s Bureau Child Welfare Information Gateway Children s Bureau ACYF 1250 Maryland Avenue SW Eighth Floor Washington DC 20024 or Email info@ Parent Education Successful parent education programs help parents acquire and internalize parenting and problem-solving skills necessary to build a healthy family. Research has shown that effective parent training and family interventions promote protective factors and lead to positive outcomes for both parents and children Lundahl Harris 2006 . Protective factors include nurturing and attachment knowledge of parenting and of child and youth development parental resilience social connections and concrete supports for parents Child Welfare Information Gateway . Department of Health and Human Services Children s Bureau FRIENDS National Resource Center For Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention 2008 . This issue brief provides an overview of research regarding some key characteristics and training strategies of successful parent education programs. Information about selected evidence-based and evidence-informed parent education programs .