| Description |
xi, 233 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Seymour B. Sarason -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Parent Education and Family Support for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment: What We Know and What We Don't Know / Dickon Reppucci and Sarah L. Cook -- Ch. 3. Curricula and Their Evaluation: Assumptions Underlying Parent Education -- Ch. 4. Evaluation for the Prevention Educator -- Ch. 5. Measurement Tools for Self-Evaluation -- Ch. 6. Overview of Diverse Parent Education Efforts -- Ch. 7. Case Studies of Successful Parent Education Programs -- Ch. 8. Portsmouth's Good Beginnings: A Case Study in Outcome Evaluation -- Ch. 9. Key Components of Successful Programs -- Ch. 10. A Policy Agenda for Child Maltreatment Prevention -- App. A. Topical Briefs for the Practitioner -- App. B. Recommended Measures for Outcome Evaluation / Edited by Deborah J. Land -- App. C. Additional Measures for Evaluation / Edited by Deborah J. Land -- App. D. The Good Beginnings Curriculum |
| Summary |
This unique volume outlines an empowering approach to service delivery in child abuse prevention programs. Using knowledge gained from research on 25 distinct parenting programs, the authors provide detailed case studies and dozens of practical suggestions for planning, evaluating, and strengthening parent education programming. Convenient appendices offer a sample program curriculum, targeted handouts for program personnel, and comprehensive lists of program evaluation measures |
| Analysis |
Child abuse - Prevention |
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Parent Education |
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Parent and Child |
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Parenting - Study and Teaching |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child abuse -- Prevention.
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Child abuse -- Virginia -- Prevention.
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Child abuse.
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Parenting -- Study and teaching -- Virginia.
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Parenting -- Study and teaching.
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Child Abuse.
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Parenting.
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| Author |
Britner, Preston A.
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Woolard, Jennifer L.
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| LC no. |
97009036 |
| ISBN |
1557662894 |
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