Contact:	Joyce Millman Director of Parent Services Northern Illinois Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (NICASA) 3179 N. Fish Lake Road Round Lake, IL 60073 Tel: (847) 546–6450 Fax: (847) 546–6760
Main Purpose:	Establish networks for working parents, improve parent/child relationships; help balance work and family life; improve corporate climate for workers; improve parents' skills in preventing substance abuse and other problems that occur in teen years
Target Group:	Working parents of children ages birth through 18
Description:	The program is presented at worksites during lunch hour. It addresses common issues such as balancing work and family, communication, discipline, learning styles, sibling relationships, sex role conditioning, substance abuse, and other issues. It also focuses on specific developmental issues: child care, tantrums, sleeping and eating patterns, communicating with school personnel, peer pressure, and establishing family policies regarding substance use. School performance, male/female relationships, and increasing levels of responsibilities as children grow older are also addressed.
Evaluation:	A longitudinal study of 191 parents, using a quasi-experimental design, showed that parents in a high-dosage group reported significant and lasting changes in their child's behavior, and rated children's behavior more positively. Their parenting practices changed positively and punitiveness declined. Parental stress and depression were reduced. Increases in substance abuse knowledge and negative attitudes toward drug use were noted.

(Source: Strengthening America's Families Project, University of Utah, Model Family Strengthening Program Descriptions)

Parenting IS Prevention Training of Trainers Workshop, 1998	SAMHSA

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