101049: Using Evidence-Based Parenting Programs to Advance CDC Efforts in Child Maltreatment Prevention

About the Course:

This brief course provides information regarding empirical research being sponsored by the CDC regarding child maltreatment and ways to prevent it. Several models of child maltreatment programs are presented, along with information regarding effectiveness trials.

Journal/Publisher:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Publication Date:

2004

Author

Valle, Linda Anne, et al.

About the Author:

CDC staff.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially psychologists, counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about empirically based efforts to prevent child maltreatment. It is appropriate for an introductory level of participants’ knowledge.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify research activities regarding child maltreatment prevention and ways to develop and evaluate a universal parenting program.

2. Examine and interpret information presented regarding attrition in parenting programs.

3. Explain what ecobehavioral models are and their relative effectiveness in preventing child maltreatment.