This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cachildwelfareclearinghouse.org/
Child Welfare Outcomes: Safety and child/family well-being.
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, Physical abuse, and Physical neglect
Target Population: African-American families at risk for child maltreatment.
Brief Description:
The Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) has been rated by the CEBC in the area of Prevention (Secondary). EBPP is a parenting skill-building program created specifically for parents of African American children. It was originally designed as a 15-session program to be used with small groups of parents. Recently, a one-day seminar version of the program for large numbers of parents has been created. Since the late 1980s, EBPP has been disseminated via instructor training workshops conducted nationwide. These workshops provided training for over 3,500 professionals from 40 states.
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Culturally-Specific Parenting Strategies:
General Parenting Strategies:
Basic Parenting Skills Taught in a Culturally-Sensitive Manner, Using African American Language Expressions and African Proverbs:
Special Program Topics:
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was designed to be conducted in a group.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) has been tested for use in a group setting.
Testing references:
Meyers, H.F., Alvy, K.T., Arrington, A., Richardson, M.A., Marigna, M., Huff, R., Main, M., &, Newcomb, M.D. (1992). The impact of a parent training program on inner-city African-American families. Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 132-147
The recommended group size is: Not specified by developer
Recommended intensity: Weekly three-hour sessions or one-day 6.5 hours abbreviated seminar version
Recommended duration: 15 weeks total including a session for graduation and testifying or just one-day for the abbreviated seminar version
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) includes a homework component.
Description: A variety of homework projects are required, including behavior change projects with targeted children, bringing in members of the extended black family to participate, using family rules, etc.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) is typically conducted in a(n): Birth Family Home, Community Agency, Foster Home, and Outpatient Clinic.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was designed with a Parent Component.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms: Parents living in high-risk situations that can lead to child maltreatment
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was not designed with a Child Component.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was not developed for children with developmental delays.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) has not been tested for children with developmental delays.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was designed for specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was tested in specific racial/ethnic/cultural groups.
Specific Groups: Parents of African American children
Relevant research studies:
Meyers, H.F., Alvy, K.T., Arrington, A., Richardson, M.A., Marigna, M., Huff, R., Main, M., &, Newcomb, M.D. (1992). The impact of a parent training program on inner-city African-American families. Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 132-147.
There is a manual that describes how to implement this program.
There is training available for Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP).
Training contact: Center for the Improvement of Child Caring, 6260 Laurel Canyon Road, Ste. 304N. Hollywood, CA 91606 1-800-325-2422 or http://ciccparenting.org/cicc_InstrWrkShps_31.asp
Number of days/hours: Five 6.5 hour days
Training is obtained: People can attend regularly scheduled workshops in different cities or the workshop can be brought to a specific location on a contractual basis
There currently are not additional qualified resources for training.
The typical resources for implementing Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) are: The Parent Handbooks with program and skill descriptions, an overhead projector and screen, and space for 8-12 parents with enough room break into dyads for skill practice. The program is designed to be led by one instructor who presents the program, demonstrates and models the skills, and provides individual consultations to parents on their home behavior change projects.
Practitioners ranging from paraprofessional prevention specialists and parent involvement coordinators to children service workers with B.A. degrees and Ph.D.-level psychologists have been trained to deliver the program. It is best to have had prior training in behavior modification or behavior analysis as well as education and training in child development and group dynamics. In addition, exposure to Black Studies courses and materials is helpful. The majority of the 3,500 instructors trained and certified in this program have been of African descent.
Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was given the scientific rating of “3-Promising Practice” based on the published, peer-reviewed research available. The practice must have at least one study utilizing some form of control (e.g., untreated group, placebo group, matched wait list) establishing the practice’s efficacy over the placebo, or found it to be comparable to or better than an appropriate comparison practice. For more information, follow this link to the complete definition of this rating.
Meyers, H.F., Alvy, K.T., Arrington, A., Richardson, M.A., Marigna, M., Huff, R., Main, M., &, Newcomb, M.D. (1992). The impact of a parent training program on inner-city African-American families. Journal of Community Psychology, 20, 132-147.
Type of Study: Quasi-experimental design: Pre-post testing on treatment and control cohorts
Number of participants:109 treatment families, 64 control families
Population:
Location/Institution: South Central Los Angeles, CA
Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations)
The Effective Black Parenting Program (EBPP) was field tested on two cohorts of inner city African-American parents and their children. Eligible families were recruited through schools. Pre-post changes on parental acceptance-rejection, family relationships, and on child behavior problems and social competencies were compared in a quasi-experimental design on 109 treatment and 64 control families over 1 year. Measures were conducted in structured interviews with parents and children and included measures of parenting attitudes, beliefs and practices; family relationships; substance use, psychiatric and legal histories; and family stresses and resources. Specific measures included the Parental Acceptance Rejection Questionnaire for Mothers, the Parenting Practices Inventory, the Retrospective Family Relationships Questionnaire, and the Child Behavior Checklist. Data on school performance and teacher ratings were also obtained. Results from Cohort I indicated that the EBPP produced selected significant improvements in parental rejection, in the quality of family relationships, and in child behavior outcomes. These findings were partially confirmed in the Cohort II sample, which also included changes in the use of specific parenting behaviors. A 1-year follow-up indicated that the reductions in parental rejection and in hyperactive and withdrawn behavior in boys and sexual problem behaviors in girls were maintained, though a regressive trend toward more coercive parenting practices was also noted as was an increase in delinquent behaviors in girls. Suggested limitations include lack of systematic support or booster treatments over the posttest period.
Alvy, K.T. (1987). Black parenting: Strategies for training. New York: Irvington Publishers.
Alvy, K.T. (1994). Parent training today: A social necessity. Studio City, CA: Center for the Improvement of Child Caring.
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention (1991). Parent training is prevention: Preventing alcohol and other drug problems among youth in the family, (DHHS Publication No. ADM 91-1715) Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Child Welfare League of America (2006). Parenting education and support: A special issue of CWLA's Child Welfare Journal, Arlington, VA.
Contact name: Gary Oltman, Training Coordinator
Affiliation/Agency: Center for the Improvement of Child Caring
Email: gary@ciccparenting.org
Phone: 818-980-0903
Fax: 818-753-1054
Website: http://www.ciccparenting.org