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Proving the power of positive parenting: a Randomised Control Trial to investigate the effectiveness of the Incredible Years Basic Parent training programme in an Irish context (short-term outcomes)

Sinéad McGilloway, Tracey Bywater, G. Ni Mhaille, Mairéad Furlong, Dónal O’Neill, Catherine Comiskey, Yvonne Leckey, Paul Kelly, Michael Donnelly

Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University) · 2009 · 12 citations · 0 references

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EducationChild HealthEarly Childhood EducationChild DevelopmentEarly InterventionFamily InterventionChild Behavior InterventionFamily-based InterventionsParent EducationParental ParticipationParentingSocial-emotional InterventionDirect Cost AnalysisEarly Childhood Behavior InterventionEarly Childhood Parent InterventionEvidence-based ParentingExperimental Study DesignParenting Skills InterventionQualitative Interviewing

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This summary report presents key findings from a large evaluation of the effectiveness of the Incredible Years BASIC Preschool/Early School Years Parent Training (IYP) programme as an intervention for Irish children (aged approx. 3-7yrs) with emotional and behavioural\ndifficulties. The evaluation involved three separate, but inter-related sub-studies including: (1) an experimental study (or Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT)); (2) a qualitative study involving interviews with parents who were included in the RCT in order to assess their\nexperiences and views of the programme; and (3) a cost analysis of the IYP programme.