Incredible Years
| Name | Incredible Years |
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| Target Audience | Infants (0-2 years) Early childhood (3-5 years) Middle childhood (6-12 years) Parents |
| CfC Objective | Supporting Families and Parents Early Learning and Care School Transition and Engagement |
| Organisation | Incredible Years |
| Delivery Setting | School-based; home-based; community-based |
| Description | Group-based social learning model program for parents, teachers and children that reduces challenging behaviors in children and increases social and emotional learning and self-control skills. Develops parenting skills and increases parents' involvement in children's school experience.
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| Delivered to | Parents experiencing stress and difficulty in managing children’s behaviours; children aged 0-12 with behavioural issues; teachers. |
| Delivered by | Trained group practitioners |
| Program Structure | In the parent, teacher and child training programs, trained facilitators use video vignettes to structure the content and stimulate group discussions, problem solving and trigger practices related to participants’ goals. |
| Training | 3 day training required. Training scheduled in Australia will be advertised on the Incredible Years website: incredibleyears.com/workshop-info/training
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| Cost | Costs vary and are listed on the Incredible Years order form: incredibleyears.com/programs/implementation/starting-the-programs/ |
| Contact | Email: [email protected] Website: incredibleyears.com |
| Evaluation and effectiveness | The program has been assessed through multiple randomised controlled trials in the U.S., New Zealand, and Europe. The programs have been found to be effective in strengthening teacher and parent management skills, improving children’s social and emotional competence and school readiness, and reducing behaviour problems.
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