Parents as Teachers (PAT)
Name | Parents as Teachers (PAT) |
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Target Audience | At-risk or vulnerable Pregnant women, Parents and Carers of Children aged 0-3 |
CfC Objective | Supporting Families and Parents • Healthy Young Families • Early Learning |
Organisation | Family Support Network Inc. |
Delivery Setting | Home Visitation Program |
Description | A Home visitation program that focuses on five core competencies:
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an early childhood parent education, family support and well-being, and school readiness home visiting model based on the premise that "all children will learn, grow, and develop to realise their full potential." |
Implementation and delivery |
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Delivered to | Parents and carers anywhere in Australia. |
Delivered by | Trained family support workers, community workers, psychologists, early childhood workers, supported playgroup facilitators, child protection case managers, Maternal Child Health Nurses. |
Program Structure | Training consists of 3 days of Foundational Training for Parent Educators. |
Training | In person training is required. For more details please contact Family Support Network [email protected] |
Cost | For costs of the program please contact Family Support Network [email protected] |
Contact | Phone: 02 66212489 ( Ask for Sarah) Email: [email protected] Website: fsn.org.au/parents-as-teachers/ |
Evaluation and effectiveness | Multiple RCTs and peer reviewed studies. Summary of relevant evidence can be found here: Parents as Teachers – An Evidence-Based Home Visiting Model: gParents as Teachers Information Resource https://static1.squarespace.com/static/56be46a6b6aa60dbb45e41a5/t/5c7002f8f9619a60f3ca2275/1550844667041/PAT_EBHVM.pdf • Carroll, L., Smith, S., & Thomson, N. (2015). Parents as Teachers Health Literacy Demonstration Project: Integrating an Empowerment Model of Health Literacy Promotion Into Home-Based Parent Education. Health Promotion Practice, 16(2), 282-290. • Chaiyachati, B., Gaither, J., Hughes, M., Foley-Schain, K., & Leventhal, J. (2018). Preventing child maltreatment: Examination of an established statewide homevisiting program. Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect, 49:476-484. • Wagner M, Spiker D, Linn MI. (2002) The effectiveness of the Parents as Teachers program with low-income parents and children. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 22(2), 67-81. • Wagner M. (2001) The Multisite evaluation of the Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program: Summary of findings for Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. • Wagner MM, Clayton SL. (1999) The Parents as Teachers program: Results from two demonstrations. The Future of Children, 91-115. A History of Australian Evaluation of PAT can be found here: webarchive.nla.gov.au/wayback/20140126190734 |