FAMILY COMPASS 22 YEARS PROTECTING CHILDREN AS OUR OWN

THE PROBLEM WITH PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT AND THE ALTERNATIVE: TRIPLE P PROGRAM FAMILY COMPASS 22 YEARS PROTECTING CHILDREN AS OUR OWN Presented by: George Holden, Ph.D. Jessica Trudeau, MPH Sheryldine Samuel, BSN

FAMILY COMPASS’ MISSION FAMILY COMPASS’ MISSION IS TO BUILD HEALTHY FAMILIES AND A STRONG DALLAS COMMUNITY BY PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. SINCE 1992, WE HAVE SERVED NEARLY 40,000 HIGH-RISK PARENTS AND CHILDREN

PRESENTATION OUTLINE WHAT IS IT?PREVALENCE AND MANIFESTATIONS THE PROBLEM:CP AND THE PUBLIC HEATLH THREAT THE ALTERNATIVE: POSITIVE PARENTING

PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE • 15% OF PARENTS AT ONLY 12 MONTHS OF AGE • 70-90% OF PARENTS AT • 2 – 5 YEARS OF AGE • 20% OF PARENTS AT 13-17 YEARS OF AGE (Straus & Stewart, 1999) (Vittrup & Holden, 2006; MacKenzieet al., 2011)

JUDGE ADAMS’ VERSION

HOME STUDY • 33 MOTHERS OF 2 – 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN • HETEROGENEOUS SAMPLE • 4 TO 6 EVENINGS • 12.95 HOURS PER FAMILY (Holden et al., under review)

EXAMPLE ONE OFFENSE: SUCKING FINGERS

EXAMPLE TWO OFFENSE: PLAYING WITH BOOK WHILE READING

THE PROBLEM • IT IS INEFFECTIVE • DOES NOT RESULT IN • GOOD BEHAVIOR • UNDERMINES RELATIONSHIPS • ASK YOUTH AND CHILDREN! (Vittrup & Holden, 2010)

THE PROBLEM • LINKED TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS • META-ANALYSIS • EXTERNALIZING PROBLEMS (Gershoff, 2002)

CHILD OUTCOMES • COMPLIANCE • AGGRESSION • DELINQUENT AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR • POOR MENTAL HEALH • LESS MORAL INTERNALIZATION • POOR PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP • VICTIM OF PHYSICAL OF ABUSE

THE PROBLEM • REPLICATED IN NEW INVESTIGATIONS • NEW AREAS INCLUDE: • - COGNITIVE • DEVELOPMENT • - PHYSIOLOGICAL/ NEUROLOGICAL LINKS (MacKenzie et al., 2013) (Sheu et al., 2010)

THE PROBLEM • CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS THE • GATEWAY TO PHYSICAL CHILD ABUSE • 69% OF ABUSE INCIDENTS BEGIN AS DISCIPLINE • FAMILIES THAT SPANK REPORT INCREASED NUMBER OF REPORTS • VIOLATES CHILD’S RIGHTS (Trocme et al., 2001) (Durrant et al., 2009; Zolotor et al., 2008)

THE ALTERNATIVE • NON-VIOLENT PARENTING, POSITIVE DISCIPLINE AND POSITIVE PARENTING • RANGE OF WAYS THIS CAN BE OPERATIONALIZED • PARADIGM SHIFT – FROM CONTROL AND COMPLIANCE… TO COOPERATION AND RELATIONSHIPS AND FIRM GUIDANCE

THE PROBLEM “ANY EFFORT AIMING TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE – OR CHILD ABUSE, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, SUICIDE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT – MUST INCLUDE A SERIOUS DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW SOCIETY CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PARENTING”.

THE SOLUTION: TRIPLE P ADOPTION OF NEW PARENTING SKILLS

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of 18 counties in South Carolina: • 35% reduction in hospitalizations and ED visits for injuries related to child maltreatment • 44% reduction in out of home placements • 28% reduction in substantiated cases of abuse TRIPLE P PROGRAMPOSITIVE PARENTING EDUCATION (Prinz et. al, 2009)

TRIPLE P PROGRAMTHEORY Triple P is based on research that indicates that child outcomes are improved when children receive: Calm, consistent feedback Assertive discipline based on reasonable expectations More encouragement and positive feedback than criticism

TRIPLE P PROGRAMCommunity-wide Preventative Approach Level One – Social Marketing Level Two – Educational Seminars Level Three – Brief, one on one intervention Level Four – Intensive, group-based classes Level Five – Intensive, one on one intervention

TRIPLE P PROGRAMFAMILY COMPASS • LEVEL FOUR – GROUP CLASSES • MAXIMUM OF 12 PARTICIPANTS • 8 SESSIONS • FOCUSED ON CHILD’S SPECIFIC • BEHAVIORAL ISSUE

TRIPLE P PROGRAMFAMILY COMPASS Ways to partner with Family Compass: • Identify community to receive program • Have staff trained and receive evaluation assistance from Family Compass • Receive technical assistance on implementation

Thank you for being our guest Jessica Trudeau, MPH jtrudeau@family-compass.org George Holden, Ph.D. gholden@mail.smu.edu Sheryldine Samuel, BSN ssamuel@family-compass.org www.family-compass.org

FAMILY COMPASS 22 YEARS PROTECTING CHILDREN AS OUR OWN