| Description | An 8 to 12 week program on violence prevention directed to parents of children or adolescents who are at risk for violent behavior or victimization. |
| Purpose | To prepare parents to develop their youngsters' skills in avoiding violence. |
| Target Population | May be offered to any parent or caretaker but is especially appropriate for those whose youngsters are participating in a violence prevention program based on the Positive Adolescent Choices Training (PACT) model. |
| Training Focus | The parent training program familiarizes participants with the methods and and materials used in the PACT program, a violence prevention program which trains children and adolescents in prosocial and anger management skills and violence risk reduction safety education. |
| Training Method | Parents are trained in small groups (ideally 8 to 12 participants) in weekly sessions over two to three months. Parents have namy opportunities to practice the target social and anger management skills and methods of supporting their youngsters' acquisition of these skills. Their children are brought into some sessions so that children and parents may do skill practice together. Parents also receive general training on parent/child communication, child and adolescent development, and discipline. The training is provided free, and assistance with babysitting and transportation is available. |
| Contact | Michelle Sampson, Psy.D. Center for Child and Adolescent Violence Prevention Ellis Institue School of Professional Psychology Wright State University 9 N. Edwin Moses Blvd. Dayton, Ohio 45407 |