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Incredible Years in the News Promoting Early Childhood Mental Health through Evidence-based Practice - 12/09
The programs also strengthen parent-child relationships and help parents develop positive behavior guidance strategies. Read the article (PDF) Irish Times - Learning How to be a Good Parent - 10/09
Ramsay County's Incredible Years Implementation - 9/25/2009
Archways National Conference, Ireland - 9/21/2009
Incredible Years Programs in New Zealand - 2/24/2009
Carolyn Webster-Stratton visited the centre in February 2009
meeting with program managers to provide consultation, and
Read more about the Incredible Years and Werry Centre on their website Incredible Years Programs in Minnesota - 2/19/2009
Unique to this program are the teaching puppets
used to promote and provide an interactive learning environment. The
children readily identify with the puppets and accept them as members of
the class. The goal is to promote children's use of self-control
strategies such as effective problem solving.
Read the article (PDF) Incredible Years Programs in Scotland - 11/13/2008
Here in Glasgow we were interested in collaborating with Professor Webster-Stratton to pilot both the prevention and treatment programmes locally and to evaluate their effectiveness with Scottish families. Read the article (PDF) Incredible Years Logo Spotted in Norway! - 10/16/20088
The glass also includes art done by the school children and the kids are all very excited to have their own fantasy art world included in the building. The Incredible Years Intervention Programs - 12/10/2008
They write, "...the Early Intervention approach in the USA, is much more influenced by the private and charitable sectors than in Europe. For example Colorado's Invest In Kids (IIK) initiative, which promotes the Nurse Family Partnership and the Incredible Years teaching programme is driven by a small dedicated group of corporate lawyers keen to make a difference." Read the book (PDF) St. Vincent Family Centers - 12/1/2008
Ireland goes boldly on to the mountain - 5/19/2008
Kindergartners gladly accept puppet's guidance - 3/11/2008
Prevention in Action - Targeting Early-Onset Conduct Disorder - 1/1/2008
Putting Children First, The Irish Times - 11/27/2007
A Pragmatic Approach for Troubled Kids, The Wall Street Journal - 11/1/2005
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In 2004, the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation introduced the Incredible Years programs to the community
of Ramsey County, MN. This set of evidence-based programs is designed to teach positive interaction skills, social problem-solving strategies, anger management, and appropriate school behaviors to young children. 
A
learning programme devised by Carolyn Webster-Stratton has help parents
around the world to cope with the pressures of bringing up children.
It's one of the most important jobs in the world, yet something that we
have very little training for. This widely held view of parenting is
complicated by the fact that if you do a good job, you make parenting
look easy. Yet, if problems arise, the value of professional help with
parenting becomes a lifeline for both children and parents alike.
SAMHSA's Science and Service Awards recognize community-based
organizations and coalitions that successfully have implemented one or
more recognized evidence-based interventions.
Carolyn Webster-Stratton will be the keynote speaker. The purpose of the conference is to promote the development of the Incredible Years programmes
throughout Ireland. The conference will also provide an opportunity to showcase the results of the
Incredible Years Parent Programme, Ireland Study (IYIS).
The Werry Centre is arranging for the training
and support of parent group leaders in the Preschool BASIC and School
Age BASIC Incredible Years parent programs. They are supporting and
promoting the accreditation of group leaders by providing ongoing
consultation days. 
introducing the
updated training for the new school age program (ages 9-12) and the
training for peer coaches. 
First grade teachers are using The Incredible
Years Program in their classrooms after completing the Incredible Years
training program. They are using puppets to implement the validated
curriculum.
The Hospital Education Service provides education
for children and young people attending or admitted to hospital. One of
the main roles of this service is to ensure minimal disruption to
children's education during these difficult times.
The Incredible Years logo was etched on glass
signage for a children's school in Norway.
The book, "Early Intervention: Good parents, great kids, better
citizens", is authored by two UK politicians advocating for a
comprehensive approach to address social ills. Published in 2008, the
authors' remedy is Early Intervention - which they argue is both
cheaper, and more effective, than the current expensive and failed
philosophy of Late Intervention. 
St. Vincent Family Centers has been awarded the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMSHA) 2008 Science and Service Award for Mental Health Promotion. St. Vincent Family Centers was recognized for its implementation of the evidence based, Incredible Years Program.
The Incredible Years was developed by Carolyn
Webster-Stratton twenty years before most of today’s plethora of
programs were dreamed up, and it is now among the most successful and
widely applied in the world.
Wally is a celebrity among kindergartners at Ben
Franklin Elementary School. When he shows his tan-fabric face and brown,
curly, yarn hair, kids call out to him and come running to give him a hug
or a high five. 
The most compelling argument in favor of interventions
targeting children with early-onset externalizing disorders is the research
documenting what happens in the absence of such intervention. The wealth
of research on the Incredible Years makes it a true public health prevention
intervention.
Earlier this month, the organization, Archways, was
formally launched to deliver the Incredible Years programme in 11 locations
throughout Ireland including greater Dublin, Louth, Galway, Offaly, Limerick
and Cork. 
With persistent concerns about using powerful psychiatric
drugs on children, there is growing interest in counseling techniques for
troubled kids that aim to change destructive behavior.
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