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The Incredible Years are research-based, proven effective programs for reducing children's aggression and behavior problems and increasing social competence at home and at school. The Incredible Years Programs
The program was selected as a "Model" program by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). As such, the series has been subject to numerous randomized control evaluations, evidenced excellent effectiveness, and attained high overall ratings. The program has been recommended by the American Psychological Division 12 Task force as a well-established treatment for children with conduct problems. Carolyn Webster-Stratton and the Incredible Years Series Carolyn Webster-Stratton's biographical profile (PDF) Mission & Organizational StatementWe act on the belief – that a child is the most precious of all human beings, and the ability to withstand the emotional and social challenges as a teenager, clearly rests upon a caring relationship between parent, teacher and child. Read the full organizational and mission statement Incredible Years Implementation in New ZealandWatch this 14 minute clip about the New Zealand implementation of the Incredible Years programs.
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The Incredible Years Series GoalsThe Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series has two long-range goals. The first goal is to develop comprehensive treatment programs for young children with early onset conduct problems. The second goal is the development of cost-effective, community-based, universal prevention programs that all families and teachers of young children can use to promote social competence and to prevent children from developing conduct problems in the first place. The purpose of the series is to prevent delinquency, drug abuse, and violence. The short-term goals of the series are to: Reduce conduct problems in children:
Promote social, emotional, and academic competence in children:
Incredible Years Series - goals, objectives and logic models Incredible Years - Overview of the Programs
Incredible Years Series Overview (PDF) Incredible Years Series Fact Sheet (PDF) Solution #1 Offer parenting programs
Parent training remains the single most effective strategy for
preventing behavior problems and promoting social and emotional
competence. Solution #2 Provide teachers training
Teacher training in classroom management skill reduces aggression and
increases children's social and emotional competence as well as school
success. Solution #3 Provide children with social and emotional training
Child training produces improvement in social behavior with peers at
school. For highly aggressive children the combination of parent and
teacher/child training produces better long-term results than either
alone. Using the Incredible Years Series Programs by Population Served
Read the overview of the levels. Helping Young Aggressive Children Beat the Odds: Parents, Children, Teachers and DinosaursThe University of Washington 2006 Annual Faculty Lecture by Carolyn Webster-Stratton, PhD.
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