Using Positive Reinforcement for High-Need Children: The Incredible Years Approach
Webster-Stratton, C. (2001). The Incredible Years: Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series. In: Innovative Mental Health Interventions for Children: Programs that Work. pp. 31-45. Hayworth Press, Inc.
This article summarizes the Incredible Years Training Series which consists of three empirically validated and integrated programs for parents, teachers and children that are designed to promote social competence and prevent, reduce and treat conduct problems in young children ages 3 to 8 years. This summary explains the risk and protective factors related to the early development of conduct problems and describes how these interventions address those risk factors which are malleable. The training methods, content, and processes are explained. Finally, the highlights of selected studies of each of these programs is presented.
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