Parenting
Program Report
Purpose:
This assignment
has two main purposes; 1) for
you to learn about parenting programs and policies and how these can influence
parent and children and 2) practice your APA style skills.
Introduction:
Describing programs that support parents and
families and reporting the findings is a task that is often requested from
practitioners at schools & non-profits.
Scenario:
Imagine
you are a family advocate at a non-profit. Your supervisor asks you to review
parenting programs or policy that impacts children and their families. You will
describe and synthesize the research on one parenting program or policy. Your
audience for this report is your supervisor and the advisory board for your
organization.
Prompt: Write a 5-space
page report on the parenting program Head
Start and the parenting theory bioecological system.
This
assignment is related to the following Learning Goals for this course:
·
How parenting differs by culture
·
How parenting behaviors relate to children’s individual
differences
·
How parenting is context-dependent
·
Apply our learning to intervention work,
parenting, and current social problems
·
Parenting Theories
Requirements:
In your
report please include:
· Introduction –
Why parenting education programs?
o
What is the purpose of parenting programs?
o
What outcomes have been shown for parents and
children who participate in parenting programs?
· Describe
the program.
o What
is the purpose of the program? Or What skills is the program targeting? What
information do they provide?
o What
is the format of the program?
o Who
is their targeting audience?
o What
is the application process like if any?
·
Description of the parenting theories
that frame the program you choose and why you think this theory is used; if
none are describe in your review of the literature; based on we have learned in
our class about theories which, do you think frame the program? Why?
·
Diverse parents: How
the program meets the needs of diverse parents (e.g., is it offered in
other languages; any adaptations for different cultures?). What
adaptations/changes (provide at least two suggestions) do you think are needed?
Why? What are some of the challenges diverse parents might encountered when
trying access this program? What changes would you make to the program more
accessible and benefit to families?
·
Would you recommend that families access
this program? Why?
·
Cite at least one peer reviewed research
articles and have a total of four sources.
o For
the other three sources you can use your textbook or the readings we have done
in class, you can also use a reputable website or source (Wikipedia is not a
reputable source)
o Do
not use more than one quote in your report
·
Document must be in APA format.
Document Requirements:
· Include
a title page in APA style
· 5-10
pages of report
· Includes
in-text citations within the report
· Double
space
· 12pt
font
· Reference
list in APA style of four sources
· Document
follows APA guidelines