title: A videotape parent education program for abusive parents.
abstract: The San Fernando Valley Child Guidance Clinic (SFVC) offers a parent education program for abusive and high-risk-for-abuse parents. Structure and content of the program were derived from theoretical and empirical descriptions of abusive parents. The program is based on a videotape, "Hugs 'n' Kids," which consists of 13 episodes showing common problem situations between parents and their preschool children along with three or four alternative ways the situation could be resolved. Parents meet in a group and discuss one episode per week. Over 200 parents have participated to some extent, and 40 participated in pre- and posttests to assess program effectiveness. The program appears to have met its goals. Parents who completed the program demonstrated increased knowledge of alternatives to physical punishment and understanding of normal child development as well as changed attitudes toward children's misbehavior.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D011340:Problem Solving; D012306:Risk