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Strengthening Families Program (SFP)
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Middle (5-8), High School (9-12), Behavior and Discipline, Birth - PreK, Families, Elementary (K-4), Rural, Suburban, Truancy and Mobility, Urban |
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All |
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None |
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None Specified |
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Both |
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Contact Name:
Karol Kumpfer, Ph.D.
Department of Health Promotion and Education,
University of Utah
Contact Email:
kkumpfer@xmission.com
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SFP is a parenting and family skills training program that consists of 14 consecutive weekly skill-building sessions. Parents and children work separately in training sessions and then participate together in a session practicing the skills they have learned. Two booster sessions are used at six months to one year after the primary course.
Children’s skills training sessions concentrate on setting goals, dealing with stress and emotions, communication skills, responsible behavior and how to deal with peer pressure. Topics in the parental section include setting rules, nurturing, monitoring compliance, and applying appropriate discipline.
SFP is an evidence-based program scientifically demonstrated to change youth behaviors or risk and protective factors using a research design of the highest rigor (experimental with random assignment).
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www.findyouthinfo.gov
www.strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org/index.html
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