Parental Education

Code:

P749

Acronym:

EP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2012/2013 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	30	Official Curricular Structure	4	-	6	54	162
		Official Curricular Structure 2012	4	-	6	54	162
-	3	-	-	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims to contribute to the training of psychologists in the area of parenting intervention. At the end of the semester students should be able to:
1. Identify the dimensions of positive parenting and its impact on child and youth development
2. Define parent education according with the levels and modalities of parenting intervention
3. Identify the conceptual framework and the objectives of parent education
4. Identify typologies and modalities of parent education
5. Use strategies to promote positive parenting in the context of parent education
6. Discuss the adequacy of parenting interventions to the target groups
7. Identify methods and instruments for evaluating the effectiveness of parent education
8. Integrate the ethical and deontological principles underlying the practice of parent education
9. Know evidence based parent education programs and relevant research in this field.

Program

1. The family as a context of human development.
1.1. Positive parenting and positive discipline.
1.2. Multi-challenged families: risk and resilience factors.
2. Models for parenting intervention.
2.1. Types and levels of intervention
2.2. Parent education: theoretical framework, objectives, target groups, types and modes of intervention
2.3. Good practices in parent education
2.4. Strategies to promote positive parenting
3. Effectiveness of parent education programs
3.1. Methods
3.2. Assessment instruments
3.3. Obstacles and limitations
4. Ethical and deontological issues in parent education
5. Evidence based parent education programs
5.1. Definition criteria
5.2. Evidence from research
5.3. Advantages and limitations

Mandatory literature

Almeida, A., Abreu-Lima, I., Cruz, O., Gaspar, M.F., Brandão, T., et al. (2012). ; Parent education interventions: Results from a national study in Portugal. , European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9, 1-15.
Cruz, O. & Ducharne, M.A. (2006).; Intervenção na Parentalidade – o caso específico da Formação de Pais., Revista Galego-Portuguesa de Psicología e Educación, 11, 295-309.
Rodrigo, M.J.; Máiquez, M.L. & Martín, J.C.(2010). ; Buenas práticas profesionales para el apoyo de la parentalidad positiva. , Madrid: Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias.
Sanders, M.R., Markie-Dadds, C. & Turner, K.M.T (2003). ; Theoretical, scientific and clinical foundations of the Triple P: a population approach to the promotion of parenting competence. , Parenting Research and Practice Monograph, 1, 1-24.

Teaching methods and learning activities

1. Lectures, under the responsibility of the professor
2. Role-play of the strategies that promote positive parenting
3. Large group discussion on the simulation experiments that were performed
4. Tutorial in groups of two students - the teacher guides the students’ reading and decoding of a research paper on parent education. This work is:
a) presented orally to the class, followed by a debate
b) delivered as written report.
5. Peer learning - students watch and discuss the papers presented by colleagues in the context of the classroom.

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Applied psychology

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,50
Elaboration of writen assignments	Trabalho escrito	30,00
Preparation of presentations	Trabalho escrito	43,00
Written exam	Exame	2,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Reading	Estudo autónomo	41,5
	Total:	41,50

Eligibility for exams

Students should be present in at least 75% of classes and performe the group project.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification results from the weighted average of grades obtained in the following assignments:
1. Participation in training of strategies to promote positive parenting (10%)
2. Oral presentation of the work performed by each group (30%)
3. Written assignment of work performed by each group (30%)
4. Final exam (30%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not considered.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Any situation involving a special assessment should be presented by students and reviewed by professors at the beginning of the semester.

Classification improvement

Only applicable to final exam.