Parent Project, Sr.

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What is the Parent Project®, Sr. Class?

It is a 10-week program designed specifically for parents experiencing strong-willed or out-of-control adolescent children, and as guide to help get parenting partners on the same page.  The curriculum involves concrete prevention, identification, and intervention strategies for the most destructive of adolescent behaviors (poor school attendance and performance, alcohol and other drug use, runaways and violent teens, etc.).

How does it work?

Parents meet one time a week for approximately two and one-half hours. Parents receive and work within an activity based 216-page curriculum “A Parent’s Guide to Changing Destructive Adolescent Behavior” available only to program participants. Parent Support Groups are formed using the UCLA self-help support group model. The program is oriented toward behavior modification.

Who facilitates the program?

Over 3,000 trained facilitators in over 30 states have successfully completed the 24-hour Parent Project® facilitator training. The creators of the program require that the program be facilitated only by those certified through them.

Why the Parent Project®?

Thirty-five+ years in development, the Parent Project® is the only course of its kind, providing activity-based instruction, support groups and curriculum addressing the most destructive of adolescent behavior. Over 1 million families have attended Parent Project® classes nationwide. The program has been adopted statewide in Idaho, is the largest court-mandated diversion program in Los Angeles and San Bernardino, CA counties and the program has been identified through a study commissioned by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) as the only program operating in multiple states; the only program with a published, structured curriculum addressing the most destructive adolescent behaviors, and the only program with a formal training process for facilitators. 

How does this program differ from “Parenting Programs?”

The Parent Project® has been developed over the course of 35+ years with input from thousands of parents across the country. It is written by parents for parents. It uses a Support Group model to allow parents to learn from each other as well as the curriculum. It gives parents concrete prevention and intervention strategies which can be put into immediate use within the home. These are not theories that lack real-world effectiveness – these are strategies that have been effective for parents right here in Hamilton County Indiana.

Why should I attend this class when it’s my kid who got in trouble?

It is important to recognize this program is not a “parenting class” designed to “teach people how to be better parents.” This program is designed to offer parents strategies in dealing with strong-willed and out-of-control children. It also offers parents support and encouragement as they deal with difficult circumstances. This program requires 25 hours of classroom work – less than a single work-week for an opportunity to make significant improvement in family relationships. We believe that every parent who has successfully completed the program has walked away with something positive to show for their efforts.

What constitutes a successful completion of the program?

Attendance is required at 9 of the 10 sessions to be considered a successful completion of the program. There is no policy on excused vs. unexcused absence. A missed session is simply a missed session. Please do not skip a session simply because you are allowed to miss one! An illness may cause one to miss a session later in the program. You will be allowed (and encouraged) to continue to attend even if you miss a second session but it cannot be considered a “successful” completion.  

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