The intervention was informed by theory and empirical research and directly targets the improvement of parenting skills, parental wellbeing and parent-adolescent relationships, factors known to protect against negative adolescent outcomes.
Outcomes of the dual treatment studies were generally positive with respect to reduction of parental substance use and improvement of parenting.
These findings highlight the importance of therapeutic interventions during hospitalisation in the NICU aiming at improvement of parent-infant interactions and early parental- therapeutic support focusing on the psychological impact after premature birth.
Purpose/Objective: The purpose of the evaluation was to evaluate both the implementation process and results achieved in terms of improvement of parents' behaviours in line with parental education objectives.
Several studies, mainly in the United States, have provided empirical evidence which indicated the effectiveness of PCIT, namely the improvement of parenting skills and the way parents interact with their children, as well as parental well-being, and the reduction of child disruptive behaviour with medium to large effect sizes [ 24].
With the improvement of parents' education level, this advantage gradually disappears.
And through improvement of parenting practices at the household level.
The improvement of parenting skills by parenting interventions may lead to a significant reduction in both the psychosocial problems of the child and the parental stress [ 8].
In several treatment programs, as for example the FRIENDS treatment-program for children with anxiety disorders, attention is paid to improvement of parenting practices [ 32, 33].
The theme this year is the improvement of parents' skills, since good parenting is the main determinant of a child's prospects of reaching his or her full potential in life.
Thus, future strategies should perhaps be less focused on prevention or identification of risk factors for any specific diagnosis, but on broader arenas that may likely encompass improvement of parenting skills, child protection and follow-up.
