Teen Triple P

Parents or caregivers who have concerns about their teenager’s level of behavioural problems or simply wish to prevent behavioural problems from developing.

Session 1: Positive parenting. This session provides parents with an introduction to positive parenting, factors that influence teenagers’ behavior, and how to set goals for change. Parents submit a completed assessment booklet at the beginning of this session.

Session 2: Encouraging appropriate behaviour. During this session, the practitioner discusses how to develop positive relationships with teenagers, increase desirable behaviour, teach new skills and behaviours, use behaviour contracts, and hold family meetings.

Session 3: Managing problem behaviour. In this session, parents learn how to develop family rules, deal with non- cooperation, acknowledge emotions, and use behaviour contracts. They have an opportunity to rehearse these routines in the session, to promote emotional self-regulation.

Session 4: Dealing with risky behaviour. This session covers identifying risky situations, routines to deal with risky behaviour, and family survival tips. Parents also prepare for their individual consultation sessions.

Session 5-7: Implementing parenting routines 1-3. The practitioner provides feedback from initial assessments that the family completed and then uses a self-regulatory feedback model to assist parents to review their implementation of parenting strategies and risky behaviour plans. From this, parents set goals for the further refinement of their routines, if needed.

Session 8: Program close. Parents return for a final group session to review progress and family survival tips, look at ways to maintain changes and problem-solving for the future, and to close the program. If necessary, referral options are discussed

F​or further information contact M.stout@wadedeacon.co.uk