EFFECTIVENESS OF PARENTING CLASSES FOR PARENTS OF AT-RISK YOUTH

<p>Parent education classes offered at the Catholic Charities Organization of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties were the focus of this study. A pre-test and post-test design was utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the classes for parents receiving parent education classes. The hypothesis was directed towards parents who attended parent education classes that would show improvement in knowledge of instrumental parental skills and an increase in parent satisfaction. This included understanding parents awareness and knowledge of healthy emotional expression, which further positive communication, appropriate developmental methods of discipline for their children and utilizing the coping strategies learned to deal with parent stressors. Accountability for program outcomes makes this study valuable to social worker clinicians working with at-risk youth.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Social Work

Level thesis:degree_level

Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Social Work

Year dc:date.available

2015

Authors dc:creator

• Armenta, Kristyne
• Huerta, Janell Edith

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dennis, Cory

• Evaluation of Parent education
• Social Work

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/173

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-1201