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Parent Training Intervention for Parents from Different Cultural Backgrounds with Children with Behavioral Problems
Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- 1 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- 2 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- 3 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
- 4 Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to carry out a parent training with parents from different cultural background with a dual purpose: a) providing basic educational skills that disregard the cultural differ ences and b) verify the effectiveness of training and maintenance of skills learned. This research was de signed both to verify whether a program of parent-training group can modify the parent-child interactions in different cultural contexts than the Italian, and to provide a service to families who, for different rea sons, can be considered “ at risk ” . The work was carried out separately on Italian and Sri Lankan groups of parents of non-compliant children. Both groups learned, by attending training sessions, educational tech niques proposed and put them into practice with their children in different interactive contexts.
KeywordsParent TrainingIntercultural ApproachFamilyComplianceBehavior Modification
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