Strengthening Families Program

An evidence-based, family skills communication training program that has been found in research to significantly reduce problem behaviors in children, improve school performance, and reduce delinquency and alcohol and drug use in youth.

American Indian

Ceceilia TsoAITEC Coordinator

Grants and Contract OfficerUniversity of Utah

College of Education Dean’s Office

801.587.8324 office ceceilia.tso@utah.edu

American Indian Teacher Education Collaboration

University of Utah 801.577.2668

ctso2001@yahoo.com

STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAMAmerican Indian Trainer of Trainers

Strengthening Families Program

DEVELOPED BY

Karol L. Kumpfer, Ph.D.Professor

Dept of Health Promotion and Education

University of Utah1901 East South Campus Drive, Room 2142

Salt Lake City, Utah 84112Phone (801) 581-7718

LutraGroup

Henry O. Whiteside, Ph.D.

Managing Partner, LutraGroup

5215 Pioneer Fork RoadSalt Lake City, UT 84108-1678

Phone 801.583.4601Fax 801.583.7979

hwhiteside@lutragroup.com

SFP: Important Points

SFP is three skills courses: Parenting, Children, & Family Skills

SFP skills are for all families

SFP does make learning “Life Skills”easier for high-stress families

“Family” is one or more adults with long-term responsibility for one or

more children; a “parent” has that responsibility

SFP: Goals and Settings SFP is therapeutic, but not Therapy;

personal disclosure is not required

Strong families reduce risk for many adverse behaviors in children & teens

SFP makes family life less stressful and more rewarding for parents under stress. SFP is delivered by schools,

courts, and community agencies for voluntary, referred, required and mandated families

SFP in Practice

SFP Cultural Adaptations

African-American, rural and urban Spanish language translation Pacific Islander version Canadian version Australian version American Indian versions Swedish, English, Dutch, Spanish versions

Similar results for culturally adapted versions,but 40% better recruitment and retention

SFP in Indian Country

Five Feathers SFP in Ft. Hall Shoshone-Bannock (CSAP) (Collette Evans)

Strengthening Ojibwa Families (Les Whitbeck & June Smith, 2000)

Big Lake Project Indian Walk-In Center, SLC (CSAP)

Raindancer Youth Services Utah and New Mexico (CSAT)

Mashantucket Pequot TribeConnecticut

Strengthening Families in Indian Country

Oct‐10 Nisqually Tribe, Olympia, WA Nisqually Tribe

Aug‐10 Pinón, Arizona Navajo Nation

June‐10 Spirituality Conference Rocky Boy, Montana Chippewa Cree

May‐10 Rocky Boy, Montana Chippewa Cree

Apr‐10 Dawson Creek, First Nations, Canada Cree

Feb‐10 Southern Ute Indian Tribe ‐ Ignacio, CO Southern Ute

Dec‐09 Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Tlingit

Jun‐09 San Ildefonso, Santa Fe, New Mexico San Ildefonso Pueblo

Feb‐09 Dillingham, Alaska Kwanlin Dün

Jul‐08 Choctaw Nation, Oklahoma Choctaw

Apr‐08 Smithers, British Columbia, Canada First Nations

Mar‐08 Pequot Tribe, Connecticut Pequot

Mar‐08 Pojoaque Pueblo ‐ Santa Fe, NM Pojoaque Pueblo

Jul‐07 Sioux Tribe, Sioux City, Iowa Sioux

Mar‐07 First Nations (3), British Columbia First Nations

Mar‐07 Pequot Tribe, Connecticut Pequot

Mar‐07 Prince George, British Columbia Nuchatlaht Tribes

Feb‐07 Utah American Indian Tribes (IWIC) SLC UT 10 different Tribes

Mar‐06 Pequot Tribe, Connecticut Pequot

Feb‐06 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Coeur d'Alene

Dec‐05 Wind River Tribe, Wind River Reservation Eastern Shoshones

Nov‐05 Santee Sioux, Nebraska Santee Sioux

Apr‐05 NICWA Conference ‐ Albuquerque, NM Conference

Feb‐05 Southern Ute Indian Tribe ‐ Ignacio, CO Southern Ute

Oct‐04 Acoma Pueblo ‐ Acoma, NM Acoma Pueblo

Oct‐04 Navajo Nation/IHS ‐ Shiprock, NM Navajo Nation

Sep‐04 Shoshone‐Bannock ‐ Fort Hall, ID Shoshone‐Bannock

May‐04 Raindancer Youth Services ‐ St. George, UT 10 different Tribes

Feb‐04 Tohono O'odham Tribe ‐ Tucson, AZ Tohono O'odham

SFP Structure

SFP in

Practice

SFP: 3 Life Skills Courses: Parents, Children & Family Skills

All three are taught together, typically over 14 weeks

Courses can be “unbundled,” but are most effective when taught

together

SFP Typical Class Session

Family Style Meal

1 Hour Simultaneously+

1 Hour

Children’s

GROUP

ParentGROUP

FamilyGROUP

BabysittingRoom

Staffing Requirements

4 Group Leaders: 2 for Parent Group, 2 for Children’s Group

Top Qualifications for Leaders: sincere desire to help families learn SFP personal skills: one-to-one & group understanding why and how SFP works

Group Leaders: mix salaried and hourly contracted staff to balance teams to include men & women, ethnicities.

Sample SFP Budget -10 families

Group Leaders: (4 x 14 weeks x $20/hr x 5 hrs/week)$5,600 Site Coordinator: (14 weeks x $30/hr x 10hrs/week) 4,200 Food: (14 sessions x 10 families x $10/family) 1,400 Child Care: (14 wks x 2 staff x $15/hr x 3 hrs) 1,260 Supplies: (paper products, toys) 440 Completion Incentives: ($50 x 10 families) 500 Handbook Duplication: (15 parents + 20 children x $8) 280 Manual Duplication: (4 trainers x $30/set – one time) 120

Total $13,800Reunion Session:Group Leaders (4x$20/hr. x 4 hours) $ 320Site Coordinator ($30/hr. x 10 hours) 300Food (10 families x $10/family) 100Child Care (2 staff x $15/hr. x 3 hours) 90Incentives, supplies 190 Total $1,000

SFP Course Materials

Group Leader Manuals: Parent’s, Teen’s & Family Groups

Handbooks or Handouts: Parent’s and Teen’s - worksheets, lessons

Implementation Manual: - including outcome, process & fidelity checks

http://strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org/ordering.html

NEW SFP Course Materials

Spanish 6-11Spanish 12-16

http://strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org/ordering.html

SFPOutcomes

Parents’ Influence Equals Peers’

National Longitudinal Adolescent Health Survey (Resnick, et al., 1998)

Social Ecology Model (Kumpfer & Turner,1990/1991)

CSAP’s High Risk Youth Pathway Models (CSAP, 1999)

Models for Substance Abuse, Delinquency, Teen Pregnancy, School Failure (Ary, et al.,1999)

Strengthening Families Program

• NIDA (1982-1986) research and 15 SFP replications found positive results:

•Improved parenting knowledge & skills

•Improved family relationships•Improved children’s social skills and behavior

SFP Parent Results Across Five Multicultural Studies

(Kumpfer, Alvarado, Smith, & Bellamy, 2002)

↑Increased Parenting Efficacy

↑Increased Parenting Skills

↑Increased Communication

↓Decreased Stress

↓Decreased Depression

↓Decreased Substance Use

SFP Results:Children

↓ Decreased depression↓ Decreased conduct disorders↓ Decreased aggression↓ Decreased tobacco, alcohol, drug use↑ Increased cooperation↑ Increased number of pro-social friends↑ Increased social competencies↑ Increased school grades

SFP 5-Year Follow-up Results (Harrison & Proschauer, 1997)

97% More quality spent time with child 95% More appropriate consequences 94% Increased enjoyment of the child84% Better problem solving with child75% Reduced family stress & conflict 68% Holding family meetings monthly37% Holding a family meeting weekly

Effect Sizes for Family-based Prevention

Parenting Skills Training .31

Family Therapy .45Family Skills Training - SFP

.82In-home Family Support 1.62

(Tobler & Kumpfer, 2000)

SFP: An Evidence-based Practice

NIDA Red Book OJJDP Strengthening America’s

Families CSAP Model Program CMHS Model Program ONDCP Model Program International Cochrane Collaboration

(Foxcroft, et al, 2003)

Evidenced Base Practices Registry

Some of the evidenced base practices can be found on this main registry.

(NREPP)National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices http://nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.asp

strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org

How to Contact Us

Strengthening Families Program strengtheningfamiliesprogram.org

American Indian SFP Ceceilia TsoAI/SFP Trainer

Phone (801) 577-2668E-mail: ctso2001@yahoo.com

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