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Frequently
Asked Questions by Organizations About Triple P
How long is a Triple P professional training course?
All Triple P training courses involve the Triple P America trainer coming to the organization's site twice to conduct the course in two parts. Part One is either two, three, or five full days, depending on the course. Part Two is the same length no matter which course, lasting one full day for the participants (although the trainer is on site for two days because the participants are split into two groups).
On what days of the week are the training courses conducted?
Triple P America can arrange for trainings to be scheduled on weekdays, weekends, or some combination. All training days (for Part One and Part Two) are run on the same schedule, namely 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Training sessions are typically not conducted at night or spread out over less than full days.
Can an organization skip Part Two and just contract for Part One of a training course?
No. Parts One and Two of a Triple P professional training course are both essential to skill mastery. Part One provides the course foundations and program content, with some skills practice. Part Two provides opportunities for more intensive practice with feedback, and is also part of the accreditation process as a Triple P provider. Understandably, everyone has a little apprehension about practicing skills in front of others. In actuality, participants find Part Two much easier and more beneficial than they imagined. The process is one of helping everyone in the group reach mastery criterion by the end of the day. Participants have reported not only that the experience is enjoyable and much less anxiety-provoking than they had envisioned, but also that they found Part Two even more valuable than Part One because they were able to consolidate all of their learning and see how everything fit together.
If our organization or group is small, how can we participate in a training course?
Although 20 is the
maximum number of participants allowed in a course, the course can
function quite well with fewer participants (e.g., 8 to 15). Organizations
contracting with Triple P America for training courses can collaborate
with other groups to fill the seats. Some hosting organizations open
up enrollment to community practitioners, "selling" them seats in
the training course. Regardless of the number of course participants,
the hosting organization is responsible for the fixed cost of the
training course.
What Triple P resource materials are required for each practitioner at the time of training?
Triple P course cost includes the required resource materials that each practitioner need to conduct the particular Triple P intervention. Triple P America waives the 10% shipping and handling fee that would otherwise be part of the cost if someone had ordered these materials apart from the course. The resource materials needed for each course are noted below:
Level 2-3 Primary Care Triple P Professional Course
Practitioner's Kit for Primary Care Triple P
Every Parent's Survival Guide video
44 Tip Sheet Sampler plus Positive Parenting Booklet
Level 4 Group Triple P Professional Course
Facilitator's Kit for Group Triple P
Every Parent's
Survival Guide video
Level 4 Standard Triple P Professional Course
Practitioner's
Kit for Standard Triple P
Every Parent's Survival Guide video
(Recommended additional videos: Every
Parent's Guide to Infants & Toddlers,
Every Parent's Guide to Preschoolers,
Every Parent's Guide to Primary Schoolers)
Note: Each practitioner will need the core Survival Guide video,
but small groups of practitioners could share the three age-linked
videos.
Level
5 Enhanced Triple P Professional Course
Facilitator's
Kit for Enhanced Triple P
Coping
with Stress video
Supporting
Your Partner video
Level 4 Standard plus Level 5 Enhanced Triple P Professional Course
Practitioner's Kit for Standard Triple P
Every Parent's Survival Guide video
Facilitator's Kit for Enhanced Triple P
Coping with Stress video
Supporting Your Partner video
Stepping Stones Triple P Professional Course
Practitioner's Kit for Standard Stepping Stones Triple P
Stepping Stones Triple P Survival Guide video, for families with a child who has a disability
Pathways Triple P Professional Course
Practitioner's Kit for Pathways Triple P
Coping with Stress
video
After training is complete, what resource materials are needed for implementation with parents?
Each level or type of Triple P is associated with a particular type of resource materials that are used with parents. The parent resource materials for each Triple P programming level are described below:
Level 2-3 Primary Care Triple P
Positive Parenting Booklets (one per family)
Tip Sheets: There are 44 different tip sheets, each of which can be purchased in pads of ten sheets per title
Level 4 Group Triple P
Every Parent's Group Workbook
Level 4 Standard Triple P
Every Parent's Family Workbook
Stepping Stones Triple P (Level 4 for families with a child who has a disability)
Stepping Stones Triple P Family Workbook
Level 5 Enhanced Triple P
Supplementary Workbook Module 1: Practice
Supplementary Workbook Module 2: Coping Skills
Supplementary Workbook Module 3: Partner Support
Supplementary Workbook Module 4: Maintenance and Closure
Pathways Triple P
Pathways Workbook Module 1: Avoiding Parent Traps
Pathways Workbook Module 2: Coping with Anger
Pathways Workbook Module 3: Maintenance and Closure
For practitioners and organizations, what are the benefits of becoming accredited Triple P providers?
Becoming an accredited Triple P provider means that the individual has completed the training course and actually demonstrated proficiency in core elements of Triple P for the particular level during Part Two of the training course. Completing the accreditation process benefits practitioners, organizations, and families because: (a) accreditation requires mastery and not just cursory familiarity with Triple P; (b) practitioners report that the (Part Two) accreditation portion of the training really made the whole program come together for them; (c) organizations find that accredited providers are in a much better position to fully implement Triple P; (d) parents have a way of knowing which providers have actually completed Triple P training; and, (e) accredited practitioners are able to take advantage of additional resources and opportunities such as the international Triple P Practitioner Network and discounted registration to attend the annual Helping Families Change Conference.
Does Triple P America conduct all of the Triple P courses, or can our organization send personnel to become trainers?
Triple P America (TPA) conducts all of the Triple
P professional training courses and does not use a "train the trainer" model.
TPA has a license agreement with Triple P International (TPI) requiring
that all Triple P training in the U.S. be conducted by TPA trainers.
This requirement is in place for two reasons: (1) quality assurance
consistent with Triple P's standards worldwide; and (2) so that
licensing fees for each course contribute via TPI to the ongoing
scientific testing, refinement, and expansion of Triple P programming,
applications, and resources. Even though TPA does not use a train
the trainer model, an organization's supervisory staff who have
completed a Triple P course are free to supervise their Triple
P trained staff in the implementation of Triple P programs with
families.
How can an organization obtain pricing information?
To obtain pricing for Triple P professional training courses, email or send the following information to Triple P America: name and type of organization (or multiple collaboration organizations); kinds and numbers of practitioners who would participate in training; description of populations served by the organization(s); level or levels of Triple P training desired; and, the name, title, organizational role, telephone, and email for the key contact person from the organization.
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