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Note: Manuals and Kits for Practitioners are only distributed in conjunction with trainings. We have included descriptions below to provide you with an overview of the materials used in implementing our various programs. 

Manuals and Kits for Practitioners

Practitioner's Kit for Primary Care Triple P

	Primary Care Triple P employs a brief parent education focus for specific child behavior problems and may include active skills training to help parents acquire new knowledge and skills. Included in the primary care kit is the Practitioner’s Manual for Primary Care Triple P, which has detailed session guidelines and examples of verbatim scripts for four 15 -30 minute sessions.  The kit also includes the Consultation Flip Chart for Primary Care Triple P, which is designed to assist practitioners in explaining key parenting strategies to parents during consultation sessions. It is a free-standing flip chart that includes an overview of strategies for parents and, on the reverse side, instructions for practitioners, examples of each strategy and key issues to be discussed with parents. Also included is the Five Steps to Positive Parenting developmental wall chart. This wall chart illustrates the five key principles of positive parenting across normal stages of child development. Its aim is to assist practitioners and parents in preparing for developmental challenges and ensuring realistic age-appropriate expectations. Other resources used in sessions and as homework tasks are the Every Parent Video Series, Triple P Single-Topic Video Series, and Triple P Tip Sheet Series (not included in the kit).
Facilitator's Kit for Group Triple P The Facilitator’s Kit for Group Triple P make up the group program, an 8-week program consisting of four 2-hour group sessions and four 15-30 minute individual telephone sessions. This group facilitator's kit consists of the Facilitator's Manual for Group Triple P, which has detailed session guidelines with examples of verbatim scripts, a package of overhead transparencies for each group session, and Every Parent's Group Workbook which includes practical information on positive parenting strategies as well as activities and between-session tasks. The Every Parent's Survival Guide Video (not included in the kit) is also used in group sessions for demonstration and as a stimulus for group discussion. Practitioner's Kit for Standard Triple P
	The Practitioner's Manual for Standard Triple P and Every Parent's Family Workbook detail Standard Triple P, a 10-session parenting skills program delivered in individual sessions. Sessions typically last 60 minutes each. Standard Triple P incorporates session activities and homework tasks covering causes of children's behavior problems, strategies for encouraging children's development, and strategies for managing misbehavior. In-session behavioral rehearsal and dedicated practice sessions provide opportunities for parents to practice and review their use of positive parenting skills. Every Parent's Survival Guide video segments (not included in the kit) may also be used to demonstrate specific strategies and prompt discussion.

Practitioner's Kit for Enhanced Triple P  

	The Practitioner’s Kit for Enhanced Triple P, which includes the Practitioner's Manual for Enhanced Triple P and Every Parent's Supplementary Workbook, is for experienced practitioners conducting tailored individual family intervention sessions. Enhanced Triple P is designed to continue after Standard, Group or Self-Directed Triple P for families experiencing ongoing child difficulties, or who may have additional family adversity factors such as parental adjustment difficulties and partner support difficulties. The manual includes assessment measures, detailed session guidelines and parent worksheets for a review interview, three therapy modules (Practice, Coping Skills and Partner Support), and a closure session that aims to promote maintenance of treatment gains. The modules can be used to tailor the intervention to each family's needs. Each module is conducted on average in three sessions lasting up to 90 minutes each (with the exception of practice sessions which should last 40 min.). All sessions employ an active skills training process to help parents acquire new knowledge and skills.
Practitioner's Kit for Standard Stepping Stones Triple P
	The Practitioner's Manual for Standard Stepping Stones Triple P and the Stepping Stones Triple P Family Workbook detail Standard Stepping Stones Triple P, a 10-session parenting skills program delivered in individual sessions. Stepping Stones Triple P is a variation of the core Triple P programming that has been adapted for families with preadolescent children who have a disability.  Sessions typically last 60 minutes each. Stepping Stones Triple P incorporates session activities and homework tasks covering causes of children's behavior problems, strategies for encouraging children's development, and strategies for managing misbehavior. In-session behavioral rehearsal and dedicated practice sessions provide opportunities for parents to practice and review their use of positive parenting skills. It is recommended that this practitioner kit be used in conjunction with the video (not included in the kit) entitled Stepping Stones Triple P:  A Survival Guide for Families with a Child Who Has a Disability, which is useful for demonstrating specific strategies and prompting discussion.
Practitioner's Kit for Primary Care Teen Triple P
	Primary Care Teen Triple P employs a brief parent education focus for specific teen behaviour problems and may include active skills training to help parents acquire new knowledge and skills. Included in the kit is the Practitioner’s Manual for Primary Care Teen Triple P which has detailed session guidelines and examples of verbatim scripts for four 15 –30 minute sessions.  The kit also includes the Consultation Flip Chart for Primary Care Teen Triple P, which is designed to assist practitioners to explain key parenting strategies to parents during consultation sessions. It is a free-standing flip chart that includes an overview of strategies for parents and, on the reverse side, instructions for practitioners, examples of each strategy and key issues to be discussed with parents.
Practitioner's Kit for Group Teen Triple P
	These resources make up Group Teen Triple P, an 8-week group program consisting of five 2-hour group sessions and three 15–30 minute individual telephone sessions. This group facilitator’s kit consists of the Facilitator’s Manual for Group Teen Triple P which has detailed session guidelines with examples of verbatim scripts, a package of overhead transparencies for each group session, and the Teen Triple P Group Workbook which includes practical information on positive parenting strategies as well as activities and between-session tasks. The video entitled Every Parent’s Guide to Teenagers (not included in the kit) is also used in group sessions, as a stimulus for group discussion.

Manuals and Kits for Practitioners • Parent Workbooks • Every Parent Video Series • Single-Topic DVDs  • Tip Sheets and Positive Parenting Booklets  • Ordering Practitioner Resources

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