What is Triple P • Aims of Triple P • The Triple P Model • Levels of Intervention

The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is a multi-level, parenting and family support strategy that aims to prevent severe behavioral, emotional and developmental problems in children by enhancing the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents. The program was developed by Professor Matt Sanders and colleagues from the Parenting and Family Support Centre in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. Triple P incorporates five levels of intervention of increasing strength for parents of children from birth to age 12.

• Level 1, a universal parent information strategy, provides parents with access to information about parenting through a coordinated media and promotional campaign using print and electronic media. This level of intervention aims to increase community awareness of parenting resources, to encourage parents to participate in programs, and to create a sense of optimism by depicting solutions to common behavioral and developmental concerns.

• Level 2 is a brief, 1 or 2-session primary health care intervention providing anticipatory developmental guidance to parents of children with mild behavior difficulties, with the aid of user-friendly parenting tip sheets and videotapes that demonstrate specific parenting strategies.

• Level 3, a 4-session primary care intervention, targets children with mild to moderate behavior difficulties and includes active skills training for parents.

• Level 4 is an intensive 8 to 10-session individual, group or self-help parenting program for parents of children with more severe behavior difficulties. 

• Level 5 is an enhanced behavioral family intervention program for families where parenting difficulties are complicated by other sources of family distress (e.g. relationship conflict, parental depression or high levels of stress).

This tiered multi-level strategy recognizes that parents have differing needs and desires regarding the type, intensity and mode of assistance they may require. The Triple P system is designed to maximize efficiency, contain costs and ensure the program has wide reach in the community.  The program targets five different developmental periods from infancy to adolescence. Within each developmental period the reach of the intervention can vary from being very broad (targeting an entire population) to quite narrow (targeting only high-risk children).  Triple P has been developed through more than 20 years of clinical and prevention research trials. Based on contemporary knowledge and thorough testing in international research, the programs have been used successfully by many parents.

AIMS OF TRIPLE P 

• To promote the independence and health of families by enhancing parents' knowledge, skills and confidence

• To promote the development of non-violent, protective and nurturing environments for children

• To promote the development, growth, health and social competencies of children

• To reduce the incidence of child abuse, mental illness, behavioral problems, delinquency and related problems

• To enhance the competence, resourcefulness and self-sufficiency of parents in raising their children

What is Triple P • Aims of Triple P • The Triple P Model • Levels of Intervention

Contact information: Email: triplepa@bellsouth.net Telephone: (803) 787.9944 
Mailing Address: Triple P America • 4840 Forest Drive # 308 • Columbia, SC 29206