The Family Education and Support Program: A psycho-educational intervention to promote positive parenting with families at risk

Congruent with an evidence-based philosophy, the Family Education and Support Program (Formación y Apoyo Familiar, FAF in Spanish) is a theory-driven, needs-based and rigorously evaluated parenting program. It is aimed at... [ view full abstract ]

Congruent with an evidence-based philosophy, the Family Education and Support Program (Formación y Apoyo Familiar, FAF in Spanish) is a theory-driven, needs-based and rigorously evaluated parenting program. It is aimed at promoting positive parenting for families at psychosocial risk. It was designed to be applied by family preservation services (FPS), consisting of a two-year group intervention guided by a psychologist. This program integrates psycho-educational and community models and it is based on participative and experiential methodology. For effectiveness purposes a quasi-experimental design has been followed, including a pretest-posttest evaluation controlling for a comparison group, as well as process evaluation with implementation records and observational measures. It has been replicated through several trials in Spain and Peru. In this presentation a comprehensive overview about the program and its results is presented, focusing on relevant information about implementation characteristics and family profiles that benefit more from this intervention.