Incredible Years Parent, Teachers and Children’s Series.pdfVIP

Incredible Years® Parent, Teachers and Children’s Series: Transportability to Portugal of Early Intervention Programs for Preventing Conduct Problems and Promoting Social and Emotional Competence* La Versión de Padres, Profesores y Niños del Incredible Years® : Adaptación a Portugal de Programas de Intervención Temprana para la Prevención de Problemas de Conducta y para la Promoción de la Competencia Social y Emocional 1 2 2 Carolyn Webster-Stratton , Maria Filomena Gaspar , and Maria João Seabra-Santos 1 University of Washington, USA 2 University of Coimbra, Portugal Abstract. Disruptive behavior disorders in children are on the increase. However, there is evidence that the younger a child is at the time of intervention, the more positive the behavioral effects on his/her adjustment at home and at school. Parental education might be an effective way of addressing early problems. The Incredible Years (IY) programs were designed to prevent and treat behavior problems when they first appear (in infancy–toddlerhood through middle childhood) and to intervene in multiple areas through par- ent, teacher, and child training. This paper summarizes the literature demonstrating the impact of the IY par- ent, teacher and child intervention programs, and describes in more detail the work done in Portugal so far to disseminate IY programs with fidelity, with particular emphasis on the IY Basic Preschool Parenting and Teacher Classroom Management programs. Keywords: disruptive behavior disorders, Incredible Years , parent