The Power of Positive Parenting

Matthew R. Sanders, PhD, is a Professor of Clinical Psychology, founder of the Triple P--Positive Parenting Program, and Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre at the University of Queensland. He is considered a world leader in the development, evaluation, and global dissemination of evidence-based parenting programs. He has conducted a large number of high quality projects on the role of parenting in influencing developmental outcomes in children and adolescents. He has developed or co-developed a range of specific parenting programs. His work has been recognized with a number of international awards.Trevor G. Mazzucchelli, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of Clinical Psychology at Curtin University's School of Psychology and Speech Pathology and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland. Over the past 20 years, he has held several clinical positions, conducted research in the area of parenting children with disability, and written many articles on this and related topics for scientific journals and publications. He is a co-author of Stepping Stones Triple P for parents of children with a developmental disability.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the EditorsContributors Section 1: Foundations and Overview of the Triple P: Positive Parenting Program as population approach to parenting support 1. A population approach to evidence-based parenting: An introductionMatthew R. Sanders 2. How parenting influences the lives of childrenMatthew R. Sanders and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli 3. Emergence of a population-based approach to parenting supportMatthew R. Sanders and Ron Prinz 4. Core principles and techniques of positive parentingMatthew R. Sanders and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli Section 2. Applications of positive parenting to social, emotional, and health problems 5. Applications of positive parenting: An introductionTrevor G. Mazzucchelli 6. Children with externalizing behavior problems Trevor G. Mazzucchelli and Matthew R. Sanders 7. Children with peer relationship difficulties Karyn L. Healy 8. Children with anxiety problems Vanessa Cobham 9. Parenting support for children with developmental disability Trevor G. Mazzucchelli and Lisa J. Studman 10. Supporting parents of children with serious mental health problems Kylie Burke 11. Children and adolescents with chronic health conditions Alina Morawska 12. A population approach to parenting support for childhood obesityJessica A. Bartlett and Matthew R Sanders 13. Adolescents and young adults with psychosocial difficulties Alan Ralph Section 3: Applications of positive parenting with different types of families and family members 14. Applying positive parenting with different types of families and family members: An introductionMatthew R. Sanders 15. Working with fathersLouise Keown 16. Working with extended family members including grandparentsJames N. Kirby 17. Parents with serious mental health problemsRachel Calam and Anja Wittkowski 18. Parents who are separating or divorcedHelen M. Stallman and Jeneva L. Ohan Section 4: Using positive parenting programs in different delivery systems 19. Using positive parenting programs in different delivery systems: An introductionMatthew R. Sanders 20. Parenting support in the context of primary health careKaren M. T. Turner and Carol W. Metzler 21. Parenting support in an early childhood learning contextKaren M. T. Turner, Cassandra Dittman, Julie C. Rusby, and Shawna Lee 22. Parenting support and the school systemJulie Hodges and Karyn L. Healy 23. Parenting support in the workplaceDivna Haslam and Nicole Penman 24. Parenting support in the context of natural disasterVanessa E. Cobham, Brett McDermott, and Matthew R. Sanders 25. Broadcast media-based approaches to positive parentingCarol W. Metzler and Julie C. Rusby 26. Technology-assisted delivery of parenting programsKaren M. T. Turner, Sabine Baker, and Jamin Day Section 5: Responding to the needs of cultural diversity in families 27. Responding to the needs of cultural diversity in families: An introductionTrevor G. Mazzucchelli 28. A collaborative partnership adaptation modelKaren M. T. Turner, Matthew R. Sanders, Louise Keown, and Matthew Shepherd 29. Working effectively with Indigenous familiesKaren M. T. Turner, Lauren M. Hodge, Michell Forster, and Cari D. McIlduff 30. Accommodating race and ethnicity in parenting interventionsDivna Haslam and Anilena Mejia 31. The role of values and religious beliefs in positive parentingAala El-Khani and Rachel Calam Section 6: Making large-scale population-level implementation work 32. Making large-scale population-level implementation work: An introductionMatthew R. Sanders 33. A framework for successful implementation of the Triple P systemJenna McWilliam and Jacqui Brown 34. Training a workforce to implement evidence-based parenting programsAlan Ralph and Cassandra K. Dittman 35. Using social marketing strategies to enhance program reachLeanne Wilkinson 36. Measuring child, parent and family outcomes at an individual and population level Alina Morawska and Matthew R. Sanders 37. Promoting program fidelity through peer-assisted supervision and supportKerri E. McPherson and Birgit Schroeter Section 7: Learnings from large-scale population-level implementation of parenting support 38. Learnings from large-scale population-level implementation of parenting support: An introductionTrevor G. Mazzucchelli 39. Shifting the needle on child maltreatmentRonald J. Prinz and Cheri J. Shapiro 40. Partnerships and scaling up population level interventionsConor Owens, Orla Doyle, Mary Hegarty, Karen Heavey, and Eamonn Farrell 41. Supporting families of children with a disabilityKate Sofronoff, Kylie M. Gray, Stewart L. Einfeld, and Bruce J. Tonge Section 8: Program development, quality assurance and innovation 42. Program development, quality assurance and innovation: An introductionTrevor G. Mazzucchelli 43. Quality assurance and program developmentMatthew R. Sanders and James N. Kirby 44. The current state of evidence-based parenting support programsMatthew R. Sanders 45. Innovation in parenting programsMatthew R. Sanders, Karen M. T. Turner, and Trevor G. Mazzucchelli 46. The future of evidence-based parenting support programsMatthew R. Sanders GlossaryAuthor IndexSubject Index

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