Parent Training Intervention for Parents from Different Cultural Backgrounds with Children with Behavioral Problems

Francesca Cuzzocrea, Oliva Patrizia, Larcan Rosalba, Murdaca Anna Maria

Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.

DOI: 10.4236/psych.2013.43A031                

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to carry out a parent training with parents from different cultural background with a dual purpose: a) providing basic educational skills that disregard the cultural differences and b) verify the effectiveness of training and maintenance of skills learned. This research was designed both to verify whether a program of parent-training group can modify the parent-child interactions in different cultural contexts than the Italian, and to provide a service to families who, for different reasons, can be considered “at risk”. The work was carried out separately on Italian and Sri Lankan groups of parents of non-compliant children. Both groups learned, by attending training sessions, educational techniques proposed and put them into practice with their children in different interactive contexts.

Keywords

Parent Training; Intercultural Approach; Family; Compliance; Behavior Modification

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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