Overview
Alignment with Be You Domains
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Mentally Healthy Communities
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Family Partnerships
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Learning Resilience
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Early Support
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Responding Together
Alignment with Australian Curriculum
- Humanities and Social Sciences
Target audience
- Secondary school
Target groups
- Small group
Aims
Engaging Adolescents is a practioner training course that provides easy-to-use techniques for parents and families to support adolescents to manage their own behaviour and emotions. The program trains practitioners to work with families, help parents and carers build a relationship with their teenager, and provides strategies to deal with unacceptable behaviour.Program theory
Locus of control (LOC) framework; balancing emotions and keeping things in proportion.Topics
Topics include practitioner training course curriculum for working with parents (for those choosing to certify to become a parent educator); the common ground shared by parents; what are reasonable expectations to hold about adolescents?; new understandings of adolescence (social landscapes, brain snaps and body makeovers); a 3-option model and flowchart for parent decision-making to manage a teenager’s problem behaviour (1. self-check for parents, 2. build their relationship, 3. tough conversations).Cost
Program structure
Webinar and in-person practitioner workshops are a 6-hour duration (plus breaks). Sessions can be delivered in a full day or as 3 part-sessions across 3 separate dates.Instructor
- External facilitator
Instructor training
Training consists of a scheduled train-the-trainer course and certification (including an annual certification fee).Supporting resources or materials available with program
- Manual
- Online webinars
- Workbook
Other materials
Training filmsOngoing support
Instructors can contact master trainer Michael Hawton (Parentshop) at any time if assistance is needed. The annual certification also provides access to additional resources.Parent involvement
- Attend information sessions
- Homework
- Written information provided to parents
Origin of program
Australia
Parentshop
Program authors
Michael Hawton
Ratings
Summary of evidence factors
This is a summary of the evaluation or research study characteristics that contribute to the program’s evidence rating.
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Positive impact on at least one outcome for children and/or young people?
The study reported positive outcomes. |
Yes |
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Link between program description and theory of change
Theory of change refers to whether there was a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why a desired change is expected to happen in a particular context. |
Comprehensive |
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Study design
Type of study design reported. |
Randomised control trial |
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Independence
The degree to which the program authors were involved in the research. |
Completely |
Summary of implementation factors
This is a summary of the program’s characteristics that contribute to its implementation rating.
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Feedback sought from participants
Participants enjoyed the program and understood its benefits. |
No |
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Feedback sought from instructors
Instructors enjoyed the program and understood its benefits. |
No |
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Groups program is not suitable for
Groups the program wouldn't be suitable for or that required further research to determine suitability. |
Not assessed |
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Training provided during study
The model of training provided. |
Face to face, all instructors, in person |
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Ongoing instructor support provided during study
Whether ongoing support is provided. |
Yes |
Context
This is a summary of the context in which the evidence for the program was established.
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Study Participants
Pre school, primary school (Foundation to Year 6), secondary school (Years 7 to 12). |
Primary school Secondary school |
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Country of Study/s
The location in which the evidence or research was conducted. |
Australia |
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Location of Study/s in Australia
The state (or states) the program was assessed in Australia. |
NSW |
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Evaluation of program in culturally and linguistically diverse populations
Provider has included culturally and linguistically diverse people when assessing the program. |
No |
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Evaluation of program in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people
Provider has included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples when assessing the program. |
Yes |
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Evaluation of program in low socioeconomic groups
Program has evaluated a diverse socio-economic population in their research. |
No |
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Developmental based adaptations to program design and delivery
Shorter sessions for younger students or activities are adjusted for age appropriateness. |
No |
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Evaluation of program in children and young people with disability and/or learning difference
Provider has included participants with a disability or learning difference when assessing the program. |
Yes |
Last updated: 19 November 2021