Evaluation of the Statewide Implementation of a Parent Education Program in Louisiana’s Child Welfare Agency: The Nurturing Parenting Program for Infants, Toddlers, and Pre-School Children
September 9, 2009 Parent education is one of the most commonly used forms of intervention for abusive or high-risk parents in child welfare agencies across the country. Due to limited monitoring of implementation and evaluation of outcomes, very little is known about the effectiveness of parent education with child welfare populations. Constraints include limited financial resources requiring more reliance on free or low-cost community-based services, pressure to comply with Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) guidelines related to timely permanence while adhering to the recommended level of intervention sufficient to meet the needs of high risk parents . . .
