DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF THE PARENTAL SKILLS INTERVENTION PROGRAM APRENDER A CRECER

Abstract

The lack of interventions focused on parenthood and based on evidence of families in trial for child abuse/endangerment, in Chile, inspired the design and evaluation of the results obtained by the Program "Aprender a Crecer" regarding parenting capabilities and stress, in families at psychosocial risk in the Región de Los Rios. A mixed design of concurrent triangulation was carried out with pre (T1), post (T2), and follow-up (T3), no control group, which was complemented with a qualitative study. PSI 4SF and E2P tools were applied to 34 guardians and organized 3 focal groups. After the implementation of the Aprender a Crecer program, parental stress in general diminished significantly and per domain, meanwhile parental capabilities improved in all areas, visualizing itself (the program) as a relevant form of intervention for guardians in trial for child abuse.