This program is delivered to parents with children who are 0 to 12 years old and who have disabilities and is intended to impact parents and their children.

The Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP) program, a community-based parenting intervention, is designed to improve parenting skills by helping parents recognize and understand their child's developmental and behavioral issues and address these challenges through enhancing parents' knowledge, abilities, and self-esteem.

Six-month and 1-year follow-up results from several randomized controlled trials have demonstrated significant decreases in dysfunctional parenting practices and child misbehaviors (i.e., child's noncompliance and oppositional behaviors) when compared to wait-list control groups and care as usual groups.

SSTP can be delivered in several different formats:

• Standard SSTP – parents learn how to encourage children's development, identify high-risk situations, and manage children’s misbehavior. Parents watch video demonstrations on positive parenting skills, select goals and strategies to practice, and receive feedback on skills used in the clinic and at home.
• Group SSTP – parents learn principles of positive parenting and how to monitor their child's behavior through strategies such as developing positive relationships, encouraging desirable behavior, managing misbehavior, and planning for high-risk situations. Content is taught through video demonstrations, skill practice, and positive feedback on the utilization of skills taught. Additionally, three individual telephone consultations are provided to help facilitate independent problem solving.
• Primary Care SSTP – professionals such as nurses, family physicians, teachers, school counselors and home visitors provide parent consultations that are designed to identify problems or issues, set goals to change the problem, and develop a system to monitor the issue.
• Selected Seminars SSTP – seminar topics include positive parenting for children with a disability, helping your child reach their potential, and changing problem behavior into positive behavior.

Triple P was created in Australia in 1977 and has been implemented in 25 countries around the world. No specific previous use information was available for SSTP.

Standard and Group SSTP are delivered by school counselors, nurses, psychologists, and social workers; Primary Care SSTP is delivered by teachers, school counselors, nurses, home visitors, and family physicians or pediatricians; Selected Seminars SSTP is delivered by professionals involved in education, disability services, health services, or voluntary organizations. Length of training varies based on the format being implemented, but it, generally, requires 2 to 3 days of training that includes 1 day of pre-accreditation.

Considerations for implementing this program include recruiting participants and acquiring their buy-in, securing facilitators and ensuring they receive training, finding space to hold program sessions, and providing child care during sessions.

The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu

If you are interested in implementing SSTP, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you!
Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu

Standard SSTP is delivered in 10-weekly, 90-minute sessions. Group SSTP is delivered in six 2.5-hour group sessions and three 20-minute phone consultations. Primary Care SSTP consists of three to four 15- to 30-minute consultations with families held over 1 to 2 months. Selected Seminars SSTP is delivered in three 90-minute seminars.

Information on implementation costs was not located. Please use details in the Contact section for to learn more.

To move SSTP to the Effective category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence at least one external evaluation must be conducted that demonstrates sustained, positive outcomes. This study must be conducted independently of the program developer.

The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu

Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu

You may also contact Triple P America, Inc., by mail 1201 Lincoln St., Suite 201, Columbia, SC, 29201, phone 1-803-451-2278, email contact.us@triplep.net, or visit https://www.triplep.net/glo-en/contact/

https://www.triplep.net/glo-en/the-triple-p-system-at-work/the-system-explained/specialist-programs/