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All our programmes listed below have been evaluated by an independent team of researchers from the National Academy of Parenting Research at King’s College London against standards for best practice in the field of parenting work. Find out more information for commissioners.

Programme name
Rating
Who is the programme for?
Programme outcomes

Families and Schools Together (FAST)
Parents interested in supporting their child’s development and being involved in their community
Improved child behaviour, Improved child achievement, Improved child social skills, Reduced risk of child substance misuse, Reduced risk of child offending, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing
Family Nurse Partnership (FNP)
Young, pregnant mothers expecting their first child. Fathers can participate in the programme as well, with the consent of the mother.
Improved child behaviour, Reduced risk of child offending, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parent wellbeing, Improved parent life circumstances (employment; education)
Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
Families with a young person engaging in persistent antisocial behaviour, substance misuse and/or youth offending
Improved child behaviour, Reduced risk of child substance misuse, Reduced risk of child offending, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Multisystemic Therapy (MST)
Families with a young person who is at risk of going into care due to serious antisocial behaviour and/or juvenile offending
Improved child behaviour, Reduced risk of child offending, Improved parent wellbeing
Multisystemic Therapy – Problem Sexual Behaviour (MST-PSB)
Families with a young person who has committed sexual offences or demonstrates sexually abusive behaviours.
Improved child behaviour, Improved child achievement, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced risk of child substance misuse, Reduced risk of child offending
Parent Management Training, Oregon Model (PMTO)
Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Standard Triple P
Parents of children with mild to serious concerns about the child’s behaviour.
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing
Stepping Stones Triple P - Standard and Group
Parents with children with a physical or learning disability, such as autism spectrum disorder, Down’s syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, etc
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
The Incredible Years Early Years (IYEY) BASIC and ADVANCE
Any parent with concerns about their child's behaviour.
Improved child behaviour, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

About the ratings

To be included on this website, parenting programmes are rated using the Parenting Programme Evaluation Tool (PPET). This tool rates parenting programmes against standards of best practice in four domains:

The specificity of the programme’s target population (Who is it for?)
The programme’s theories and activities (What does it do?)
The programme’s training and implementation support systems (Who delivers the programmes and how?)
The strength of the programme’s evaluation evidence (How we know the programme works?).

All programmes receive a rating from 0 to 4 within each category, resulting in four ratings. A rating of 4 means that the programme meets all of the criteria in the category (in other words, the programme is strongly developed in this domain) and a rating of 0 if they do not meet any of the criteria.

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