STEP provides skills training for parents dealing with frequently encountered challenges with their children that often result from autocratic parenting styles. STEP is presented in a group format, with optimal group size of 6 – 14 parents. The program is typically taught in 8 or 9 weekly, 1.5-hour study groups facilitated by a counselor, social worker, or individual who has participated in a STEP workshop. Parents engage in role-plays, exercises, discussions of hypothetical parenting situations, and the sharing of personal experiences.

Don Dinkmeyer, PhD and Gary D McKay, PhD, 1976

Evidence Rating: I

Cost: N/A

Additional Info: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ViewIntervention.aspx?id=132

Topics:

Parenting Education Socio-emotional Development for Children

Perinatal Periods:

Parenting

Resource types:

Curriculums

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