Assessment and preventive education for families, based on the principles of positive parenting

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the results of an assessment and preventive education experience involving 50 families with children aged 2. The families were assessed by means of an interview conducted during a home visit, and were subsequently provided with a series of everyday parenting guidelines. The results provide empirical evidence of the effectiveness of family assessment and preventive education strategies in the educational, health and social services fields.

KEYWORDS:

• Family assessment
• prevention
• education
• positive parenting

Acknowledgments

This paper was originally published in Spanish and Catalan in Educació Social, Revista de Intervenció Socioeducativa (64) 11–27. Freijo, E. B. A., Olabarrieta, F., Manzano, A., Barreto, F., Roncallo, C. P., Murciano, M. S., … & García, M. D. (2016). Avaluació i educació preventiva de famílies des de les claus de la parentalitat positiva. Educació social. Revista d'intervenció sòcioeducativa, (64), 11–27. The paper was translated into English by Diana Draper.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Notes on contributors

Enrique Arranz Freijo is Professor of Family and Developmental Psychology at the Psychology Faculty of the Basque Country University and co director of the HAEZI research and transfer of knowledge group.

Fernando Olabarrieta is Lecturer of Developmental Psychology and Education at the Psychology Faculty of the Basque Country University and co director of the HAEZI group.

Ainhoa Manzano is Psychology Phd. and director of the ETXADI Universitary Centre.

Florencia-Belen Barreto is predoctoral researcher in the HAEZI group working on the influences of family context on executive functions.

Claudia-Patricia is a Clinical Psychologist and predoctoral researcher on the field of prenatal bonding and pre / perinatal psychology.

Maialen Sánchez is an educational psychologist working at the ETXADI Universitary Centre on positive parenting.

Joana Rekagorri is an educational and lingüistic psychologist formerly working at the ETXADI Universitary Centre on positive parenting.

M.Dolores Garcia is a Social Worker with an extensive background on social intervention and currently Head of the Family and Childhood Service of Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council (Spain).

Additional information

Funding

This research project was funded by the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council (Family and Childhood Service).