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Considering Culturally Relevant Parenting Practices in Intervention Development and Adaptation

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Black Parenting Strengths and Strategies (BPSS) Program

University of North Carolina at Greensboro, sicoard{at}uncg.edu

Shani Foy-Watson

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Catherine Zimmer

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Amy Wallace

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A randomized prevention pilot trial compared caregivers who participated in the Black Parenting Strengths and Strategies (BPSS) Program with control caregivers. BPSS is a strengths- and culturally based parenting program designed to improve aspects of parenting associated with the early development of conduct problems and the promotion of social and cultural competence. Parenting variables included monitoring, positive parenting, harsh discipline, and the use of proactive racial socialization. Child variables included conduct problems and social competence. Relative to control caregivers, intervention caregivers used significantly more racial socialization strategies, positive parenting practices, and less harsh discipline. Also, despite caregivers' multiple risk factors, high rates of attendance and satisfaction were achieved. Results of this pilot support the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a culturally relevant intervention program.

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The Counseling Psychologist, Vol. 35, No. 6, 797-820 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0011000007304592


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