Triple P Parenting Program (Level 4)

Program Overview

The Level 4 Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) is an intensive 10-session, evidence-based parenting initiative designed to equip caregivers with effective strategies for fostering healthy child and teen development and managing challenging behaviors. The program incorporates active skills training, including modeling, rehearsal, feedback, and homework tasks, to ensure parents develop and retain positive parenting techniques.

Program Structure & Key Components

Ten weekly sessions, each lasting approximately one hour, cover:

• Understanding the causes of children’s behavioral challenges.
• Encouraging healthy development through positive reinforcement.
• Managing misbehavior using consistent, effective discipline.
• Identifying high-risk parenting situations and creating structured routines.
• Practicing learned skills in-home with real-time feedback from practitioners.
• Addressing maintenance and relapse prevention to ensure long-term success.

Core Principles of Positive Parenting

The Triple P system is built on five fundamental principles:

1. Providing a safe, engaging environment that supports a child’s well-being.
2. Establishing consistent, predictable discipline to encourage responsibility and empathy.
3. Creating a positive learning environment that fosters problem-solving and critical thinking.
4. Setting realistic expectations about child and/or teenage behavior and development.
5. Practicing self-care as a parent to enhance patience, consistency, and emotional availability.

Expected Outcomes

Research has consistently demonstrated that Triple P leads to:

• Increased positive parenting practices
• Reduced abusive or harsh discipline
• Lower social, emotional, and behavioral issues in children
• Strengthened parent-child relationships
• Decreased parental stress and anxiety

Referral Process

1. The FSW (Family Service Worker) completes a Request for Services/Encumbrance Form(Download Request for Service Encumbrance Form) and a Triple P referral form(Download Triple P Referral Forms).
2. The request is reviewed and approved by the Unit and/or County Supervisors.
3. Once approved, the Request for Services form is submitted to the Financial Coordinator for processing.
4. The Financial Coordinator encumbers the service and forwards it to triplep@midsouth.ualr.edu.

Contact Information

Sharon Long
Parenting Program Director
Email: sjlong@midsouth.ualr.edu
Phone: 501-837-8687