Welcome!Adapting a Best Practice Program to Reach Latino Families.

Your presenters are:Diana Castro,

Program Assistant, Washington State University

Linda Becker, Prevention Research Manager, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Ivón Urquilla, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Fellow, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Objectives Fortaleciendo Familias Overview Washington State Experience Challenges Training Research and Evaluation

Recent findings and future plans

Best Practice Model

Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 Years

Developed in Iowa, studied original cohort intensively. 113 families mostly rural, mostly white in program, similar controls matched. Famous for its research base.

Imported to Washington State in 1999.

Recognized by federal agencies

National 4H Headquarters & Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse & Metal Health Services

Administration

National Institute on Drug Abuse

US Department of Education

Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention

Spanish Program By 2002, need for Spanish program was obvious.

Advisory Group affirmed the need.

Pan American Health Organization Spanish version was completed in 2003 in cooperation with the program developers.

WSU sponsored a training for Spanish program in February 2004. Eight (8) teams were trained to conduct the program in Spanish.

Video Clips Parent Session 1,

Love and Limits

Youth Session 6, Dealing with Peer Pressure and

Friends

Implementing of the Program Securing

Funding Location Facilitators Scheduling Recruitment Meals or

Snacks

ChildcareTransportationIncentivesRegistration and FeesCertificatesEvaluation

Keys to Success Recruit and train bi-lingual Latino facilitators

to deliver the program Develop and adapt program materials to meet

facilitator, parent and youth needs Develop and maintain positive working

relationships with program partners Fidelity, but there are areas where

adaptations can be made Partnerships with community agencies

When You Don’t Speak Spanish

Learn about the Latino culture

Get to know Latinos on a personal level

Examine your personal attitudes and beliefs about working with Latinos and immigrants

Get acquainted with staff of programs serving Latino families and youth in your community

Go the Extra Mile Attend as many of the program sessions as possible to

provide support for facilitators and establish a relationship with Latino family participants

Treat Latino facilitators as colleagues and valued members of your Extension teaching team

Make yourself available and willing to put in extra time and effort

Training

Training is required in order to be certified to teach the SFP

Training helps to ensure program fidelity

Facilitators learn the content of the program, evaluation and goals

Training within Washington State

For information about training within Washington State contact:

Drew BetzBetz@wsu.edu(360) 676-6736

Professional training by experienced Strengthening Families Program trainers is required in order to be certified to teach the Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14 (SFP 10-14).

Training Outside of Washington StateAgency staff are able to become certified as SFP 10-14 facilitators and trainers.

For information about training availability, fees, and scheduling contact outside of Washington State:

Catherine Webb2625 N Loop 500

Ames, IA 50011-1260 cwebb@iastate.edu

515.294.1426

Evaluation

Evaluation is about learning from our experience

For instance: Are we achieving the expected outcomes? Does the program work in this setting? Are we implementing the program with

fidelity?

Spanish Language Evaluation

We have translated the evaluation into Spanish and use it for the Spanish-language programs

Latino parents report significant changes by the end of the program

Participation - 2859 Latino – 15% American Indian – 6% White – 51% Other – 5% Unknown – 24%

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Here is the breakdown by numbers

Program Outcomes

• Change from before the program to after (pre-post) is “significant” on all measures

• These changes are the same (for statistical purposes) for the three major groups

Parent changes

4.1

3.9

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Pre Post

Youth changes

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2.7

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2.9

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3.5

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2.9

3.3

3.1

2.7

3.6

3.4

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2.8

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7%

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16.0%

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Other illegal

Inhalant

Marijuana

Drunk

Alcohol

Tobacco

Cigarettes

8th grade WA SFP 13-15 year olds

Substance use for 208 kids 13-15

Future Research

Measure costs of programs to establish cost versus benefits

Explore relationships between outcomes and fidelity

Demonstrate effectiveness of Spanish-language program in large-scale longitudinal study

Website

WSU Extension Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 homepage:

http://sfp.wsu.edu/

How to order Manuals, Magnets & Brochures (English & Spanish)

WSU Extension PublicationsPhone: (509) 335-2857Toll-free: (800) 723-1763E-mail: bulletin@wsu.eduWebsite: http://pubs.wsu.edu

Videotapes EnglishIowa State UniversityPhone: (515) 294-5247Website: www.extension.iastate.edu

Videotapes SpanishYouth and Family ConsultingPhone: (515) 292-1359E-mail: molgaard@isunet.net

For More Information

For information about Research on

Strengthening Families Program

Laura Griner HillLaurahill@wsu.edu

(509) 335-8478

Linda BeckerPrevention Research Manager

DASABeckelg@dshs.wa.gov

(360) 725-3705

Visit our website:

http://sfp.wsu.edu/

For general information about Strengthening Families

Program

Diana CastroProgram Assistant, WSU

Dcastro@wsu.edu(360) 427-9670 Ext. 684

Ivón UrquillaCSAP Fellow

DASAurquiil@dshs.wa.gov

(360) 725-3816

Enjoy the rest of the conference!

Thank you for coming!