The Parent Management Training (PMT) is a evidence based program which provides a broad perspective for positive parenting practices which promote healthy child (age 6-13) adjustment through the use of role playing, modeling, and home practice to teach parenting skills (Rodriguez, Baumann and Schwartz, 2011; Martinez and Eddy, 2005). The PMT intervention has these main core components and objectives: 1) promote pro-social development in youngsters (i.e. building skills through teaching with encouragement) 2)decrease youngsters’ deviant behaviors (i.e. limit setting) 3)assist parents with strategies to provide supervision (i.e. monitoring) 4) help family members negotiate agreements (i.e. problem-solving) and 5) coach parents with new ways …show more content…
(2011) took the task of culturally adapting PMT by using community input through 41 immigrant Mexican parents participating in focus groups. The goals identified through the focus groups were that of superacion which refers to the educational attainment and achievement children receive beyond their parent’s level of education and educacion which refers to education in the broad sense in which the goal is for children to grow up to be competent and respectful adults (Rodriguez et al., 2011). The parenting barriers identified were the lack of language (English), working about 14 hours a day, and children’s threats to call 911 when they did not get their way (Rodriguez et al., 2011). The suggestions to make the PMT adaptation successful were to not use direct spanish translations but rather colloquial spanish so participants would be better able to understand and the use of cultural tools already used through out their daily lives such as dichos …show more content…
Parra-Cardona et al. (2012) looked at two different culturally adapted versions of the PMT. What was called the CAPAS-original consisted of simply translating the PMT material into Spanish, while CAPAS-enhanced consisted of translating the material to Spanish and adding two culturally specific sessions. A total of 12 Latino immigrant families were evenly and randomly assigned to either the original or enhanced adaptation. The results showed positive parental and child outcomes in both of the adaptations. The only significant difference among the adaptation outcomes was that in the enhanced adaptation families were given the opportunity to address highly relevant cultural issues which was associated with positive effects in the lives of Latino participants and their children (Parra-Cardona et al., 2012) The PMT adapted intervention is useful for Latino immigrant parents since many experience difficulty in parenting their children within a new context in which barriers include lack of language and overworking. As the acculturation gap grows between immigrant parents and their children grow, the more difficult it is for parents to understand and feel a control over their child’s behavior especially between the age of 6-13. PMT adaptations have proved benefits that are deponent on the parents attendance and participation in the parenting
With the growing population of minorities in the United States, it is reasonable to believe that at some point in a counselor or therapist career, there will be a session with a Latino/Hispanic client. From a cultural competence perspective, it is imperative that a counselor understands the Latino/Hispanic culture and their worldviews. Counseling Latinos offer to be discussed in the paper is the case of an Alberto and Angela a Mexican American couple married for 27 years. Alberto has recently lost his job. (
In this specific article, the authors had several questions about the way Mexican Americans went about their parenting. Mostly, they aimed to find a connection of how cultural values and neighborhood dangers impacted parenting. Past research discovered that it was quite hard to fit Mexican American parents’ parenting into the four parenting styles, because they were influenced by so many different factors. The four main types of parenting styles discussed were authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful. The participants were biological Mexican/Mexican American families of 5th grade students who lived in the same household in Southwestern United States.
Eddy, J., C.R., M., Schiffmann, T., Newton, R., Olin, L., Leve, L., et al. (2008). Development of a multisystemic parent management training intervention for incarcerated parents, their children and families. Clinical Psychologist , 86-98.
Family is the most important social unit of Hispanic life. It is a close-knit entity that includes immediate and extended family members. Typically, the father is the head of the family and the mother rules the house (Clutter, n.d.). Vacations are usually taken to relatives’ houses to promote togetherness in celebration of birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, and communions. In times of need, the family is the first line of aid, and Hispanics typically live with their parents until marriage. While this deviates from American ideals for individuals aged 18-35, it actually provides young adults the opportunity for future success because so much money is saved from greatly reduced housing costs (Williams, 2009).
A large number of people in the Hispanic community whether Hispanics are not able to get the English literacy skills that they need not because they want to keep born in Latin America or the United States, speak Spanish primarily. This is basically because in present day time, Hispanics are more likely to pass Spanish to their kids now than they have done in the past. (Ortiz, P.149) This is seen as a social problem, especially because of the fact that there is an increasing demand that English should only be taught in public school and it should also be spoken within the Spanish community. Even though Hispanics do speak a lot of Spanish most of the time, they still do learn English also, especially the young. But, because of the large flow of immigrants, the use of Spanish is used more often because they are constantly encountering immigrants who speak no English. (Ortiz, P. 150) Before hand there has been said to have been lower achievements when Hispanics make frequent use of the Spanish la...
As Kirst-Ashman and Hull Jr (2012, pp. 453-454) reminds us, “the family is central to Hispanic culture and is hierarchical in structure. That is the father is the primary authority figure (Devore & Schlesinger, 1996). Furthermore, scholars inform us that many Hispanic fathers appear somewhat aloof from the family, especially the children as it is the father’s role to pursue instrumental roles such as earning a living. Often, this results in the father being less likely to express emotional support (Kirst-Ashman & Hull Jr., p. 454). Understanding these concepts of the Hernandez family culture as well as asking questions about their family members depicted on the genogram can aid me to become more informed. This can be a very positive step in the right direction in building a relationship of mutual respect and trust as in our respective roles as client and social work professional enhancing our ability to work together to determine the best intervention
Social problems include difficulties with family relationships, isolation, interpersonal conflicts, and pressures of social roles. The Latino culture tends to place a higher premium on the well-being of the family unit over that of any one family member, a concept termed familialism (Smith & Montilla, 2006). In general, familialism emphasizes interdependence and connectedness in the family, and often extends familial ties beyond the nuclear family (Falicov, 1998). Given these values, Latinos often describe depression in terms of social withdrawal and isolation (Letamendi, et al., 2013). Social roles also play an important role in mental health, traditional gender roles in particular are strongly enforced and can be a source of distress. In Latino culture, men and women are expected to fulfill the roles outlined in the traditions of Machismo and Marianismo respectively. Machismo indicates that the man is supposed to be strong and authoritative, while Marianismo designates the woman as the heart of the family both morally and emotionally (Dreby, 2006). Although there is little research on causal factors, adherence to these traditional gender roles can pose a psychological burden and has been found to be strong predictor of depression (Nuñez, et al., 2015). The centrality of social problems in the conceptualization of depression for Latinos may be reflective of the collectivistic values that are characteristic of the group. Although these values have the potential to contribute to depression, they also have the potential to serve as protective factors and promote mental health (Holleran & Waller, 2003). Therefore, it is imperative that the counselor carefully consider cultural values, both in terms of potential benefits and drawbacks, to provide appropriate counseling to the Latino
As a traditional, collectivistic cultural group, the Latino population is believed to adhere deeply to the value of familismo. (Arditti, 2006; Calzada, 2014). Familism is an emphasis on the importance of the family unit over values of autonomy and individualism”. (Santistaben, 2012). Family is considered to be the top priority in the Latino culture. Comparatively, at times, this isn’t true of our busy, work devoted western culture. In western culture we think of our family in a nuclear sense made up of a: mom, dad, and siblings. Conversely, Hispanic culture focuses on the whole extended family including aunts, uncles, grandparent, and cousins. Their culture believes having close connections with the entire extended family benefits the development of their children. The entire family helps the child by giving them differing levels of social and emotional support. (American Home Resolutions,
Nurturing Parenting Programs (NPP) aims to target a specific population of parents. These parents are at a higher risk of maltreatment or physical abuse to their children. Poor interactional skills, abusive and/or neglectful care as children themselves, and conduct disorders, oppositional and attention-deficit disorders have all been noted to be significantly increased among this population”(Palusci, 2008, p.81). Joan McCord (1983) found that children who were harmed were more than likely to develop a mental disorder, become a juvenile delinquent, develop some form of substance abuse, or ultimately continue on the cycle of abuse to their children. Although some would not consider the
Such drastic change, some referred to as “ culture shock”, does not necessary only apply to adults, but also dependent children. Just as an adult immigrant, a child faces similar problems in his new life in this brand new environment. The challenges arise not only because of these difficulties
A parent’s parenting styles are as diverse as the world we live in today. Nowadays, parents only want what is best for their children and their parenting styles plays a crucial role in the development of children which will in the long run, not only effect the child’s childhood years, but later prolong into their adult life as well.
The US Spanish-speaking population represents a particular vulnerable subset of US Hispanics that have lower-income, less education, poor perceived health status and poor access to the health care System (Debar & Gizlice, 2008).
The researchers and social workers of this program use an in-depth program based specifically on the situation and dimensions of the family. Specifically, the child’s age, the developing progress of the family, and the level of intervention they can apply to the family. The program focus is transcending basic parenting skills and hesitant parents to a consciously aware and comfortable household environment with strengths in communication and understanding, and discipline on both ends (parent and child). The intended outcome is to help the individual family move towards a method that works for them.
Parenting styles have the capacity of influencing a child’s social, cognitive, and psychological growth, which would then affect the child both in their childhood years, and as an adult.
Studies reviewed showing that positive parenting through parenting education is an intervention that improves the quality of the relationship that parents have with their children; as well as, improving their children’s social behavior. There are a number of other teaching programs that have been particularly effective when delivered to motivated parents. Motivated parents seem to be a key to success in education programs. There has been little study of the success of programs that serve as interventions aimed at preventing and stopping a wide range of antisocial behavior of children in their teens. There have however been assessments assessed though results of troubled teenagers and the risky lifestyles that have led them to get into trouble. These older children come from broken homes with poor parenting interaction. Risky lifestyles can be gang related activities, drugs/alcohol, and truancy).There seems to be a lack of satisfactory friendships, support systems or supervision in these children’s lives.