Overview for Families
Information for Providers
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Quotes
“I find that the families love the Family Check-Up. The feedback is such an affirming experience—even when there are problems, they are so pleased to see the videos and hear about their strengths.”
– Karleen Preator Ph.D., Supervisor, Positive Behavior Support, Head Start / Pre-K Counts
“I have found that most of the families I’ve worked with really appreciate the connection we’ve made. That connection empowers them to make changes or just to have more confidence in their parenting.”
– Cynthia Milberger MSW, Supervisor, Positive Behavior Support, Head Start / Pre-K Counts
“Myself and my husband, we really like getting the information back because of the video clips you would take, there’s things about our own personality and what we do that we don’t even know we’re doing until you see yourself doing it…. I learned that I was more nurturing and patient than I thought I was.”
– Parent
“The feedback session was very positive. We always went through the positive things, this is really working out, and these are the areas that are a concern, and then things we could do about those… what ones were the most important in my priorities to work on and the kind of steps we could take toward those.”
– Parent
About
Our Mission
The Center for Parents and Children (CPC) aims to bridge the gap between science and practice in the service of promoting positive outcomes for children and families, with a special emphasis on early childhood. At its core, our mission is …
Community Agencies
We collaborate with community agencies to support them with the successful implementation of evidence-based practices that effectively engage families. Our expertise in the area of implementation is the result of more than a decade of working with various service agencies …
Researchers
Our Center facilitates community connections for faculty interested in testing their basic or applied research ideas with low-income or other vulnerable populations. We can also support faculty who wish to move from basic to applied research; a step that can …
