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Situating NEWPIN in the context of parent education and support models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Linda Mondy  and
Stephen Mondy
Linda Mondy
Affiliation:
Uniting Care Burnside, Blackwood Place, North Parramatta, NSW 2150, Email: [email protected]
Stephen Mondy
Affiliation:
Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The nature and extent of parent education and support programs targeting parents with children under five is reviewed. Several evaluated Australian and overseas programs are described, and their role and effectiveness in the prevention of child abuse and neglect are examined. The principles and values that underpin such programs are discussed, and their common components outlined. The New Parent Infant Network (NEWPIN) is then situated in the broader framework of effective parent education and support programs operating in Australia.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , 2004 , pp. 19 - 25
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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