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Program Materials Can Only Be
Purchased by Trained Facilitators

Facilitator and Parent Materials for The Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families and Communities Program were developed in 1992, revised in 1994/1999, and updated in 2003.   Facilitator Materials were translated into Spanish in 2002 (updated 2004).  Parent Materials are now available in 24 languages, with more in process.  The Child Activities Supplement (2001) presents activities submitted by facilitators that are indexed by Age, Session and Component area.  The Spanish Translation will be available in early 2008.  Data collected as part of the Program’s Built-In Evaluation Process was documented in the Monograph: Parenting Styles and Program Impact (2001), and Evaluation Reports produced by SAMSHA (US) and REF (UK) document program impact for different target groups, across multiple sites.  The Southwark Refugee Project (UK 2006) presents facilitator and parent comments in Five Promotional Videos (English, Arabic, Somali, Spanish, and French).  The English Video includes an interview with Dr. Steele.  The Video Diaries (UK 2007) document parent perceptions as they participated in the program.  US Promotional Videos are in development.  Powerpoint will be released in both the US and the UK in early 2008.


Facilitator Training Set

The Facilitator Session-By-Session Activities Manual
provides step-by-step instructions, including suggested discussion questions, role-play activities, and guidelines that serve to enhance the facilitator's ability to manage the group process.

The Facilitator Curriculum Model
presents background and theory, organizes the curriculum information into topic areas, and clarifies the relationships of the Five Program Component Areas.  Participants also receive aPacket of Overhead and Parent Materials. 

Samples: “Clear Instructions”    ENGLISH or SPANISH

Evaluation Process

Registration Form,
Pre/Post Parent
Questionnaires, and a
Facilitator Class
Summary Report.


The“Monograph:  Parenting Styles and Program Impact”  presents results for 3,000 parents and details how to analyze the measures.



POWERPOINT DVD

Will include English and Spanish Transparency Slides, Program Forms, and a Video-Taped Interview with Dr. Steele

Child Activities Supplement

Provides activities for children
3-18 years that can be used
along side the Parent Program
.

PARENT MANUALS– 24 LANGUAGES

Arabic Farsi Polish
Bengali French (African) Russian
Bosnian (S-C) Gujerati Samoan
Braille Hmong Somali
Chinese Korean Spanish
English (AUS) Khmer (soon) Turkish
English (UK) Laotian Urdu
English (US) Punjabi Vietnamese
Parent Manuals contribute to the group identity, symbolize what parents have accomplished, and can be used as a reference.