Sheridan, CYFS, program builds strong parent, school partnerships

09 Apr 2014    

Program builds strong parent, school partnerships

An innovative program to help teachers solve classroom behavior problems also helps parents reduce temper tantrums and disobedience at home, a new study shows.

The experimental program — known as Conjoint Behavior Consultation, or CBC – teams teachers and parents with specially trained consultants who work together to defuse problem behavior and improve school performance.

Experts from the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools at UNL recently launched training workshops to encourage more educators and others who work with children to use the family partnership techniques developed and tested through the center’s rigorous research protocols.

“One of the things we have learned from our research is that family engagement in education is unequivocally one of the best ways to promote children’s success,” said Brandy Clarke, a research assistant professor leading the new training program.

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