Researching parenting interventions over the decades - Keynote Speech ACAMH Awards 2025
Description
In this talk, Professor Frances Gardner presents key findings from decades of research on parenting interventions. She traces the development of evidence-based approaches to reducing child conduct problems, explores what makes interventions effective across different families, cultures, and income levels, and highlights global efforts to prevent violence against children. She discusses how large-scale, collaborative research can inform the design of accessible, adaptable interventions that support parents and promote children’s wellbeing worldwide.
Learning Objectives
A. To describe the main evidence supporting parenting interventions for child behaviour problems.
B. To identify factors influencing the effectiveness and adaptability of interventions across diverse populations.
C. To discuss recent global initiatives using parenting programmes to prevent violence against children.