Race Equality Foundation - Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities
The SFSC parent programme is based on a strengths based ‘facilitative model’, which aims to raise the consciousness of parents. In addition, the curriculum aims to help families develop or promote: strong ethnic and cultural roots; positive parent-child relationships; a range of life skills; self esteem, self discipline and social competence; and an ability to access community resources.
The SFSC Programme is the UK version of the US programme 'Strengthening Multi-Ethnic Families: A Violence Prevention Programme'. The programme was originally developed by Dr Marilyn Steele and colleagues in the early 1990s. It has been adapted by Race Equality Foundation, working with parents and professionals and with the support of Dr Steele, to be deployed in the UK.
News
An evaluation of the SFSC programme shows it continues to have a positive impact on parents. Nearly all (99%) said they would recommend the course to their family and friends.
Download the summary report or full report below
- Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parent programme 2005/6 and 2006/7 evaluation report (352kb PDF file).
- Summary of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parent programme 2005/6 and 2006/7 evaluation report (140kb PDF file).
See below for the evaluation report for 2004/5.
See also
- SCIE Report 21: Follow up work to support implementation of the NICE/SCIE guidance on parenting programmes (external link)
- Start young people’s programme
- Young People’s film project
- Developing SFSC for parents with learning disabilities
- Doing my best - The fifth annual conference of Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities inclusive parent programme (10 July 2007).
- Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parent programme 2005/6 and 2006/7 evaluation report (713kb PDF file).
- Summary of the Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities parent programme 2005/6 and 2006/7 evaluation report (265kb PDF file).