Research
Research studies on results of the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 Years (SFP) have consistently demonstrated its excellence and success as a prevention program.
The original controlled, randomized trial in Iowa showed that four years after the program, youth who attended SFP with their families were significantly less likely to have started using alcohol and tobacco. They were also less aggressive than youth in the control group. Families who attended SFP reported significant increases in family cohesion.
Research documentation of the program’s effectiveness has led to recognition of SFP by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and the US Departments of Education, of Justice, and of Health and Human Services.
WSU Presentations and Publications Related to SFP in Washington
ARTICLES
Hill, L.G., Maucione, K., & Hood, B (2007). A focused approach to assessing fidelity.Prevention Science, 8, 25-34.
Betz, D.L. & Hill, L.G. (2006). Evaluation for real people. Journal of Extension. Online at:
http://www.joe.org/joe/2006april/rb9.shtml
Hill, L.G. & Betz, D.L. (2005). Revisiting the retrospective pretest. American Journal of Evaluation,
26, 501-517.
Hill, L.G. & Parker, L.A. (2005). Extension as a delivery system for prevention programming:
Capacity, barriers, and opportunities. Journal of Extension, 43. Online at:
http://www.joe.org/joe/2005february/a1.shtml.
PRESENTATIONS
2008
Hill, L.G. (2008, August). SFP Research and Evaluation. Presentation at facilitator training. Wenatchee, WA.
2007
Becker, L.G., Parker, L.A., McCrady, B. & Dodd, H. (2007, September). What can the Statewide
Collaboration Do for You? Panel presented at the Prevention Summit, Vancouver, WA Castro, D., Becker, L.G., & Urquilla, I. (2007, September). Adapting a Best Practice Program to
Reach Latino Families. Panel presented at the National Prevention Network annualconference,
Portland, OR
Overath, R. (2007, November). Researching the Impact of Strengthening Families Programs (SFP)
Across Ethnicities, Language and Culture. Poster session presented at National Council on
Family Relations Pre-Conference Workshop Extension Family Living Education, Pittsburg, PA.
2006
Hood, B. & Hill, L.G. (2006, June). Determinants of program implementation after standardized
training for evidence-based prevention programs. Poster session presented at the Meeting of
the Society for Prevention Research, San Antonio, TX.
Parker, L.A., Castro, D., Betz, D., Diede, A., & Hill, L.G. (2006, May). Adapting a best practice
program to reach Latino families. Workshop presentation at the Annual Meeting of Children,
Youth and Families at Risk, Seattle, WA.
2005
Hill, L.G. & Parker, L.A. (2005, October). Promoting common goals to achieve effective evaluation
practice. Roundtable presented at the Annual Joint Conference of the Canadian Evaluation
Society and American Evaluation Association, Toronto, Canada.
2004
Betz, D.L., Diede, A., Hill, L.G., Koehler, C. & Parker, L.A. (2004, May). Moving a best practices
model to scale on a statewide basis: Lessons from the field.. Workshop presentation at the
Annual Meeting of Children, Youth and Families at Risk, Seattle, WA.
Betz, D.L. & Hill, L.G. (2004, November). Evaluation for real people. Poster presentation at the
annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.
Parker, L.A. & Hill, L.G. (2004, October). Positioning research as an asset to attract community
partners: Washington State's experience with the Strengthening Families Program. Workshop
presentation at the Outreach Scholarship Conference: Impact through Engagment, State
College, PA.
2003
Hill, L.G. & Parker, L. (2003, June).Cooperative extension service as a delivery system for
prevention programming. Poster session presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the
Society for Community Research and Action, "Incorporating Diversity: Moving From Values to
Action," Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Hill, L.G., Sage, R., Betz, D., Koehler, C. & Parker, L. (2003, June). Implementation of a model
program: A case study from Washington State. Poster session presented at the 11th Annual
Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, "Research to Policy," Washington, DC, 2003.
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