As part of the 2006 Best Start initiative, the Queensland Government committed to expanding parenting programs, in particular the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), to make programs available to more families across Queensland.
Triple P draws on social learning, cognitive-behavioural and developmental theory, as well as research into risk and protective factors associated with the development of social and behavioural problems in children. The program's multi-level framework aims to tailor information, advice and professional support to the needs of individual families. It recognises that parents have differing needs and desires regarding the type, intensity and mode of assistance they may require.
The Department of Education and Training coordinates Triple P training for staff of parenting and family support services state-wide, with joint attendance by Disability Services (Department of Communities) and Queensland Health staff. Queensland Health also convenes Triple P training courses and staff of parenting and family support services and Disability Services are given the opportunity to attend these courses.
Triple P Courses offered include:
Combined Primary Care/ Group Triple P - Provides an overview of common developmental and behavioural problems in children, strategies for promoting children's competence and positive approaches to behaviour management. In addition, participants receive active skills training for the consultation skills required to deliver brief, effective, time-limited interventions and delivery of behavioural family intervention in a group format, including suggestions for managing group processes.
Group Stepping Stones Triple P - An early intervention strategy for families of children with disabilities who currently have or are at risk of developing behavioural and emotional disorders. It is particularly useful for practitioners working with families who also have difficulty adjusting to their child's disability.
Indigenous Triple P - Practitioners are taught how to flexibly apply the program to work with individuals, small family groups and larger groups of Indigenous people. Practitioners are also taught how to tailor program delivery to formal, informal, urban, rural and remote consultation settings.
For further information on courses offered, please see the 2012 Course Calendar 
51k and Course Summaries 15k.
Participant numbers are limited to a maximum of 20 per course. When allocating places for courses, the following order of priority is used as a guideline:
If places remain:
To promote networking across services, the Department may, at its discretion, ensure there is a mix of representatives on a course, particularly in regional areas.
Queensland Health employees have priority of access to attend Queensland Health hosted Triple P courses. If there are places remaining, the course is opened to participants from services identified by the Department and Disability Services. The priority of access protocol used for courses convened by the Department is applied.
Nominees are required to complete a Registration Form 104k and return it to the Department to register their interest in attending. It is essential that approval is obtained from a nominee's line manager or supervisor prior to submitting the form.
In the lead up to a scheduled course, nominations will be requested from services identified in the priority of access protocol up to six weeks prior to the course date. Nominations may be submitted at any time, however early submissions will be held on file. Confirmation of attendance and acceptance of enrolments will be provided approximately three weeks prior to course commencement.
Note: Volunteers from Department-funded parenting and family support services and staff from other non-government child and family support services not funded by the Department are able to nominate for Triple P Courses convened by both the Department and Queensland Health by returning a completed Registration Form to the Department at least three weeks prior to the course commencement date.
A competency-based accreditation process is a critical component of all the training courses and must be completed not only for official recognition of proficiency in program delivery but also to enhance the likelihood that Triple P will be delivered in the way intended, and ensure the successful dissemination of Triple P within the community. Accreditation days are scheduled 2 to 3 months after the initial training has been completed. To complete the skills based accreditation component of a Triple P Provider Training Course, the practitioners attend either a half or 1-day accreditation workshop (whichever is applicable to their level of training).
Attendance at an accreditation day also provides practitioners with a unique opportunity to receive expert feedback at a personalised level on core competencies of program delivery. Specific details of accreditation requirements are provided during each Triple P Provider Training Course by the Triple P Trainer.
In preparation for accreditation, practitioners are encouraged to begin implementing Triple P interventions with families and/or practising the specific competencies targeted for accreditation either individually or with peers. During this period, prior to final completion of the accreditation process, practitioners are considered to be provisionally accredited providers of Triple P. Full accreditation occurs on successful completion of all accreditation requirements and with provision of the official Accredited Triple P Provider certificate for the relevant level.
It is a requirement of attendance that participants of the Triple P Provider Training will be available to attend one of the Accreditation days allocated for that training course - participant preferred Accreditation days within the date range will be negotiated during the course. The training is not finalised until the Accreditation component of the course has been completed.
If an element of the assessment is not successfully completed on the day of Accreditation, opportunities can be made available to resubmit or revisit the element in order to become accredited. The Triple P facilitator will be able to provide information on the options for this as needed.
The Department of Education and Training will meet the costs of Triple P Course fees / materials and morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea for courses and accreditation days hosted by the Office.
Similarly, Queensland Health will meet the costs of Triple P Course fees / materials and morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea for attendees of courses that they host.
Additional costs funded by the Department for courses provided by both the Department and Queensland Health are:
Course materials are provided by the host agency. Each course has specific materials to support the content of the sessions however each participant can expect to receive the following resources during the Course:
An implementation pack of resources will be provided to participants as indicated in the previous section, What We Fund, upon successful completion of accreditation. This pack includes: relevant Tip Sheets, Group Workbooks and/or Positive Parenting Booklets to the course.
Ongoing resources (Positive Parenting Booklets, Tip Sheets and Group Workbooks) for continued implementation of Triple P, are available to staff of Department-funded parenting and family support services and eligible non-government child and family support services not funded by the Department. Orders for ongoing resources can be submitted via the order form below.
Order Form 103k
All fully accredited participants are expected to deliver a minimum of three Triple P Programs per year.
Each participant at a Triple P Provider Training Course is required to attend at least 80 percent of the course to be eligible to attend accreditation.
In practice this is equal to missing no more of any course than is described below:
If a participant attends less than described above for a course they are deemed 'non-trained' and will be required to attend another course or part of a future course to cover the content previously missed. Accreditation cannot be attempted until the missing units have been completed.
For those participants who have attended more than 80 percent of a course, but not been present for 100 percent attendance (e.g. arrived late, had to leave early) the Triple P trainer will exercise discretion in allowing catch up during the course either through guided reading or some other appropriate learning experience/s. The participant should also use the peer support process to ensure competence in the skills or knowledge missed during their absence from the training course.
If a registered participant is unable to attend either the course or accreditation, it is expected that they will notify the Department as soon as possible.
If notification is received greater than one (1) week prior to the course, a replacement will be drawn from registered nominees on the waiting list, if available.
If notification is received less than one (1) week prior to the course or a replacement is unable to be drawn from the waiting list, it is expected that an appropriate replacement will be provided by the person withdrawing from the course. This replacement will be required to complete a Registration form and return it to the Department prior to commencement of the course.
Where possible, arrangements will be made to allow participants who are considered 'non-trained' following a course (see Triple P Attendance Policy above) to complete components of the course at a later date. However, if an entire course will need to be attended again to complete the training, the participant will be required to re-register (including completion of a Registration Form and obtaining line manager/ supervisor approval) in order to be eligible to attend a later course.
Participants and their Supervisor / Line Manager will be expected to complete a Post-Course Survey following Accreditation at six and twelve months following the completion of the Course. These surveys are in addition to the pre-, post- and follow-up skills assessment conducted by Triple P International as part of the training process.
The surveys will be used by the Department to: help identify the extent to which the courses are adding value to the delivery of services to the local community; assess the level of ease with which the course content is able to be delivered across a variety of child and family support settings; and establish a baseline for the number of families likely to access Triple P strategies and resources as a result of the training, over a period of time.
The surveys will be electronically distributed by the Department directly to course participants and their Supervisor for completion and returning to the Department.
If there are insufficient numbers to make a course viable, the course may either be cancelled or rescheduled at the discretion of the Department.
In the event of a course being rescheduled, nominees from the previously scheduled course will be given priority of access to places for the rescheduled course.
Office for Early Childhood Education and Care
(07) 3237 1904
Disability Services - Department of Communities
(07) 3405 4972
Queensland Health - Child Health & Safety
(07) 3234 1105
This page was last reviewed on 10 Jan 2012
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