Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids

Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids: Small RCT

The purpose of the proposed study is to assess the effectiveness of the addition of a single-session child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention module (Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids) on improving parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding CSA prevention for parents already receiving parent-education services. The investigators hypothesize that parents who receive the parenting curriculum and the CSA prevention module will (a) demonstrate significant improvement in CSA-related awareness (i.e., knowledge, attitudes) and protective behaviors from pre-test to post-test, and (b) demonstrate higher scores on CSA-related awareness and protective behaviors as compared to parents who only receive the parenting curriculum.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parent or caregiver > 18 years old
2. Parent or caregiver of at least one child under 13
3. Enrolled in PAT

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Parent/caregiver does not speak English
2. Parent is mandated (i.e., court-ordered) to attend parent-training program