Triple P
Core Mechanism
Graduated parent skill-building at appropriate intensity level; minimal sufficiency principle uses least intervention necessary
Ontology
Child behavior problems primarily maintained by parenting patterns and family environment; population-level prevention possible
Therapeutic Voice
"When he acts out, get down to his level, make eye contact, and give one clear instruction."
View of the Person
A child developing within a parenting environment that can be systematically supported at population level
Evidence
NICE: referenced. WHO: endorsed
100+ RCTs
Cochrane review; Sanders et al. (2014)
Very strong evidence. One of most-researched prevention programs globally.
Conditions
Epistemology
Blind Spots
Population-level approach may miss individual complexity; culturally normed parenting standards may not translate universally
Contraindications
Active domestic violence in the home, active psychosis in the caregiver, caregivers whose difficulties are primarily their own mental health rather than parenting skills, situations where the child's behavior is a trauma response requiring trauma-specific intervention
Training
Level-specific accreditation through Triple P International
Triple P International — level-specific
1-5 days per level
$500-2K per level
Equity & Cultural Adaptations
Philosophical Roots
Patterson (coercion theory); Bandura (social learning); Sanders (population approach); public health model; Bronfenbrenner (ecological, minimal sufficiency)
Related Modalities
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Triple P's five levels?
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Universal media → brief selective → narrow-focus → broad training → enhanced individual.