The Genesis Programme

The Incredible Years in Co. Louth

From One School to

The Genesis Programme

Alice Malone & Hugh Doogan

What is the Incredible Years (IY)?

• The Incredible Years is a series of

interlocking evidence

based programmes

• Developed to prevent/treat Social Emotional and Behavioural Issues with Children

• Parent, Child, Teacher

Why use Incredible Years? Why intervene early?

• Clonmel, Tipperary Study (2005) indicated that EBD amongst children stood at 17.5%

• Amongst disadvantaged communities this figure can rise to 28% (Martin, Carr, Carol, Byrne 2005)

• Prevents problems from becoming entrenched

• Reduce future risk

• Prevent children being separated

• Problems are easier solved

• Value for Money

Development of IY in Louth

Drogheda Experience 2006

LLP introduced IY to one school

4 schools – all programmes

Fully embedded

Funded mainly by LLP

Dundalk Experience 2008

8 schools

Steering Committee

Various funding

Outcomes to Date ... Learning ? Gaps?

12 Schools

Delivering Teacher Classroom Management, Small Group Dina, Classroom Dina, Basic Parent Programme

20 trained Parent Programme Group Leaders

Over 40 school-based staff trained to deliver Small Group Dina and Classroom Dina

320 school personnel received full training in Teacher Classroom Management

Almost 50 14 week Parent Programmes delivered

Almost 500 parents graduated from the programme

2 Group Leaders accredited by Incredible Years / Carolyn Webster-Stratton / more to follow

Recognition by Minister for Children & Youth Affairs in June 2011 of work being done

Featured on RTE’s Nationwide programme (2009) as an area of good practice in the field

Hosted Incredible Years Ireland Forum’s in 2009 and 2011

What about Children Younger than 4?

Bringing IY to the Community

• Pilot Parent/Baby Programme

• Toddler Programme

• Pre-School Programme

• Dundalk Parent Forum

The ABC Programme

• Area Based Response

• Consortium led initiative – Lead Agency

• Programmes must be evidence based

• Focus on pre-birth to 6 year olds and their families

• Targeting areas of entrenched poverty

What issues will the programme address?

3rd highest proportion of children living in lone parent households in the State (CSO 2011)

Highest rate of Teen Births in the State at 9 per 1,000 (CSO 2011)

Only 65.7% of newborn babies visited by Public Health Nurse within 48 hours discharge from hospital – State average 83.6% (HSE 2011)

5th highest proportion of babies born with a low birth weight (HSE 2011)

3rd highest proportion of children whose mothers had only primary or no formal education in the state(CSO 2006)

The Genesis Programme

Vision: To measurably improve the

well-being and developmental outcomes for children aged pre-birth to six years in the targeted areas by implementing the Incredible Years suite of programmes with fidelity using an agreed area based approach

A County Louth Consortium Targeting Entrenched Areas of

Disadvantage in Dundalk and Drogheda

Dev. Officer

(Community PHN)

Dev. Officer

(Pre-Schools)

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Dev. Officer

(Primary Schools)

Administrator / Programme Manager

The Genesis Programme: Implementation - Outcomes

• Logic Model (see handout) – contains Objectives, Inputs,

Key Activities, Outputs and Short & Long Term Outcomes

• Implementation Plan – 53 general actions


• Organisation Structures & Relationships – Management Group / Implementation Support Team / Lead Agency / Consortium / Project Team / Budget


• Child Health & Development

• Parenting

• Children’s Learning

• Integrated Service Delivery

• Mainstream Delivery

Thank you: For more info on The Genesis Programme

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The Genesis Programme

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