This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/
Type of Maltreatment: Emotional abuse, Exposure to domestic violence, and Physical abuse
Target Population: Parents, grandparents, teachers, and other caretakers working with children
Brief Description:(The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff.)
Love and Logic has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Secondary), but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given either a Scientific Rating or a Child Welfare Relevance Rating. The Love and Logic Institute, Inc., developed training materials designed to teach educators and parents how to experience less stress while helping young people learn the skills required for success in today’s world. This approach is called Love and Logic and is based on the following two assumptions: 1) that children learn the best lessons when they're given a task and allowed to make their own choices (and fail) when the cost of failure is still small; and 2) that the children's failures must be coupled with love and empathy from their parents and teachers. This model has been used by parents and teachers for 30 years and has been applied to a wide range of situations.
All of the Love and Logic programs are based on the following four principles, which are designed to enhance the relationship between the adult and the child:
Parents and teachers are taught new skills to deal with the children in a calmer way:
Parents, teachers, or other caregivers are required to purchase of at least one of the core programs:
Love and Logic was designed to be conducted in a group.
Love and Logic has not been tested for use in a group setting.
The recommended group size is: Any size group may be used
Recommended intensity: Parents, grandparents, and/or teachers attend a voluntary one-day seminar, or 3-day, 5-day, or 6-day conference to help them learn the techniques.
Recommended duration: 1 day to 6 days depending on length of training they choose to attend.
Love and Logic does not include a homework component.
Love and Logic is typically conducted in a(n): Community Daily Living Settings, Religious Organization, and School.
Love and Logic was designed with a Parent Component.
Love and Logic addresses the following presenting problems and symptoms: Anger in response to their child's behavior
Love and Logic was not designed with a Child Component.
Love and Logic was not developed for children with developmental delays.
Love and Logic has not been tested for children with developmental delays.
Love and Logic does not have materials available in a language other than English.
There is a manual that describes how to implement this program.
There is training available for Love and Logic.
Training contact: Troy McCaskell at 303-278-7552
Number of days/hours: 3-6 days, all day workshops
Training is obtained: Onsite
There currently are not additional qualified resources for training.
The typical resources for implementing Love and Logic are: One instructor, TV monitor, VHS/DVD player, overhead projector, and space large enough to hold the number of participants.
There are no minimum qualifications for parents or teachers who implement this program, aside from reading one of the core programs.
Love and Logic has been reviewed and it was determined that this program lacks the type of published, peer-reviewed research that meets the CEBC criteria for scientific rating of 1 – 5 . Therefore, the program has been given the classification of "NR - Not able to be Rated. " It was reviewed because it was identified by the topic expert as a program being used in the field, or it is being marketed and/or used in California with children receiving services from child welfare or related systems and their parents/caregivers. Some programs that are not rated may have published, peer-reviewed research that does not meet the above stated criteria or may have eligible studies that have not yet been published in the peer-reviewed literature. For more information on the "NR – Not able to be Rated" classification, please see the Scientific Rating Scale.
There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Love and Logic.
Fay, C. (2005). Effects of the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent training program on parents’ perceptions of their children’s behavior and their own parental competence: A preliminary investigation. Retrieved December 4, 2007, from the World Wide Web: http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/research_data_bllp.pdf.
Fay, C. (2005) Effects of the 9 Essential Skills for the Love and Logic Classroom training on teachers’ perceptions of their students’ behavior and their teaching competence: A preliminary investigation. Retrieved December 4, 2007, from the World Wide Web: http://www.loveandlogic.com/pdfs/research_data_9e.pdf
Contact name: Charles Fay, PhD
Affiliation/Agency: Love and Logic Institute, Inc.
Email: drcfay@loveandlogic.com
Phone: 800-338-4065
Fax: 800-455-7557
Website: http://www.loveandlogic.com