Um Estudo de caso com o programa parental ACT para educar crianças em ambientes seguros

The aim of this paper is to describe a case study of an intervention conducted with a Brazilian mother using the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program – a universal program to prevent violence against children. This study evaluated behavioral aspects of a mother, and her six-year old son in pre-post intervention measures, and follow-up. The mother fi lled the Brazilian instrument Parental Style Inventory (IEP), as well as the ASEBA (CBCL, ASR and ABCL) prior and after the intervention, and at follow-up; in addition to the ACT Program Assessment Questionnaire after the intervention. The husband fi lled the CBCL and the ABCL in all the study’s phases. Results pointed to a change in parental style after intervention (from “High Average” to “Excellent”). There was agreement between informants about their