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Adaptation of a behavioral parent‐training curriculum for Hispanic caregivers: HOT DOCS Español
Author(s) -
Agazzi Heather,
Salinas Abraham,
Williams Jillian,
Chiriboga Daniela,
Ortiz Cristina,
Armstrong Kathleen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
infant mental health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1097-0355
pISSN - 0163-9641
DOI - 10.1002/imhj.20251
Subject(s) - adaptation (eye) , curriculum , fidelity , psychology , training (meteorology) , medical education , population , process (computing) , applied psychology , medicine , pedagogy , computer science , geography , telecommunications , environmental health , operating system , neuroscience , meteorology
This article presents the process utilized to adapt a behavioral parent‐training curriculum for Hispanic caregivers from a program currently available in English. Throughout this process, a number of cultural and language elements were identified as needing to be modified to meet the needs of the Hispanic population served. Fidelity and fit were balanced to develop a curriculum acceptable to diverse Hispanic caregivers while also incorporating all the essential elements of a theory‐based approach to training caregivers. The lessons learned from this adaptation may assist others in their attempts to meet the needs of Hispanic families.