Written for teachers, administrators, social workers and intervention specialists, this guide describes how to set up and operate a program that trains parents to be warm, responsive, encouraging and communicative. The program is based on active involvement by professionals, including home visitation, and teaches the ABCs (supportive Attitudes, positive Behaviors and program Content) by establishing a collaborative partnership with parents, finding a family's strengths and building on them, and skillfully using assessments to evaluation child development and parenting behaviors. In addition to instructions on training, the guide includes survey instruments for parents and home visit rating scales for professionals. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)