Parenting: Psychology of Parenting Programme

Psychology of Parenting Programme (PoPP) 

The Psychology of Parenting Programme (PoPP) works collaboratively with Community Planning Partnerships (CPPs) across Scotland with the aim of improving the availability of evidence-based parent-child relationship focused interventions. This work is funded through the Mental Health Directorate at the Scottish Government. 

CPPs who become PoPP sites receive implementation support and training to make available the highest quality evidence-based interventions to support families. PoPP offers the CPPs that they work with training, resources, and implementation support to deliver Incredible Years and Triple P groups to parents of 3 – 12-year-olds and Group Teen Triple P to parents of 12 – 16-year-olds. The groups aim to build a strong parent-child relationship, empower families and support them to promote resilience and healthy development in their children. 

Following the initial implementation support and training, the PoPP team offers ongoing support to sustain group delivery through additional trainings, resources, data updates and implementation support. 

Please access our short video describing the aims of the Psychology of Parenting Programme, how it fits within CPPs, the supports offered by PoPP and how the interventions are delivered. 

Further information about the background to the psychology of parenting programme and outcomes to date can be found in our most recent Parenting Briefing Paper.  

If you wish to enquire about becoming a PoPP site please contact  psychology@nes.scot.nhs.uk 

Closely related to PoPP is our Infant Mental Health training offers, more information about these trainings can be found on our Infant Mental Health page.