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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2007 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Community Psychol. 2007 Sep;40(1-2):64–81. doi: 10.1007/s10464-007-9125-0

Table III.

The Costs of Parent Training

  Time and costs
         
Parent training Hours Budgetary costs Other costs Totals
         
Recruitment of parents        
         
   Program staff 72 $3,305   $3,305
         
   Teachers   $1,450   $1,450
         
   Postage and mileage   $217   $217
         
Sub‐total 72 $4,972 $0 $4,972

         
Delivering the intervention        
         
  Intervention staff        
         
   Facilitator hiring, supervision        
         
     Facilitators 44 N/Aa    
         
     Clinical supervision 111 $5,222   $5,222
         
   Preparing, conducting training 728 $16,143   $16,143
         
   Consultation (with parents) 28      
         
   Travel time 41 $1,929   $1,929
         
   Travel mileage   $700   $700
         
  Administrative support        
         
   Arranging facilities, meals 66 $1,088   $1,088
         
   Hiring, training, supporting child care 131 $2,159   $2,159
         
   Preparing materials, supplies 100 $1,648   $1,648
         
   Staff coordination 102 $1,681   $1,681
         
   Project administration 81 $2,689   $2,689
         
  Facility costs   $863   $863
         
  Meal costs   $5,252   $5,252
         
  Supply costs   $117   $117
         
  Curriculum        
         
   Staff training materials   $359   $359
         
   Parent training materials   $1,064   $1,064
         
  Child care services 651 $6,445   $6,445
         
  Parent stipends (incentives)   $1,980   $1,980

         
Parental time costs        
         
  Attendance (less incentives and child care) 1044   $1,368 $1,368
         
  Homework 119   $1,116 $1,116
         
  Training consultation 46   $431 $431
         
  Travel time 11   $103 $103
         
  Travel mileage     $55 $55
         
Sub‐total 3303 $49,337 $3,073 $52,410

         
Total costs 3375 $54,309 $3,073 $57,382
         
% of total   95% 5%  
         
Per child costs   $1,646 $93 $1,739
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Time costs incorporated into weekly 6 hrs. for preparing and conducting parent group training.