Absolutely not! Our programs are federally funded and therefore there is never a cost for you or your child.

The child groups will take place during the school day at your child’s school. We work with the school counselor to set up the best day and time for the group. The parent meetings usually take place at night at our office at the University of Alabama or a convenient location near your child’s school.

You and your child are volunteers with our program. You or your child can withdraw from the program whenever you like. However, we rarely have families who want to withdraw. The children really enjoy being in the group and hanging out with their peers while working towards goals that they have set and earning awesome rewards like video games and gift cards! The parents have expressed how much they appreciate being able to talk with other parents and discuss important topics for their families.

As we develop new versions of the Coping Power program, we have to make sure that they consistently produce the same fantastic results that our original program does. We do these studies to improve the program for children all over the world - so we recruit students of all backgrounds from local schools. If we contact you about joining the Coping Power Program, it's likely that your child's teacher completed a short questionnaire about every child's behavior in class, we analyzed the results, made a randomized calling list, and then you happened to be near the top! We provide the Coping Power Program for free to you and your child in the hopes that we can use the data to ensure our program is getting even better at helping children succeed in school and in life.

Not negatively! We work closely with your child’s counselors and teachers to schedule our once a week Coping Power meetings. They usually set the group day and time during an elective period. We frequently see grades improve! In addition to many other skills, we teach study and organizational skills as part of our program.

The typical response from classmates is a positive one. They see the Coping Power kids earning rewards while working hard towards their goals and also see how much fun they have in the group!

Our programs are grant funded and typically involve children in the 5th or 7th grades. However, many of our parents have told us that they come to the parent meetings and take that information and apply it to all of their children at home.

Our physical address is:
200 Hackberry Lane
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

map

You can contact the Coping Power office by phone +1 205 348 3535 or email coping@ua.edu

Dr. John Lochman and Dr. Karen Wells

You can find information about training in the Training and Certification section found under the Practitioners tab.

You can find more information about our current projects, publications, presentations, program components, and research evidence by visiting the Researchers tab.

You can find information about training in the Training and Certification section found under the Practitioners tab.