Effectiveness of an Empirically Supported Family Intervention: Mental Health Outcomes, Mechanisms of Effect, and Organizational Factors
University of Notre Dame
Summary
This study is designed to test the effectiveness of a psychoeducation-based program to address communication and conflict resolution in families, thereby supporting mental health in children and their caregivers.
Description
The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a program to improve mental health in families by reducing stress and supporting effective communication and conflict resolution. Families will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: in the self-study condition, families will receive information to review on their own, paired with regular (weekly) contact from a family coach; in the second condition, families will receive information to review on their own, regular contact from a coach, and will participate in video sessions with a family coach who will provide feedback on thei…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 4+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Two parents or primary caregivers * Child between 4 and 17 years old * English literate * Able/willing to participate through the 12-month follow up assessment. Exclusion Criteria: * Families who cannot communicate in English * Single parent families
Interventions
- BehavioralParent-child intervention
Families (two adult caregivers, child between 4 and 17) receive four interactive, asynchronous psychoeducation modules to review on their own paired with weekly contact with a communication coach and two live sessions with a communication coach to discuss psychoeducation, receive feedback on their interactions, and practice a communication technique.
- BehavioralSelf-study Intervention
Families (two adult caregivers) receive information in a newsletter format to review on their own, paired with weekly contact from a communication coach to answer questions and direct their attention toward specific topics in the newsletter.
Locations (3)
- Fort Wayne Center for Children and FamiliesFort Wayne, Indiana
- Indianapolis Virtual SiteIndianapolis, Indiana
- University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana