Unified Protocol: Community Connections
University of Miami
Summary
The purpose of this study is to administer the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C) and Adolescents (UP-A) to youth and participants' parents and to examine the efficacy and outcomes of the treatment using standardized measures, questionnaires, interviews. The UP-C and the UP-A are cognitive-behavioral therapies to treat emotional disorders.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 7–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Children between the ages of 7-17. * Youth currently resides in Miami-Dade County. * Children and their parents must be able to speak and understand English and/or Spanish sufficiently well to complete study procedures (e.g., provide their informed consent/assent, complete assessment measures and/or program materials). * At least one parent or caregiver with whom the child is living with that can accompany the child and participate in all visits (assessment and treatment). * Positive endorsement of elevated emotional concerns in one of a limited range of emotional disord…
Interventions
- BehavioralThe Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children
The UP-C is administered in-person to parents and children over the course of up to 15 weekly group sessions, which last approximately 90 minutes each.
- BehavioralThe Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Adolescents
The UP-A is administered to parents and teens over the course of approximately 15-24 weekly individual sessions, which last approximately 50 minutes each. Sessions can be administered in-person or online, with at least one session occurring in person.
Location
- Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment ProgramCoral Gables, Florida