Strongest Families Ontario (Formerly the Family Help Program) (SF-ON)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Behaviour Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Oppositional Defiant Disorder focused on measuring Behavioural intervention, Distance intervention, Parenting intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Male or female individuals who meet all the following criteria are eligible for this trial:
- Child is aged 6 to 12 years and
- Completed and signed referral form from a participating intake site is received and
- Parent/legal guardian provides verbal, telephone consent to participate and
- Ability of participant to read and understand English (at a Grade 5 level) and
- There must be the reasonable intention that for the study duration the child will remain in the direct care of the participant and at the same address as the participant (2 years) and o Child presents with significant levels of disruptive behaviour based on the BCFPI results at the referring agent end and clinical evaluation of the corroborative study assessment measures.
Exclusion Criteria:
Participants meeting one or more of the following criteria cannot be selected:
- Child is in the care of a child protective agency or currently being investigated by a child protective agency
- Child has received any form of behavioural treatment in the past 6 months
- Child is at an imminent risk of harm to themselves or others
- In the judgment of the investigator or delegate, any condition that may interfere with effective delivery of the study protocol/intervention program (i.e., High parental DASS-21 score, complex child symptomology, families who are unmotivated or are in complete chaos)
Sites / Locations
- IWK Health Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Strongest Families Program + Usual care
Usual care
50% randomized to receive Strongest Families intervention immediately as well as the usual care services available via the referring agency for the 22 month study period.
50% randomized will not receive Strongest Families Intervention during the 22 month study phase, but will receive the usual care services available via the referring agency. At the end of the 22 month study period study participants will be offered the Strongest Families Intervention services.