Mindful Parenting and Parent Training Program Study
Disruptive Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Disruptive Behavior focused on measuring Disruptive Behavioral Problems, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Mindfulness, Mindful Parenting, Behavioral Parent Training
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- the child participant must be between the ages of 6 and 11 years old at baseline/time of pretreatment data collection;
- he/she must have an elevated score (i.e. a t-score of 60 or greater) on one or more of the Externalizing Problems clinical scales (i.e. Hyperactivity, Aggression, and Conduct Problems) or on the Attention Problems clinical scale of the Behavior Assessment System for Children 3rd Edition - Parent Report (BASC-3; Reynolds & Kamphaus,
2015), as assessed during the intake assessment for the study; 3) both the parent and child participants must be fluent English speakers, and; 4) the parent participant(s) must be available to attend weekly treatment sessions and assessments for up to 26 weeks at New York University - Kimball Hall.
Exclusion Criteria:
- There is evidence of significant developmental delay or psychosis that impacts the child's ability to fully engage in the intervention;
- The youth or parent presents with emergency psychiatric needs that require services beyond that which can be managed within this intervention format (e.g. hospitalization, specialized placement outside the home);
- if the parent and/or child are not fluent English speakers;
- if the family is currently enrolled in any type of behavioral parent or parent management training program; and
- if the child has an estimated Full Scale IQ below 80, based on completing two subtests of the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, Second Edition during the intake assessment for the study.
Sites / Locations
- New York University - Kimball Hall
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Mindful Parenting Only
Mindful Parenting and BPT Combined
Participants in this arm will receive only the Mindful Parenting Program at the start of the study. Bögels and Restifo's (2014) Mindful Parenting Program is an adaptation for parents of MBCT, and MBSR; the program will consist of 7-weekly 2.5-hour parent group sessions. In the program, parents learn to apply the skills of mindfulness to themselves and to their experience of parenting their children. Following the completion of the Mindful Parenting Sessions, participants in this arm will be asked continue to participate in data collection for the post-intervention assessment time point (i.e. 8 weeks after the completion of the Mindful Parenting group sessions) and for the 2-month follow up assessment time point (i.e. 16 weeks after the completion of the Mindful Parenting group sessions). After they have completed both assessments, they will be offered the opportunity to participate in the MATCH BPT program if they so choose (no data will be collected).
Participants in this arm will receive the Mindful Parenting Program at the start of the study, which will consist of 7-weekly 2.5-hour parent group sessions. In the program, parents learn to apply the skills of mindfulness to themselves and to their experience of parenting their children. Following the completion of the Mindful Parenting Sessions, participants in this arm will receive receive individually-implemented MATCH BPT sessions, which will consist of 8-12 weekly (depending on how long it takes for individual parents and their assigned trainer to get through the material), 1 hour sessions. The MATCH manual is comprised of 33 modules (i.e. coping, giving effective instructions, learning to relax, etc.). For the purpose of this study we will be utilizing the section on BPT, which consists of 12 modules with corresponding handouts and worksheets.