Mindful Parenting and Parent Training Program Study

Summary

The Mindful Parenting and Parent Training Study will be investigating the combination of Bögels and Restifo's (2014) Mindful Parenting Program and Chorpita and Weisz's (2009) Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct Problems (MATCH) Program, specifically the BPT module. The Mindful Parenting Program is an adaptation for parents of the Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, and the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program; the program will consist of 7-weekly 2.5-hour parent group sessions. Following the completion of the Mindful Parenting group sessions, half of the participants will be randomly selected to 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), 1.5-hour sessions. The other half of families will have the opportunity to also receive the MATCH BPT program following the completion of data collection.

Both evaluation and treatment services will be offered at no cost to study participants. Parents, children, and teachers will also be offered monetary incentive to thank them for their time and effort completing study related assessments throughout the course of the study to determine if the combination of the Mindful Parenting Program with BPT improves functioning in children with disruptive behavioral problems, as well as the parent-child relationship and the parent's acquisition and enactment of the skills they learn in BPT.

Conditions

• Disruptive Behavior
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Conduct Disorder
• Disruptive Behavior Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Parenting Program

The Mindful Parenting Program consists of 7, 2.5 hour weekly group sessions. In the program, parents learn to apply the skills of mindfulness to themselves and to their experience of parenting their children. Parents are introduced to formal meditation practices, including the bodyscan; choiceless awareness; mindful walking; and yoga. They are also introduced to mindfulness of everyday activities from the beginning of the sessions, with an added focus on day-to-day parenting and family activities. Additionally, short self-compassion practices occur throughout the weekly sessions, culminating in the teaching of formal loving-kindness meditation. Additionally, the program encourages parents to engage in "home practice", where parents can experience and practice many of the new skills they are learning. This includes both formal, longer meditation practices, as well as shorter practices, which can occur throughout the day, such as mindfulness of daily routines.

BEHAVIORAL

MATCH BPT Program

The MATCH BPT Program consists of 8-12 weekly (depending on how long it takes for individual parents and their assigned trainer to get through the material), 60 minute individually-implemented sessions.The sessions will consist of the coach obtaining and reviewing weekly assignments completed by the parent, followed by activities and discussions that focus on a particular parenting skill (i.e. praise, active ignoring, giving effective instructions). The discussions will emphasize benefits and possible problems that the parent may encounter throughout the week while implementing the new skill. The coach will assign to the parent a practice assignment to further encourage use of the concept.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

6 Years

Max Age

11 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-12-18

Primary Completion

2020-10-31

Completion

2021-06-07

Countries

• United States

Study Locations