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Holding a Foster Child's Mind in Mind

NCT05196724 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 175

Last updated 2024-11-13

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Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effects of Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) for foster families in Denmark on child mental health and well-being, parental stress, mental health, and reflective function, parental mind-mindedness and the parent-child relationship.

Conditions

  • Attachment Disorder
  • Behavior Problem

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mentalization Based Therapy MBT

The focus is on improving the core components of secure attachment, particularly by developing the reflective functioning for all professionals working with children in out-of-home care, which is subsequently proposed to increase the psychosocial adjustment of the child and decrease emotional and behavioral problems. MBT treatment consists of up to 12 weekly sessions with the foster parents and child covering three core components: 1) psycho-education about mentalizing, trauma, and attachment for foster parents; 2) support for reflective practice in the professional network, and 3) mentalization-based therapy for the foster family \[41\].

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

The control group will receive the usual care offered to foster families such as supervision

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Copenhagen

    collaborator OTHER

  • University College Copenhagen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families

    collaborator OTHER

  • VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maiken Pontoppidan, PhD · VIVE

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-01
Primary Completion
2024-11-12
Completion
2025-05-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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