None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of integrating mentalization principles into a cognitive behavioural intervention for childhood anxiety. In light of the evidence that reflective functioning enhances parenting self-efficacy, coupled with the evidence on the effectiveness of CBT in reducing and managing anxiety in children, it is hypothesized that this integrated cognitive behavioural intervention will demonstrate: (a) feasibility, acceptability, safety and tolerability (b) a reduction in clinical levels of anxiety and anxiety symptoms in children and, (c) an increase in self-reported parental self-efficacy in managing their child’s anxiety.
Interventions
Integrating mentalization principles into cognitive behavioural treatment for childhood anxiety disorders.
The integrated therapeutic intervention consists of 7 online therapy sessions delivered by supervised clinical psychology university students to parents (with their child attending three of the 7 sessions) over a 12 week period. This includes access to the program website and intervention materials designed specifically for this study. The website includes psychoeducation, worksheets on chi
Integrating mentalization principles into cognitive behavioural treatment for childhood anxiety disorders. The integrated therapeutic intervention consists of 7 online therapy sessions delivered by supervised clinical psychology university students to parents (with their child attending three of the 7 sessions) over a 12 week period. This includes access to the program website and intervention materials designed specifically for this study. The website includes psychoeducation, worksheets on child anxiety, parent-focused cognitive behavioural therapy skills, reflective parenting, promoting independence, attachment and graded exposure. Sessions occur for approximately 1 hour weekly or fortnightly from the participants home via telehealth. Compliance checklist have been designed for the clinicians to complete each week, which cover each of the sessions materials and interventions to monitor adherence.
Sponsors
Swinburne Univeristy of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Parents with a child aged 6-11 years of age with an elevated anxiety score (T-Score equal to or greater than 60) in one or more anxiety disorder on the parent reported Spence’s Children’s Anxiety Scale - Parent Report (SCAS-P) and anxiety disorder diagnosis on the MINI Psychiatric Interview for children.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria includes children with a current primary diagnosis of PTSD/Conduct/Depression.
Outcome results
None listed