None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Parental support is strongly associated with protective factors across a range of child health outcomes for trans young people. Commonly, parents report barriers to supporting their child such as lack of understanding and difficulty accessing information and support regarding gender diversity. We will provide foundational information, therapeutic support and resources for parents wait-listed with a pediatric gender diversity service, with the primary goals of increasing parental understanding, confidence, and support and the secondary goals of improving parental quality of life and delivering an acceptable intervention.
Interventions
This is a group-based therapeutic intervention parenting program utilising evidence-based therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and the affirmative care model, psychoeducation and relevant theoretical models such as minority stress theory, attachment theory and family systems theory. The program has been the subject of a pilot trial with results published and is manualised with training provided to facilitators.
The group-based intervention is delivered face-to-face
This is a group-based therapeutic intervention parenting program utilising evidence-based therapeutic approaches, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and the affirmative care model, psychoeducation and relevant theoretical models such as minority stress theory, attachment theory and family systems theory. The program has been the subject of a pilot trial with results published and is manualised with training provided to facilitators. The group-based intervention is delivered face-to-face in small groups. The intervention will be delivered over 5 weeks and consists of 5 x 2 hour sessions. Attendance will be monitored to assess adherence to the program. The intervention will be delivered at urban paediatric hospital sites nationally. The program is delivered by a Clinical Psychologist with co-facilitation support.
Sponsors
Telethon Kids Institute
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Parents and caregivers of trans and gender diverse children and young people who are wait listed to access or engage with a Specialised Paediatric Gender Service (also known as state-based paediatric gender service) for trans young people under 18 . Participants aged 18 years and over with children aged 12-18 years.
Exclusion criteria
Parents and caregivers of trans and gender diverse children and young people who are currently accessing or engaged with a state-wide paediatric specialist paediatric gender service, Parents and caregivers of trans and gender diverse children and young people who access or engage with private paediatric gender service.
Outcome results
None listed