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The Efficacy of Child Parent Relationship Therapy for Adoptive Families: A Replication Study
Author(s) -
Opiola Kristie K.,
Bratton Sue C.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12189
Subject(s) - intervention (counseling) , psychology , developmental psychology , replication (statistics) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , virology
This randomized controlled replication study examined the effectiveness of child parent relationship therapy (CPRT) with 49 adoptive families. Statistically significant improvement and large treatment effects for child behavior problems, parent–child relationship stress, and parents' empathic interactions with their children indicated the effectiveness of CPRT over treatment as usual. Findings confirm Carnes‐Holt and Bratton's ([Carnes‐Holt, K., 2014]) results and provide strong support for CPRT as a responsive intervention for adoptive families.