Open AccessLongitudinal Outcomes of Child Parent Psychotherapy: Response to Commentaries
Author(s) -
Michelle E. Alto,
Andrew Ross,
Elizabeth D. Handley,
Jody Manly,
Danielle J. Guild,
Dante Cicchetti,
Fred A. Rogosch,
Sheree L. Toth
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research on child and adolescent psychopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2730-7174
pISSN - 2730-7166
DOI - 10.1007/s10802-021-00801-4
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , attrition , intervention (counseling) , conversation , psychology , modalities , psychotherapist , longitudinal study , longitudinal field , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , social science , dentistry , communication , pathology , physics , quantum mechanics , magnetic field
In response to the commentaries provided by Chu et al. (2020), Harmon et al. (2020), and McMahon & Maxwell (2020) on our longitudinal follow-up of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) with mothers with depression and their children, we focus on two domains: accessibility and scalability of CPP and identifying empirically supported mechanisms of change in attachment intervention research. In considering the accessibility and scalability of CPP, we discuss issues related to attrition, length of intervention, and implementation with caregivers with depression. Our discussion of mechanisms of change in attachment interventions explores active comparison conditions, theorized mediators, intervention modalities, assessment methods, and longitudinal research designs. This conversation is intended to highlight important areas for future research in the field of attachment interventions, with the goal of informing clinical and systems-level policies and practices.