Strengthening the reflective functioning capacities of parents who have a child with a neurodevelopmental disability through a brief, relationship‐focused intervention

ABSTRACT This randomized controlled trial examined the reflective functioning capacities of caregivers who have a child with a neurodevelopmental disorder between the ages of 2 years 0 months and 6 years 11 months. Children with a neurodevelopmental disorder receive a range of diagnoses, including sutism; however, they all exhibit social communication challenges that can derail social relationships. Forty parent–child dyads in Barbados were randomly assigned to either a developmental individual‐difference, relationship‐based/floortime(DIR/FT) group (n = 20), or a psychoeducational (wait‐list) group (n = 20) with parental reflective functioning measured before and after a 12‐week DIR/FT treatment intervention. Results revealed significant gains in parental reflective functioning in the treatment group, as compared to the psychoeducational (wait‐list) group, after the 12‐week relationship‐focused intervention. RESUMEN Este controlado y al azar acercamiento examinó las capacidades del funcionamiento reflexivo de cuidadores que tienen un niño con un trastorno neural de desarrollo de edad entre 2 años, 0 meses y 6 años, 11 meses. Los niños con un trastorno neural de desarrollo reciben una variedad de diagnósticos, incluyendo Autismo, sin embargo, todos ellos presentan retos de comunicación social que pueden desviar las relaciones sociales. Cuarenta díadas progenitor‐niño en Barbados fueron asignadas al azar a uno de dos, un grupo de Desarrollo de Difere...
Source: Infant Mental Health Journal - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: ARTICLE Source Type: research