Caregiver maltreatment history and treatment response following an intensive Emotion Focused Family Therapy workshop

This single‐arm, repeated measures study investigated the impact caregiver trauma history may have on treatment response following an intensive, 2‐day Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) caregiver workshop. Caregivers (n = 243) completed questionnaires regarding their child's emotion regulati...

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Published in:Clinical psychology and psychotherapy 2022-09, Vol.29 (5), p.1728-1741
Main Authors: Cordeiro, Kristina, Wyers, Cassandra, Oliver, Meghan, Foroughe, Mirisse, Muller, Robert T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Child abuse & neglect
child psychopathology
Children
emotion focused family therapy
Emotional regulation
Family counseling
Lability
maltreatment
Questionnaires
Trauma
treatment outcome
Workshops
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Summary:This single‐arm, repeated measures study investigated the impact caregiver trauma history may have on treatment response following an intensive, 2‐day Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) caregiver workshop. Caregivers (n = 243) completed questionnaires regarding their child's emotion regulation and clinical symptoms, as well as their own childhood trauma history (i.e., exposure to various forms of child maltreatment), caregiver self‐efficacy and caregiver blocks (e.g., fears) to support their child's treatment and recovery. Questionnaires were administered prior to and immediately following the workshop and again 4, 8 and 12 months later. At baseline, caregivers who reported experiences of childhood maltreatment demonstrated more blocks compared with caregivers who did not (B = 6.35, SE = 2.62, p 
ISSN:1063-3995
1099-0879
DOI:10.1002/cpp.2739