An Intervention for Adolescents whose Parents are Living with AIDS

Adolescents whose parents are living with AIDS face daily challenges and stressors related to the stage of their parent's illness and the adjustment following their parent's death. An intensive, cognitive-behavioral intervention is described that addresses coping at each phase of adjustmen...

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Published in:Clinical child psychology and psychiatry 1997-04, Vol.2 (2), p.201-219
Main Authors: Rotheram-Borus, Mary Jane, Murphy, Debra A., Miller, Sutherland, Draimin, Barbara Hermie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Adjustment
Adolescents
AIDS
Bereavement
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Coping
Custodial parents
Efficacy
Emotional responses
Factors
Health behavior
Health status
Intensive treatment
Intervention
Medical diagnosis
Mental health
Parental death
Parents
Parents & parenting
Teenagers
Workshops
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Summary:Adolescents whose parents are living with AIDS face daily challenges and stressors related to the stage of their parent's illness and the adjustment following their parent's death. An intensive, cognitive-behavioral intervention is described that addresses coping at each phase of adjustment. Targeting long-term social, behavioral, and mental health outcomes of the adolescent, parents living with AIDS and their adolescent children participate in both joint and independent workshops in order to enhance their affective and behavioral skills to cope with the parent's illness. The intervention is delivered in three modules of 8 to 16 sessions each. In Module 1, parents are helped to recognize their emotional response to their own diagnosis; make decisions about illness status disclosure; and establish positive daily routines in their household. Module 2 focuses on parenting, custody and estate planning. Adolescents join their parents for the last 8 sessions, addressing their reactions to parental illness and daily routines. After the parent dies, adolescents and their new custodial parents address issues of bereavement and adjustment in Module 3. The efficacy of this intervention is currently being evaluated.
ISSN:1359-1045
1461-7021
DOI:10.1177/1359104597022003