Single-Session Psychotherapy for Young Kids Through Patient Engagement Techniques

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare outcomes between participants in the single-session psychotherapy for young kids (SPYKids) conditions and participants in the services as usual (SAU) condition. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What is the feasibility and acceptability of SPYKids compared to services as usual?
* What are the changes in child mental health between the SPYKids group compared with the SAU group?

Participants will

* Fill out questionnaires at baseline, immediately post-program, approximately one month after the baseline assessment, and three months after the baseline assessment
* Meet with a parent coach in a virtual 90-minute session to discuss coping strategies relevant to their identified concerns

Researchers will compare participants in the SPYKids group with participants in the Services as Usual group to see if there are changes in child well-being, parent well-being, and parent self-efficacy.

Conditions

• Mental Health Issue
• Family Dynamics
• Stress, Psychological
• Stress, Emotional
• Child Development

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SPYKids

SSIs will be tailored to the parent areas of primary concern as identified in the pre-questionnaire. Participants will meet with the parent coach in a virtual 90-minute session to discuss coping strategies relevant to the identified concerns. Content will be informed by the baseline questionnaire and include psychoeducation with an explanation of 1 or 2 skills to manage a primary mental health issue (e.g., Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, Communication), a brief practice of the skills (as appropriate), and an action plan for the family to apply the skills at home. Families will also be provided with recommendations for relevant services from our family-focused resource list. Please note, the session length may be extended to 120 minutes if an interpreter is required in order to provide equal opportunity for understanding the session content.

OTHER

Services as Usual (SAU)

Participants will receive links to the Manitoba 211 websites and a local organization's resource website with resources for adults and children. This resource is used to locate crisis, distress, and support phone lines, and counselling. Following completion of the 3-month survey, participants will receive a lab-developed comprehensive list of resources (also provided to participants in the SPYKids arm).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Specialized Services for Children and Youth (SCCY), Winnipeg, Manitoba

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Manitoba

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Leslie E Roos, PhD · Assistant professor

• Emily Cameron, PhD · Postdoctoral fellow

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-01-12

Primary Completion

2023-05-01

Completion

2023-07-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations