Topic: family

The study had a team of trained professionals who worked with these families and used the CPRT for 2 hour sessions for 10 weeks, as recommend (Landreth & Bratton, 2006). To assess effectiveness this study used pre and post interviews with the families to see change over time. After conducting their study researchers found that parents noticed a positive change in their children’s behavior and reported that the process was helpful to them in becoming more effective parents. (Dillman Taylor et al., 2011, pg. 1). Overall this study had positive results and proved successful with families experiencing divorce. Chronically Ill Children Study. Another study that researched Child-Parent Relationship Therapy effectiveness was Tew, Landreth, Joiner, & Solt (2002) study on CPRT with chronically ill children. These researchers found particular interest in chronically ill children because of the fact that they are more prone to acting out. To participate in this study children needed to be between 3-10 years old, have a chronic illness, be literate in english and participate in all events given by the study (Tew, Landreth, Joiner, & Solt, 2002). To make sure the study was effective researchers guaranteed validity through a percent of agreement from judges and internal consistency through positive feedback of parents in the study. After reviewing scores from the chosen judges and receiving feedback from parents the study concluded that the therapy had been helpful to the families that participated. The researchers did admit that no further research had been done about the long term effects of this study (Tew, Landreth, Joiner, & Solt, 2002). Adoptive Family Study. One more study looked into Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. This study was Carnes-Holt (2012) study on CPRT with adoptive families. This study took research looking behavioral issues with children in adoptive families and then compared it with children in the same situation but had gone through CPRT. There was interested in this study because it at times, depending on the age of the child can be challenging to adapt to a different parenting style or even a new family that is taking them in. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy can be extremely helpful in working on those relationship connections and finding a parenting style that fits best of the child. This study got amazing feedback from parents saying I[t]’s Just Not 10 Weeks It’s A Lifestyle (Carnes – Holt, 2012, pg. 424).Families felt that CPRT changed their relationship with their children for the better and helped their families become united again. This study concluded successful just like the others.Personal EvaluationAfter personal research I believe that Child-Parent Relationship Therapy is extremely beneficial to families of all types. Most studies were done on children who experienced issues both emotionally and behaviorally to show the drastic changes after experiencing the therapy. However this type of therapy can be helpful for all parent child relationship when given the opportunity to participate. All children need to be parented differently, this can even be true with sibling. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy can help families discover what works best for their child or children to become a more cohesive family. The unique way of incorporating play into the therapy make children more engaged and a family feel together and present. Although there has not been much research on the long term results of CPRT, if parents use the tools given to them during the program and maintain what they have been doing it should still show positive results. This type of CPR therapy should be provided to all families and shown how effective it truly is.