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Family- and Caregiver-based Interventions

Family and Caregiver Interventions: Spotlight on Parenting and Caregiver Well-Being

1 - (OP29) A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parenting Training to Improve Children's Mental Health in a Low-and-middle-income-country

Saturday, June 27, 2026

2:05 PM - 2:22 PM PDT

Location: Yerba Buena Salon 11, B3 Level

Keywords: Parent Training, Children, Global Mental Health
Recommended Readings: Bosqui T, Mayya A, Farah S, Shaito Z, Jordans MJD, Pedersen G, Betancourt TS, Carr A, Donnelly M, Brown FL. Parenting and family interventions in lower and middle-income countries for child and adolescent mental health: A systematic review. Compr Psychiatry. 2024 Jul;132:152483. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2024.152483. Epub 2024 Apr 5. PMID: 38631272., , , ,

Author(s)

SW

Sarah Watts, PhD

Clinical Psychologist
University of New South Wales, Australia
Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia

Co-Author(s)

KD

Katie Dawson, PhD

Clinical Psychologist
University of New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
RH

Rand Habashneh, n/a

Psychologist
Institute for Family Health
Jordan, 'Amman, Jordan
RB

Richard Bryant, B.A., Ph.D., PsyM

Scientia Professor, head of Traumatic Stress Clinic
University of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
DK

Dharani Keyan, PhD

Clinical Psychologist
University of New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MF

Muhannad Faroun

Clinical Psychologist
Institute for Family Health
Amman, 'Amman, Jordan
IS

Ibrahim Said Aqel, n/a

Psychologist
Institute for Family Health
Amman, 'Amman, Jordan
AA

Adnan Abualhaija, n/a

Psychologist
Institute for Family Health
Amman, 'Amman, Jordan

Children in low-and-middle-income-countries (LIMCs) are frequently exposed to trauma and adversity, and tend to have elevated psychological problems. Further, most children in have little access to mental health specialists. There is ample evidence that parents’ mental health and parenting behavior shapes children’s mental health. Accordingly, we developed a 8-session parenting program delivered by trained non-specialists that aimed to reduce negative parenting and promote positive parenting practices. This review will overview development of the program that comprises evidence-based strategies that known to promote better mental health in children. This program has been recently been evaluated in a randomized clinical trial in which 400 parents of distressed children in Jordan aged 10-14 years were assigned to the parenting program or enhanced usual care. The primary outcome was children’s anxiety and depression, as measured by the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale at 3-months after the intervention. This review will report the primary outcome findings, as well as secondary outcomes of parental mental health and parenting practices. This review will discuss the study’s findings in terms of the need to develop more practical and scalable psychological interventions for low-resource settings in which children experience psychological distress. Challenges will be discussed in terms of future applications, such as applying the program to war-affected settings such as Ukraine.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the presentation on a RCT about parent training in a low to middle-income country, the attendee will be able to interpret key outcomes and consider implementation.