Perceptions of factors that impact effectiveness of parent-led CBT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Parent-delivered CBT: An exploration of the factors that facilitate and hinder positive therapeutic outcomes: child, parent, and therapist perspectives.
IRAS ID
306644
Contact name
Danielle de Boos
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Parent-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy (PD-CBT) involves parents supporting their child to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours. It is a common early intervention provided in services for younger children (aged 8-12 years old) who may struggle to engage with one-to-one therapy. Research has found that this type of therapy is helpful for some children, but not others. This research study aims to understand what factors impact the experience of this therapy, from a child, parent, and therapist perspective. It is hoped that this information will help improve outcomes for children whose parents engage in parent-delivered CBT.
This study is looking to recruit 15 participants (3 therapists, 6 children, and 6 parents) from Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire NHS Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). The participating therapists will identify a parent and child that benefited, and a parent and child that did not benefit from intervention. To take part in this research, individuals must have completed this type of therapy and been discharged within the last 3 months. Participants will be invited to an initial 30-minute meeting to discuss the study and whether they would like to take part. They will then be asked to attend a 60–90-minute interview where they will be asked questions about their experiences of parent-delivered CBT. This research is funded by University of Nottingham and will be undertaken as part of the Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Lincoln Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have indicated they can take part in the study in principle at the present time.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/YH/0008
Date of REC Opinion
21 Jan 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion