New ways of seeing and being

Reid, Caroline; Gill, Freya; Gore, Nick J.; Brady, Serena

doi:10.1177/1744629515584868

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“…Single Case Design Gauntlett-Gilbert, Connell, Clinch, and McCracken (2013) No standardized parent outcome measure used Goodarzi, Soltani, Seddigh, Hamdami, and Jobaneh (2017) Study not in English Hadlandsmyth, White, Nesin, and Greco (2013) Theoretical paper Hayes et al (2011) Parents not involved in treatment Makki et al (2018) Parents not involved in treatment Masuda, Cohen, Wicksell, Kemani, and Johnson (2011) Single case design Merwin, Zucker, and Timko (2013) No inferential statistics used Meagher, Chessor, and Fogliati (2018) Intervention not ACT Moghanloo, Moghanloo,and Moazezi (2015) Parents not involved in treatment Petts, Duenas, and Gaynor (2017) Parents not involved in treatment Reid, Gill, Gore, and Brady (2016) Qualitative study Samani, Sajjadian, and Shadehee (2016) Study not available in English Szabo, Willis, and Palinski (2019) No parent report outcome Thurstone, Hull, Timmerman, and Emrick (2017) Parents not involved in treatment Wicksell, Melin, and Olsson (2017) No standardized parent outcome measure used Wicksell, Dahl, Magnusson, and Olsson (2005) No standardized parent outcome measure used Woidneck, Morrison, and Twohig (2014) Parents not involved in treatment…”

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A systematic review of the use of acceptance and commitment therapy in supporting parents

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Objectives. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) has accrued a growing evidence-base for a wide variety of psychological difficulties. Given that ACT promotes broad and flexible repertoires of behaviour as well as neutralizing the ubiquitous psychological processes theorized to be responsible for much human suffering, such an approach may hold promise. The use of ACT-informed parenting interventions offers another alternative to solely behavioural approaches but it remains relatively understudied and in need of further exploration.Design. The current systematic review, which searched four databases, aimed to collate all ACT interventions that included parental therapeutic components in the treatment of various child presenting difficulties. The review also rated the methodological rigour of the ACT evidence-base for this type of treatment format.Results. Twenty-seven individual studies covering a broad spectrum of presenting problems were included, comprising of 1,155 participants. A large proportion of studies were within-group designs with a smaller number using randomized controlled trials. The majority of studies reported improvements on either parent report symptoms regarding child physical or psychological functioning as well as parent-reported measures of stress, depression, and anxiety. Similar improvements were noted on a number of ACT mechanisms of change outcomes, including mindfulness, acceptance, and cognitive fusing. These gains were evident for parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, chronic pain, and significant physical health difficulties. Maintenance or further treatment gains were often reported at follow-up. These positive findings are tempered by low levels of methodological rigour common in some of the studies included.Conclusions. Despite these limitations, ACT holds promise as a transdiagnostic intervention that can help with the parenting of children with a range of psychological and physical difficulties. Practitioner pointsACT has accrued a relatively strong evidence base for a range of psychological difficulties. Despite some methodological shortcomings, ACT shows promise as an intervention to help parents manage stress and difficulties especially in relation to children with autism, chronic pain, and physical health needs.

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A systematic review of the use of acceptance and commitment therapy in supporting parents

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“…Results showed significant reductions in general distress and depression levels, and reduced experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion that were maintained for 3 months following the training. In a small qualitative study, Reid et al (2016) provided two 4-h workshops that included five key ACT concepts, “(i) stress is normal, (ii) how we use language and thoughts to problem solve, (iii) the downside to living in our thoughts, (iv) alternatives to living in our thoughts, and (v) being led by our values not by our thoughts.” (p. 7). Parents reported being able to better cope with stress and with generally positive effects on their own well-being as well as that of their children.…”

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Effects of Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) Training Are Equally Beneficial for Mothers and Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or With Intellectual Disabilities

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Parenting a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disabilities (IDs) can be stressful for many parents. Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) is a customized mindfulness program that enables parents and other caregivers to reduce their perceived psychological stress to normative levels through mindfulness procedures and to support children with ASD or ID to self-manage their challenging behaviors through positive behavior support (PBS). In this study, we evaluated whether MBPBS would have differential effects on the stress levels of mothers of adolescents with ASD (n = 47) or with ID (n = 45) and the effects of the program on the aggressive, disruptive, and compliance behaviors of their children. Both groups of mothers participated in the 40-week study (10 weeks control and 30 weeks MBPBS program), rated their own stress levels, and collected daily observational data on the adolescents’ behavior. Results showed significant reductions in the level of stress in both groups of mothers, but no differential effects on mothers of children with ASD or with ID. In addition, significant reductions in aggression and disruptive behavior and increases in compliance behaviors were observed in the adolescents in both groups. The results suggest that MBPBS is equally beneficial for mothers of adolescents with ASD or ID. In the present study, although the mothers of children with ID had slightly higher levels of stress at baseline and mothers of children with ASD had lower levels of stress following the MBPBS program, the program can be considered equally effective in reducing the stress levels of both groups of mothers. This suggests that the program may be effective regardless of baseline levels of mothers’ stress.

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“…Improving the ability to cope and problem-solve while simultaneously accepting difficult thoughts and feelings is a key feature of many acceptance-based treatments ( 22 , 56 ). In addition, preliminary evidence suggests that an intervention approach focusing on increasing acceptance can make a difference in the quality of life for both caregivers and the individual with special needs ( 57 – 59 ). These studies involved short term (1–2 day) workshops that provided didactic teaching, group discussions, and practical and interactive exercises based on the core principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.…”

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Mindfulness and Acceptance as Potential Protective Factors for Mothers of Children With Fragile X Syndrome

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Wylie

et al. 2018

Front. Public Health

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Women with an FMR1 premutation may be at increased genetic risk for stress vulnerability. This increased vulnerability, when combined with stressful parenting that can result from raising children with fragile X syndrome (FXS), may result in negative physical and emotional outcomes. Mindfulness and acceptance have been found to be protective factors for parents of children with similar behavioral challenges, but these traits have not previously been explored among mothers with a child with FXS. This study explored the associations of child disability severity with maternal stress, anxiety, depression, and physical health symptoms in 155 biological mothers of children with FXS. Women completed an online survey using standardized measures of stress, mindfulness, and acceptance. General mindfulness, mindfulness in the parenting role, and general acceptance were explored as potential protective factors between the child disability severity and maternal outcomes. Trait mindfulness and acceptance were significant predictors of lower stress, anxiety, depression, and daily health symptoms, while mindful parenting was associated with lower stress, anxiety, and depression. Acceptance was found to attenuate the effects of child severity on maternal stress and depression. These findings suggest that interventions focused on improving mindfulness and acceptance may promote health and well-being for mothers of children with FXS and have important health implications for all individuals with an FMR1 premutation.

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New ways of seeing and being

Cited by 21 publications

References 29 publications

A systematic review of the use of acceptance and commitment therapy in supporting parents

A systematic review of the use of acceptance and commitment therapy in supporting parents

Effects of Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) Training Are Equally Beneficial for Mothers and Their Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or With Intellectual Disabilities

Mindfulness and Acceptance as Potential Protective Factors for Mothers of Children With Fragile X Syndrome

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