Team-based parent training by child specialists improved behavioral abnormalites in maltreated preschool children

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26463404
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Fukushima Medical University (2016-2017); Yamagata University (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: HIROYUKI YOKOYAMA 福島県立医科大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (40271952)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 小林 淳子 山形大学, 医学部, 教授 (30250806) ; 富澤 弥生 東北福祉大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (60333910)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: マルトリートメント / ペアレントトレーニング技法 / 支援者 / 虐待 / チームアプローチ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study assessed the effects of the Parent Training (PT) technique, in which child specialists (CSs) such as preschool teachers promote secure attachment in children with aberrant social behavior following maltreatment, using a team approach. Behavioral abnormalities in both school and home resolved in 7 out of 8 cases. These cases received the intervention for 2 to 4 years. This study indicates that the PT technique as applied by child specialists using a team approach may be a useful intervention for fostering secure attachment in children with maltreatment who exhibit behavioral abnormalities. Early detection and intervention are necessary to address successfully the behavioral abnormalities of children with maltreatment.

Free Research Field

小児行動医学