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Project

AWD008842 - University of Miami Parenting+: Meeting Parents Where They Are At (PCIT/Natural Helpers)

Center:

FL-Mailman Center for Child Development, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2025

Contact Information:

Jason Jent
[email protected]
305-243-7550

Project Description:

Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an effective intervention to address child externalizing behaviors. However, disparities in access and retention are pervasive, which relate to the availability of PCIT in low-income communities, inadequate workforces to provide culturally appropriate care, and distrust in services due to systemic discrimination. This study incorporated natural helpers who had been trained as community health workers into PCIT delivery to improve disparities in engagement and outcomes. MPIs: Eileen Davis, Dainelys Garcia Co-Is: Maite Shenker, Drew Rothenberg, Juliana Acosta, Alina Farias, Meaghan Parlade, & Allison Weinstein

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information, Other Direct/Model Services, Demonstration Services

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Empowerment Zone, Renewal Community, Reservation, Rural/Remote, Urban, Territory

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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