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A pilot study of a brief and scalable psychosocial intervention for children and adolescents following disasters.
Strauven, Sarah; Dennison, Meg J; O'Donnell, Meaghan L; Cowlishaw, Sean; Gibson, Kari; Pedder, David J; Baur, Jenelle; Nursey, Jane; Cobham, Vanessa E.
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  • Strauven S; Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Dennison MJ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • O'Donnell ML; Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Cowlishaw S; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Gibson K; Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Pedder DJ; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Baur J; Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Nursey J; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
  • Cobham VE; Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia.
Br J Clin Psychol ; 2024 Jun 13.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38868927
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Following disaster exposure, a significant proportion of children/adolescents will develop levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) that do not meet diagnostic threshold for PTSD, but which cause ongoing distress. This paper describes the development and pilot testing of a brief, scalable, psychosocial intervention. SOLAR-Kids/Teens has been designed to be delivered by non-mental health professionals ('coaches') to children/adolescents experiencing moderate levels of PTSS following disasters.

METHODS:

An international collaboration of experts developed The Skills fOr Life Adjustment and Resilience (SOLAR) for Kids and Teens programs. The programs were piloted-using a pre-post mixed methods design-with 10 children and adolescents (8-18 years), with the aims of examining the feasibility of the program's delivery model as well as the program's potential usefulness.

RESULTS:

The pilot data indicated that after 1 day of training and with ongoing supervision, the SOLAR program was safe and feasible for coaches to deliver to children/adolescents experiencing PTSS. Coaches reported increased knowledge (p = .001), confidence (p = .001) and skills (p = .006). The programs were acceptable to coaches, children/adolescents and parents. Parents and children/adolescents reported reductions in trauma and anxiety symptoms from pre- to post-treatment, with moderate to large effect sizes.

CONCLUSIONS:

The preliminary findings demonstrate that the SOLAR-Kids/Teens program is feasible, acceptable and safe to be delivered by trained non-mental health professionals to children and adolescents experiencing PTSS and anxiety following disaster exposure. Randomized controlled trials are required to evaluate the efficacy of the SOLAR-Kids/Teens programs.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Br J Clin Psychol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Br J Clin Psychol Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Australia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido