Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota.
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota.
Psychol Serv. 2014 Feb;11(1):31-40. doi: 10.1037/a0034134.
The high operational tempo of the current conflicts and the unprecedented reliance on National Guard and Reserve forces highlights the need for services to promote reintegration efforts for those transitioning back to civilian family life. Despite evidence that parenting has significant influence on children's functioning, and that parenting may be impaired during stressful family transitions, there is a dearth of empirically supported psychological interventions tailored for military families reintegrating after deployment. This article reports on the modification of an empirically supported parenting intervention for families in which a parent has deployed to war. A theoretical rationale for addressing parenting during reintegration after deployment is discussed. We describe the intervention, After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools (ADAPT), and report early feasibility and acceptability data from a randomized controlled effectiveness trial of ADAPT, a 14-week group-based, Web-enhanced parenting training program. Among the first 42 families assigned to the intervention group, participation rates were high, and equal among mothers and fathers. Satisfaction was high across all 14 sessions. Implications for psychological services to military families dealing with the deployment process are discussed.
当前冲突的高运作节奏和对国民警卫队和预备役部队前所未有的依赖，凸显了服务部门促进那些重新融入平民家庭生活的努力的必要性。尽管有证据表明，育儿对儿童的功能有重大影响，而且在压力大的家庭过渡期间育儿可能会受到损害，但针对部署后重新融入的军人家庭量身定制的、经过实证支持的心理干预措施却很少。本文报告了对一种经过实证支持的育儿干预措施的修改，该措施适用于父母中有一方部署到战争地区的家庭。讨论了在部署后重新融入期间解决育儿问题的理论基础。我们描述了干预措施，即“部署后适应性育儿工具（ADAPT）”，并报告了 ADAPT 的一项随机对照有效性试验的早期可行性和可接受性数据，ADAPT 是一个为期 14 周的基于小组的、网络增强型育儿培训计划。在被分配到干预组的前 42 个家庭中，参与率很高，母亲和父亲的参与率相等。所有 14 节课程的满意度都很高。讨论了为应对部署过程的军人家庭提供心理服务的意义。
