Home Within the Heart: a Playful Journey to Strengthen Family Resilience
- Conditions
- Family ResilienceShort-term TherapyThe Integration of Narrative Therapy and Play Therapy
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Play Therapy Workshop
- Registration Number
- NCT06592651
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Haifa
- Brief Summary
The primary aim of this clinical trial is to enhance open and secure communication within the family, strengthen the parent-child bond, and reinforce feelings of safety and stability, and strengthen family resilience.
In addition,the investigators want to assess the effectiveness of a short-term therapeutic workshop in enhancing reflective functioning, beliefs about the malleability of emotions, the reported use of effective emotional regulation strategies, and the perceived parental self-efficacy and child behavior.
- Detailed Description
The participants will:
Complete questionnaires and participate in clinical interviews regarding their relationship with their children and their mental functioning prior to the workshop.
The intervention group will engage in a 4-session workshop (held once a week) facilitated practitioners from various therapeutic disciplines, including clinical, educational, and developmental psychologists, as well as group facilitators.
During each session, observers document the quality of the interaction between the parent and child, focusing on aspects such as emotion, responsiveness, encouragement, and instruction.
After the workshop, participants will again complete questionnaires.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 500
A parent who have been evacuated from war zones in the northern and southern regions of the country, and has a child of ages 3-6.
- A parent under the age of 18.
- A parent who have not been evacuated from war zones.
- A parent who has a child under 3 years of age, or above 6 years of age.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Parental Reflective Functioning intervention Group Play Therapy Workshop participants will attend four psycho-educational workshop sessions, where they will learn strategies for emotion regulation and mentalization to enhance open and secure communication within the family, strengthen the parent-child bond, and reinforce feelings of safety and stability.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) Up to 20 weeks DASS-21 is a widely used psychological assessment tool designed to measure the emotional states of depression, anxiety, and stress.Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 ("Did not apply to me at all") to 3 ("Applied to me very much or most of the time"). The scores for each subscale are summed and then multiplied by 2 to maintain consistency with the original DASS-42 scores.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF) Up to 20 weeks The MHC-SF is a shorter version of the Mental Health Continuum-Long Form (MHC-LF) and is designed to assess well-being across three dimensions: emotional well-being, social well-being, and psychological well-being.Each item is rated on a 6-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 ("never") to 5 ("every day"). The responses reflect the frequency of these positive experiences over the past month. Scores are calculated for each dimension, and a total score is obtained by summing the items. Higher scores indicate higher levels of well-being.
Parental Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ-18) Up to 20 weeks The PRFQ-18 questionnaire consists of 18 items which respondents rate each item on a 7-point Likert scale, where higher scores indicate higher levels of reflective functioning.
Political Life Events Exposure (PLE) Up to 20 weeks Political Life Events Exposure will be measured using the PLE scale containing 20 items regarding injury to a family member as a result of war, terrorism or military circumstances. For each item, participants are asked to indicate if they were exposed over the past six months, and if so, how stressful it was for them on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very stressful) .Two measures are calculated: objective exposure (the sum of events that individuals experience) and subjective exposure (the sum of ratings of the stress level associated with the event). There is no justification for calculating an internal consistency score for PLE, but test-retest reliability has revealed a high reliability of r=0.87.
Stress Reaction Checklist (SRCL) Up to 20 weeks The Stress Reaction Checklist (SRC) or Stress Reaction Checklist for Life Events (SRCL) is a psychological assessment tool designed to measure an individual's stress reactions following life events. This tool evaluates the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physical responses to stress, providing insights into how individuals cope with stressful situations.Responses are typically measured on a 5-point Likert scale,with higher scores indicating more severe or frequent stress reactions. The total score can be used to assess overall stress levels, while subscale scores can provide detailed information about specific types of stress responses.
Child-Parent Relationship Scale - Short Form (CPRS-SF) Up to 20 weeks The Child-Parent Relationship Scale - Short Form (CPRS-SF) consists of 15 items designed to assess the quality of the parent-child relationship. These items are divided into two subscales: Closeness Subscale and Conflict Subscale. Respondents (typically parents) rate each item on a Likert scale, often ranging from 1 (definitely does not apply) to 5 (definitely applies).The scale provides scores for the overall relationship quality as well as specific subscales for warmth, closeness, and conflict.
Brief Parental Self-Efficacy Scale (BPSES) Up to 20 weeks The BPSES typically consists of 6 to 10 items, although this can vary depending on the specific version used. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, often ranging from 1 (Strongly Disagree) to 5 (Strongly Agree), where parents indicate their level of agreement with statements about their parenting abilities.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Haifa
🇮🇱Haifa, Israel