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Child Mental Health
Parenting Interventions

Background:

Attachment- and emotion-focused (AE) and behavioral parenting training (BPT) are evidence-based parenting interventions.
Media suggests a potential implementation drift from BPT, but empirical research is lacking.
Psychologists are key providers influencing the quality and type of parenting programs available.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide an updated account of psychologists' perspectives and attitudes regarding AE and BPT.
To explore psychologists' use and acceptability of AE and BPT for child mental health problems.
To identify factors influencing the acceptability of these parenting interventions.

Main Methods:

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 psychologists.
Participants had varying levels of training in parenting interventions.
Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze interview data.

Main Results:

Six main themes influenced psychologists' implementation of parenting interventions: training, affective experiences, values, societal trends, beliefs about research, and systemic barriers.
While psychologists perceived a polarization between AE and BPT in practice, many did not personally hold this view.
Provider-level factors significantly influence the implementation of parenting interventions.

Conclusions:

Findings offer a contemporary understanding of psychologists' perceptions of AE and BPT.
Provider attitudes, affective experiences, and values are crucial for effective parenting interventions.
Future research and training should consider these provider-level factors.