Examining the Impact of Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) on Family Functioning. (7th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cornett, Nick; Bratton, Sue C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of marital and family therapy. Volume 40:Number 3(2014:Jul.)
• Page Start: 302
• Page End: 318
• Publication Date: 2013-03-07
• Subjects: Marriage counseling -- United States -- Periodicals; Family psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Family -- Periodicals; Family Therapy -- Periodicals; Marriage -- Periodicals; Gezinstherapie; Conseil conjugal -- États-Unis -- Périodiques; Thérapie familiale -- Périodiques; 616.89156
• DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12014
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-472X

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en" id="jmft12014-abs-0001"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>Research supports that child parent relationship therapy (CPRT), a filial therapy approach, has strong effects on participating parents and children. Some speculate that filial therapy improves the family system; however, minimal research exists to support this claim. Using a single‐case design, researchers examined CPRT's impact on the functioning of 8 families. Results revealed that 6 families experienced statistically significant improvements in targeted areas of family functioning. Results from self‐reported measures indicated that 7 families improved in family satisfaction, 4 in cohesion, 3 in communication, and 1 in flexibility. Observational measures also revealed improvements: 5 families in flexibility, 4 families in cohesion, and 4 families in communication. The results support that the benefits of CPRT may extend to the family system.</p> </abstract>