Mental Health Intervention for Black Fathers
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The intervention will utilize the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), an evidence-based psychotherapeutic approach to addressing mental health issues ranging from anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses. CBT is based on a cognitive model, the way that individuals perceive a situation is more closely connected to their reaction than the situation itself. The purpose of CBT is to help people focus on how to solve their current problems. The therapist helps the patient learn how to identify distorted or unhelpful thinking patterns, recognize and change inaccurate beliefs, relate to others in more positive ways, and change behaviors accordingly. Participants in the intervention arm will receive 12 weekly, one-hour, group CBT sessions, and three, one-hour, one-on-one therapy sessions throughout the 12-week Father For a LIfetime (FFL) program. We will implement an individual and group CBT mental health intervention that will align with the topics addressed in the FFL weekly curriculum. For instance, the group CBT intervention will examine methods to build resiliency, develop skills to remain calm in stressful situations, learn coping skills when separated from their child/children, and learn how to cope with strained relationships. The FFL curriculum is adapted from the Wise Guys: Male Responsibility Curriculum, an evidence-informed curriculum designed to engage males in the prevention of pregnancies. The curriculum topics are broken into three categories: 1) personal responsibility, 2) responsibility to your child and 3) responsibility to your family and community. Figure 1 below displays the topic description covered each week within each category. The intention of our proposed therapeutic mental health intervention is to improve mental health status utilizing CBT in a group setting and initiating treatment of specific mental illnesses in the one-on-one therapy sessions to meet the unique needs of the father that may not be addressed in a group setting. Participants will receive the intervention immediately after the FFL programming concludes.
The intervention will be delivered by a gender and culturally-matched Licensed Mental Health Professional (LIMHP) who will be trained to deliver the curriculum by the co-investigator and Senior Director of Behavioral Health Services at Charles Drew Health Center. In addition, the men will receive three one-on-one therapy sessions with a Charles Drew LIMHP that will be completed by the end of the FFL program. Participants in the comparison arm will receive the standard, 12-week program curriculum. Our proposed study falls within the T3 translational spectrum, which includes testing an intervention within a community setting by observing and gathering information on implementation to determine feasibility or effectiveness.
Tarih
Son Doğrulandı: | 03/31/2019 |
İlk Gönderilen: | 04/15/2018 |
Tahmini Kayıt Gönderildi: | 06/07/2018 |
İlk Gönderilen: | 06/11/2018 |
Son Güncelleme Gönderildi: | 04/04/2019 |
Son Güncelleme Gönderildi: | 04/08/2019 |
Fiili Çalışma Başlangıç Tarihi: | 03/07/2019 |
Tahmini Birincil Tamamlanma Tarihi: | 11/29/2019 |
Tahmini Çalışma Tamamlanma Tarihi: | 12/30/2019 |
Durum veya hastalık
Müdahale / tedavi
Behavioral: FFL + Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Behavioral: Fathers for a Lifetime (FFL) only
Evre
Kol Grupları
Kol | Müdahale / tedavi |
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Active Comparator: Fathers for a Lifetime (FFL) only The participants in the comparison arm will receive the standard, 12-week program curriculum of Father For a Lifetime. | Behavioral: Fathers for a Lifetime (FFL) only The participants in the comparison arm will receive the standard, 12-week program curriculum of Fathers for a Lifetime. The curriculum is broken into three categories:
Personal responsibility
Personal responsibility to your child
Responsibility to your family and community |
Experimental: FFL + Cognitive Behavioral Therapy The participants in the intervention will receive will the standard, 12-week program curriculum of Father For a Lifetime and the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. The intervention will be delivered by a gender and culturally-matched Licensed Mental Health Professional (LIMHP). In addition, the men will receive three one-on-one therapy sessions with a Charles Drew LIMHP that will be completed by the end of the FFL program. | Behavioral: FFL + Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Participants in the intervention arm will receive the standard, 12-week program curriculum of Fathers for a Lifetime in addition to 12 weekly, one-hour, group CBT sessions, and three (3), one-hour, one-on-one therapy sessions throughout the 12-week FFL program. We will implement an individual and group CBT mental health intervention that will align with the topics addressed in the FFL weekly curriculum. |
Uygunluk kriterleri
Çalışmaya Uygun Yaşlar | 19 Years İçin 19 Years |
Çalışmaya Uygun Cinsiyetler | Male |
Sağlıklı Gönüllüleri Kabul Ediyor | Evet |
Kriterler | Inclusion Criteria: - African American men - Father - 19 or older at the time of the enrollment - Fluent in English (speaking and reading) - Reside within the specific zip codes: 68104, 68110, 68111, 68112, and 68131 Exclusion Criteria: - Females - Not speaking English |
Sonuç
Birincil Sonuç Ölçütleri
1. Attrition [12 weeks post-randomization]
İkincil Sonuç Ölçütleri
1. Mental health status [Baseline; 12 weeks post-randomization]
2. Mental health diagnoses [Baseline; 12 weeks post-randomization]
3. Daily functioning [Baseline; 12 weeks post-randomization]
4. Number of FFL participants screened [Baseline]
5. Refusal rates for participation [Baseline; 12 weeks post-randomization]
6. Adherence to study procedures [Baseline; 12 weeks post-randomization]