Development and Outcome of the Hizen Parenting Skills Training Progrem for Mothers of Children with Mental Retardation

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Behavior Therapy Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 25 - 38
• Main Authors: Okuma, Hiroko, Fukuda, Kyosuke, Jinnouchi, Sakiko, Yamagami, Toshiko, Menta, Masaru, Nakano, Toshiaki, Onsen, Miyuki, Ito, Keisuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies( JABCT ) 31.03.1995; 一般社団法人 日本認知・行動療法学会
• Subjects: behavior modification; behavior therapy; children; mentally retarded; parent training; treament program; 治療プログラム; 精神遅滞児; 行動変容; 行動療法; 親訓練
• ISSN: 0910-6529; 2424-2594
• DOI: 10.24468/jjbt.21.1_25

We developed HPST (Hizen Parenting Skills Training) Program for parents of children with mental retardation based on behavior therapy principles. The program comprised 10 sessions. One session consisted of a lecture with a variety of audio-visual materials, group discussions, individual counselling and individualized home work assignments. We studied outcome of the HPST. Subjects were 36 mothers of children with mental retardation. We assessed skills and behavior problems of the children, knowledge of parenting skills, stress and depression of mothers, at baseline, post-treatment, 2 months, 6 months, and 1 year after treatment. After treatment we observed significant improvement of the skills and behavior problems of the children, knowledge of parenting skills, stress and depressive mood of the mothers. The improvement was maintained at 1 year follow up. In summary, the HPST was an effective therapy for children with mental retardation.