«Parents learned
effective ways to anticipate and prevent child behavior problems, teach their children better ways to communicate their needs, and how to best reinforce positive behaviors with about 15 hours of parent education that can be delivered equally successfully in a
typical face - to - face
format or online,» DuPaul summarized.
The same group then undertook a developmental group psychotherapy programme designed to focus on the multiple clinical problems
typical in this population (depression, experience of abuse, behavioural disorder, substance misuse, poor self esteem and body image, and family conflict and disruption) and to combine effectively with other interventions (pharmacotherapy, individual and family therapies) using a group therapy
format that was cost -
effective of clinician time.