Child Parent Relationship Training (CPRT): Enhancing Parent-child Relationships for Military Families

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Summary

Military families experience increased stress when facing issues of deployment, separation, and reunification. The increased stress impacts the parent-child relationship as well as child behavioral and emotional well-being. Although recognizing the resiliency of military families, research points to the need to monitor parental stress both pre- and post-deployment and highlights the inherent risks that separation and reunification pose for the parent-child relationship bond. This pilot study was designed to explore the effectiveness of the Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Training Model as a proactive method of enhancing parent-child relationships, reducing parental stress, and preventing negative impact of military separations on children.

Citation
Jenson-Hart, S. J., Christensen, J., Dutka, L., & Leishman, J. C. (2012). Child parent relationship training (CPRT): Enhancing the parent-child relationship for military families. Advances in Social Work, 13(1), 51–66.