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DATE: 1/20/2008 
CONTACT: Incredible Years (888) 506-3562 
CATEGORY: Implementation and Dissemination 
REFERENCE: Scott, S., Carby, A., and Rendu, A. 2008. King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry. University College London. 

Impact of Therapists' Skill on Effectiveness of Parenting Groups for Child Antisocial Behavior 

Discovering what makes psychological therapies effective is important theoretically to understand mechanisms of change in human relationships and behavior, and important practically to enable the successful delivery of services. 

This study investigated the influence of therapist skill on the effectiveness of a manualized parenting program for child antisocial behavior. A reliable instrument with 10 scales was developed to measure skill. 15 parenting groups were observed, from a controlled trial involving 90 clinically referred, disadvantaged children aged 3-8 with severe antisocial behavior. Child outcome was assessed by interview. The skill level of therapists running the groups was found to be a significant predictor of effectiveness.

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