The SABA International Development Grant will facilitate the research of Jun Yu on behavioral family therapy in China, as part of the international development in behavior analysis. The project will implement and evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral family therapy (BFT) to treat disruptive child behavior of 2- to 7-year-olds in mainland China. Additionally, caregivers' feedback will be collected to inform improvements to BFT for Chinese families. The study will recruit up to 20 families that meet inclusion criteria. The treatment protocol is based on the empirically supported program, Helping the Noncompliant Child (McMahon and Forehand, 2003). It is expected that children's scores on the aggressive behavior subscale on the Chinese version of the Child Behavior Checklist will be lowered, caregivers will increase positive behaviors, and children will decrease noncompliance during observations of caregiver-child interaction. This study is an important step in disseminating BFT in mainland China and accommodating BFT for Chinese families. The grant will be used to help establish a therapy room at Shanghai Normal University. It is hoped that this study will have a lasting impact on the development of BFT in China by training students and professionals who can provide BFT to Chinese families.
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