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2026
Assessing Parental Mentalizing and Nonmentalizing in Ordinary Clinical Practice Using a Multidimensional Clinician Observation Measure
Decker L, Stob V, Woolston J, Conway C, Slade A. Assessing Parental Mentalizing and Nonmentalizing in Ordinary Clinical Practice Using a Multidimensional Clinician Observation Measure. Psychoanalytic Psychology 2026 DOI: 10.1037/pap0000604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study introduces a clinician observation tool to assess parental mentalizing and nonmentalizing in high-stress clinical settings, showing it effectively tracks behaviors impacting child outcomes.Child Trauma and Family Adversity Predict Treatment Completion Among High‐Risk Youth in Intensive Home‐Based Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis of the Intensive In‐Home Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Service (IICAPS)
Holland M, Decker L, Kamody R, Stob V, Woolston J. Child Trauma and Family Adversity Predict Treatment Completion Among High‐Risk Youth in Intensive Home‐Based Treatment: A Latent Class Analysis of the Intensive In‐Home Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Service (IICAPS). Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2026, 82: 563-572. PMID: 41543330, DOI: 10.1002/jclp.70088.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how childhood trauma and family adversity affect treatment completion in high-risk youth, identifying distinct risk profiles to improve intervention strategies.
2024
Who are the Parents? Risk and Resiliency Among Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment
Conway C, Decker L, Woolston J. Who are the Parents? Risk and Resiliency Among Parents of Youth Receiving Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma 2024, 17: 1121-1131. PMID: 39686928, PMCID: PMC11646234, DOI: 10.1007/s40653-024-00643-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions
Decker L, Torres B, Dunnum S, Woolston J, Stob V. Therapeutic Work with Parents’ Childhood Experiences in the Context of Intensive Home-Based Treatment for High-Risk Youth: Practical Mentalization-Based and Trauma-Informed Interventions. Contemporary Family Therapy 2023, 46: 339-348. DOI: 10.1007/s10591-023-09687-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates using the Important Childhood Events scale in intensive home-based therapy, showing it helps parents address trauma, improve parenting, and break intergenerational cycles.Mentalization based treatment of youth on the psychotic spectrum: clinical profiles and outcomes for youth in the ECID
Dangerfield M, Decker L. Mentalization based treatment of youth on the psychotic spectrum: clinical profiles and outcomes for youth in the ECID. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 14: 1206511. PMID: 37469356, PMCID: PMC10352583, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1206511.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Family Cycle in Supervision: Enhancing Clinician Mentalizing in Work with Highly Stressed Families
Stob V, Slade A, Brotnow L, Woolston J. The Family Cycle in Supervision: Enhancing Clinician Mentalizing in Work with Highly Stressed Families. Journal Of Infant Child And Adolescent Psychotherapy 2023, 22: 226-237. DOI: 10.1080/15289168.2023.2228719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how using the Family Cycle in supervision enhances clinicians’ ability to understand and address the needs of highly stressed families, promoting trust and emotional regulation.
2022
Addressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program
Conway C, Decker L, Moffett S, Woolston J. Addressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program. Child And Adolescent Social Work Journal 2022, 41: 95-106. DOI: 10.1007/s10560-022-00839-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAddressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program
Conway, C. A., Decker, L. B., Moffett, S. J., Adnopoz, J., & Woolston, J. (2022). Addressing Chronic School Absenteeism Through Intensive Home-Based Psychiatric Treatment: An Examination of the IICAPS Program. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1-12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Measurement of Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Development and Validation of the CRAVE Scale
Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Blacutt M, Fogelman N, Gilson TA, Stanforth PR, Divin AL, Bartholomew JB, Filgueiras A, McKee PC, Ash GI, Ciccolo JT, Decker L, Williamson SL, Sinha R. Measurement of Motivation States for Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: Development and Validation of the CRAVE Scale. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 568286. PMID: 33841225, PMCID: PMC8027339, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.568286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhen parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment
Decker L, Patel A, Conway C, Kim S, Woolston J. When parents and clinicians disagree: Consequences for high-risk youth receiving in-home family-based psychiatric treatment. Children And Youth Services Review 2021, 121: 105913. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105913.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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