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Parent-Endorsed Reasons for Not Completing Homework in Group-Based Behavioural Parent Training for High-Risk Families of Youth With ADHD

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 November 2013

Anil Chacko ,
Lindsay Anderson ,
Brian T. Wymbs  and
Frances A. Wymbs
Anil Chacko*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY), Long Island City, New York, NY, USA Department of Psychology, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
Lindsay Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, The Graduate School and University Center, CUNY, New York, NY, USA
Brian T. Wymbs
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
Frances A. Wymbs
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Anil Chacko, PhD, Queens College, City University of New York, 65–30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing NY, USA11367. Email: anil.chacko@qc.cuny.edu
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Abstract

Background: This study examined reasons parents endorsed/provided for not completing homework tasks during their participation in a group-based behavioural parent training (BPT) intervention. Method: Eighty single mothers anonymously completed a questionnaire at the end of each of eight BPT sessions to ascertain reasons for not completing assigned homework. Results: Data suggests that there are varied reasons for poor HW completion that are related to various aspects of the homework process, but most notably the implementation phase of homework. Conclusions: Therapists should utilise various strategies to support homework completion, with special attention focused on methods for ‘in-vivo’ support for parents.

Keywords

Behavioural parent traininghomeworkadherence
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Behaviour Change , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 262 - 272
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Copyright © The Author(s), published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australian Academic Press Pty Ltd 2013 

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