Table 1.
Studies on positive behavior interventions and family support programs for children with FASD
| Program Name | Format | Age Range |
References | Design* (Total N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent Education and Training Programs | ||||
| Caregiver Education and Training for Behavioral Regulation | Two 2hr workshops or online content | 3–10 | Kable et al., 2007; Coles et al., 2009 | C (61) |
| Kable et al., 2012 | A (59) | |||
| Triumph Through the Challenges of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Six 2hr workshops for parents | Not specified | Fisher, 2005 | C (160- 322) |
| Coaching Families (CF) | Paraprofessional mentoring for the family | 0–23 | Leenaars et al., 2011 | C (186) |
| Parenting Support and Management (PSM) | 14-week parent psychoeducation group | 3–7 | Study #4 in Bertrand, 2009 | A (46) |
| Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) | 14-week intervention delivered to parent-child dyad | |||
| Families Moving Forward (FMF) | 9–11 month in-home parent consultation program | 5–11 | Study #5 in Bertrand, 2009 | A (52) |
| Child Attention, Meta-Cognition, & Self-Regulation Interventions | ||||
| Computerized Progressive Attention Training (CPAT) | 16 hours of computerized training with 1:1 coaching | 8–15 | Kerns et al., 2010 | C (10) |
| Cognitive Control Therapy (CCT) | Weekly, 1 hour sessions over 10-month school year | Mean 8.5 | Adnams et al. as published in Riley et al., 2003 | A (10) |
| Alert Program for Self- Regulation | 12-week child intervention by trained therapist | 8–12 | Nash et al., 2014; Soh et al., 2015 | B (25) |
| Parents and Children Together (PACT) | 12-week concurrent child and parent groups | 6–12 | Study #3 in Bertrand, 2009; Wells et al., 2012 | A (78) |
| Child Adaptive Functioning | ||||
| Fire and Street Safety Virtual Training | Videogame played until mastery (< 30 minutes) | 4–10 | Coles et al., 2007 | A (32) |
| Good Buddies | 12-week concurrent child and parent groups | 6–12 | Study #1 in Bertrand, 2009; Frankel et al., 2006; Keil et al., 2010; O’Connor et al., 2006 | B (100) |
| O’Connor et al., 2011 | B (85) | |||
| Language and Literacy Training (LLT) | Twice a week small group intervention over 9 months | 9–10 | Adnams et al., 2007 | A (40) |
| Math Interactive Learning Experience (MILE) | 6-week child tutoring, parent training, and consultation | 3–10 | Study #2 in Bertrand, 2009; Coles et al., 2009; Kable et al., 2007 | A (61) |
| Kable et al., 2015 | A (60) | |||
*
Study design codes: A = randomized controlled trial; B = controlled trial using alternating assignment to targeted intervention and comparison group; C = single group pre-post intervention comparison