Testing the Effectiveness of Supportive Parents - Coping Kids

Control group will include different behavioral interventions that may include caretakers or the target child, and thus may vary in scope and intensity.

Intervention group will receive the transdiagnostic parent intervention (SPARCK). SPARCK is designed to include up to 12 sessions with caretakers. If necessary and applicable, children can attend sessions. The starting point for the development of SPARCK has been the Social Interaction Learning model, which represents the behavioral management perspective. In addition, SPARCK consists of empirically supported components based on attachment theory, emotion socialization, CBT, and family accommodation. Thus, content and strategies have been collected from different theories to provide a diverse toolkit tailored to address transdiagnostic problems in families with externalizing, internalizing, and caregiver challenges. SPARCK content and target strategies are tailored to the needs of the families and children, and the manual explains the content and how the target strategies may be tailored and combined.