Evidence-Based Parent Behavior Management Training Program for Parents of Youth with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Foster Care Involvement

Many foster parents report feeling inadequately prepared to meet their children’s behavioral and emotional needs, and evidence-based treatments for these concerns are often difficult to access. First Approach Skills Training for Disruptive Behavior (FAST-B) is a brief, evidence-based parent behavior management training program to address behavior problems in children ages 4-11, including oppositional behavior, parent-child relationships, and adjustment problems. This project adapted and piloted the FAST-B curriculum for caregivers of foster children using a trauma-informed framework developed by a multidisciplinary team (i.e., primary care, specialty mental health treatment, foster care services). Feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy data will be presented. The effectiveness of the adapted FAST-B program for caregivers of children with trauma histories, prenatal exposure histories, and for biological caregivers of children with early adversity will be discussed.