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  • Title: A decade of parent and infant relationship support group therapy programs.
    Author: Smith JC, Cumming A, Xeros-Constantinides S.
    Journal: Int J Group Psychother; 2010 Jan; 60(1):59-89. PubMed ID: 20059295.
    Abstract:
    A 10-year experience with a unique, short-term community group therapy program, Parent and Infant Relationship Support (PAIRS) for high risk infants and their parents is discussed. The program offers ten, 2-hour closed weekly group therapy sessions for mothers and their babies, following a parallel conjoint model of group work. The aims of the PAIRS group program are threefold: to increase positive parent-infant interaction and secure attachment, to decrease maternal postnatal depression, and to foster optimal infant development. Evaluation of the program has shown promising results in comparison with a control group. Clinical case material is used to illustrate therapeutic processes underlying the positive outcomes.
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