Collaborative Problem Solving as a treatment for hearing caregivers with deaf children

Disruptive behavior disorders rates are higher in deaf children compared to their hearing peers, suggesting that Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) is developed and maintained by deaf-specific and common determinants. This proposal addresses the lack of evidence-based treatments for deaf children with hearing caregivers by designing an experimental study of a randomized controlled trial with a treatment and a waitlisted control group. Between and within group data analyses will be conducted to determine the treatment efficacy of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach in reducing aggression, ODD severity, disruptive behavior, and ODD symptoms while improving child-reported relations with parents. Facilitators and barriers to treatment efficacy and client satisfaction will also be assessed to guide future intervention research