Mom power via telemental health

Authors

• Diana Morelen, East Tennessee State University
• Sarah Gray, University of Connecticut
• Jamie Lawler, Eastern Michigan University
• Kelly Daniel, East Tennessee State University
• Hilary Skov, University of Connecticut and Tulane University
• Sanshawanna Jones, Tulane University
• Renee Lamoreau, Tulane University
• Sarah Freeman*, Eastern Michigan University
• Katherine Rosenblum, Michigan Medicine

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2024

Department/School

Psychology

Publication Title

Telemental Health Care for Children and Families

Abstract

Children develop in the context of relationships, and high-quality early caregiving relationships lay the foundation for future development (Harvard Center on the Developing Child (2007) The science of early childhood development (InBrief). Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu). Adult caregivers are not meant to parent alone; we need social support from friends, family, and community (Abraham et al. Dev Psychopathol 34(5):1997–2011, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579421000420). The COVID-19 pandemic and related mitigation strategies upended relational networks and challenged well-being in individuals, families, and communities (Patrick et al. Pediatrics 146(4):e2020016824, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-016824). Parenting support and mental health interventions had to quickly pivot to virtual adaptations to meet the growing mental health needs that resulted from the trauma, stress, and adversity caused by the pandemic. This chapter will provide an overview of Mom Power, a 13-session infant mental health group parenting intervention, and the adaptations made to move from in-person to telehealth implementation. We will first provide an overview of literature relevant to the theory and practice behind Mom Power. Next, we describe the Mom Power intervention in its full form, discuss adaptations made to move the intervention to a telemental health delivery mode, and describe advantages and challenges of the telemental health adaptations. We briefly review the empirical support for the Mom Power intervention and end with a case vignette illustrating the telemental health implementation of Mom Power.

Comments

J. Lawler is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Psychology.

*S. Freeman is a doctoral student in EMU's Department of Psychology.

Recommended Citation

Morelen, D., Gray, S., Lawler, J., Daniel, K., Skov, H., Jones, S., Lamoreau, R., Freeman, S., & Rosenblum, K. (2024). Mom power via telemental health. In L. N. Niec & C. E. Schoonover (Eds.), Telemental health care for children and families (pp. 135–157). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69264-2_7