Interpersonal Psychotherapy - Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST)

Variety of Behavioral Health Settings

For adolescents, ages 12-16, with elevated depression symptoms and their parents A group prevention program that is based on Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A) and its group adaptation. The intervention involves two initial individual sessions and eight weekly 90-minute group sessions. The group focuses on psychoeducation and general skill-building that can be applied to different relationships within the framework of three interpersonal problem areas: interpersonal role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits.  

Focus Population
Parents, Adolescents
Target Problems or Risk Factors
Mental Health Problems
Level of Intervention
Selective
Settings in Which Program Can Be Delivered
Behavioral Health Organization or Agency, School
Latinos in Participant Samples
Yes - Primary (56% to 99%)
Type of Program
Generic
Registry
CEBC
Strength of Evidentiary Support
1-Star (⭐) CEBC - Depression Treatment (Children and Adolescent)
Cost of the Program
No
Availability of the program in Spanish and/or Portuguese
No Information
Registry URL
https://www.cebc4cw.org/program/interpersonal-psychotherapy-adolescent-skills-training/
Contact Information
Jami Young, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
E-mail: youngjf@email.chop.edu
Phone: (267) 425-1328
Website
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/preventing-adolescentdepression-9780190243180?cc=us&lang=en&