Parenting with Love and Limits (PLL)

Variety of Behavioral Health Settings

Combines group therapy and family therapy to treat children and adolescents, ages 10-18, who have severe emotional and behavioral problems (e.g., conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and frequently co-occurring problems such as depression, alcohol or drug use, chronic truancy, destruction of property, domestic violence, or suicidal ideation.  The program has been used with youth with less extreme behaviors and for youth returning home from residential placement, such as commitment programs, halfway houses, group homes, or foster homes. It also has served as an alternative to a residential placement for youth. The program teaches families how to reestablish adult authority through consistent limits while reclaiming a loving relationship. 

Focus Population
Families, Children, Adolescents
Target Problems or Risk Factors
Alcohol, Conduct/Behavior, Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Drug Problems, Mental Health Problems, Suicidal Behavior
Level of Intervention
Indicated
Settings in Which Program Can Be Delivered
Behavioral Health Organization or Agency, Community, Home, Social Service Agency, including public and private agencies, group homes, and shelters
Latinos in Participant Samples
Yes - Minimal (≤15%)
Type of Program
Generic
Registry
CEBC
Strength of Evidentiary Support
1-Star (⭐) CEBC - Disruptive Behavior Treatment (Child and Adolescent)
Cost of the Program
No
Availability of the program in Spanish and/or Portuguese
Spanish
Registry URL
https://www.cebc4cw.org/program/parenting-with-love-and-limits/
Contact Information
Alison Blodgett
Parenting With Love and Limits, Inc.
Email: ablodgett@gopll.com
Phone: (800) 735-9525
Website
https://gopll.com/