1. ACT WS for the parents with PDD children Shinji Tani Etuko Kawai & Kotomi Kitamura 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 1

2. Background Not focuse on parent’s mental health Many program focused on skill training Dropped out and Burned out from the skill training 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 2

3. Background (continued) Restrict one’s behaviors Avoid enjoying own life, social relationships Work with children more and more Sense of guilty, responsibility 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 3

4. Work shop Psycho-educational Peer-supportive Experiential 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 4

5. Purpose to show the effectiveness of the ACT workshop for parents having PDD children 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 5

6. Procedures Recruit 27 parents (including two father) Not be under psychiatric treatment Group Divided into three groups WS 4.5 hour ×2 (weekly) 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 6

7. WS contents Features of language How do you work with your mind? Try to keep the distance from mind What do you stand for your life? 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 7

8. Metaphor & Exercises Please see a handout. 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 8

9. Variables outcome BDI-IIGHQ-28 process JIBT-RLOCAAQ-II 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 9

10. design Pre1 (three weeks before) Pre2 (a week before) Post (a week after) Follow-up (three months after) WSWS 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 10

11. Results pre1-pre2pre1-post1pre1- FU AAQ-Ⅱ LOC JIBT-R self-expectation dependency avoidance external-helplessness internal-helplessness BDI-Ⅱ ** GHQ-28 ** 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 11

12. Results BDI-II ＊＊ 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 12

13. Results GHQ-28 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 13

14. Results effects size Calculated by http://www.mizumot.com/stats/effectsize.xls Effect size.10 Small.30 Medium.50 Large 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 14

15. Conclusions The WS was effectiveThe contents of thought were not to have changed Uncertain whether the WS contribute to promote acceptance and value-based life 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 15

16. Thank you. 12/07/2011ACBs IX Parma, Shinji Tani 16 atomddc@gmail.com