Respectful Parenting: Child Clinical Psychology in the Protection of Children’s Mental Health

Abstract

Introduction: The arrival of the pandemic in our country has meant that families face a negative emotional burden and an overload of roles associated with the care and satisfaction of children and adolescents’ needs; the Respectful Parenting project arises in a context where Child Clinical Psychology needed to support much more children’s mental health.

Objective: Promoting or restoring the psychological well-being of children and adolescents through the support and preparation of their primary caregivers.

Methods: The target population is the thousands of parents and caregivers who make up the project services. The methodology is qualitative action research.

Results: The main children's problems and the support requirements of their caregivers are identified. The project is structured in three services that complement each other. The systematic assessment in the sessions and the one directed to a sample of project beneficiaries show very favorable results.

Conclusions: The project assesses the needs of the target public. It is designed, implemented and achieves positive results in its evaluation. It manages to promote or recover the psychological well-being of infants through the support and preparation of their main caregivers.