Culturally-Sensitive School-Home Behavioral Program for Latino Children with ADHD

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究培训计划旨在为申请人提供实施和分析注意力缺陷/多动-冲动性障碍（ADHD）临床试验的经验，利用定性方法确定有意义的主题，并为需要心理健康服务的不同家庭制定具有文化敏感性的指导方针，扩大多元文化能力和敏感性，提高临床研究人员的独立性。多动症是各种文化中最常见的儿童心理健康障碍之一，不断增长的拉丁裔青年人口显示出患多动症的风险很大或更大。拉丁裔儿童经历了不幸的心理健康差异，使他们不太可能寻求和接受适当的ADHD服务，这可以防止与ADHD相关的学术、社会和家庭功能领域的长期和广泛损害。为了减少拉丁裔儿童的心理健康差异，该领域需要对文化敏感的临床心理学家进行培训，以进行干预研究并制定适合文化的ADHD服务指南。当前计划中提出的培训将为申请人的职业生涯奠定基础，使其成为一名独立的临床研究人员，专注于开发、调查和传播适合文化的ADHD儿童评估和治疗方法。这些目标不仅是申请人的优先事项，而且也吸引了目前四个国家中的两个

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed research and training plan aims to provide the applicant with experience implementing and analyzing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Impulsivity Disorder (ADHD) clinical trials, utilizing qualitative methodolog to determine meaningful themes and develop culturally sensitive guidelines for diverse families in need of mental health services, expanding multicultural competence and sensitivity, and advancing independence as a clinical researcher. ADHD is one of the most common childhood mental health disorders across cultures, with the continuously growing Latino youth population displaying as great or greater risk for ADHD. Latino children experience unfortunate mental health disparities leaving them less likely to seek and receive appropriate ADHD services, which can prevent long-lasting and widespread impairment in the areas of academic, social, and familial functioning related to ADHD. In order to reduce mental health disparities for Latino children, the field is in need of culturally-sensitive clinical psychologists trained to conduct intervention research and develop guidelines for culturally appropriate ADHD services. The training proposed in the current plan will set the stage for the applicant's career as an independent clinical researcher focused on developing, investigating, and disseminating culturally-appropriate assessment and treatment practices for children with ADHD. These goals not only serve as priorities for the applicant, but also appeal to two of the four current National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) objectives (i.e., developing new and better interventions that incorporate the diverse needs and circumstances of people with mental illnesses and strengthening the public health impact of NIMH-supported research). The sponsor, Dr. Linda Pfiffner, is an established clinical researcher who has served as the principal investigator of multiple ADHD clinical trials, including the current Department of Education (DOE) funded efficacy trial of Collaborative Life Skills (CLS) Program- the intervention proposed in the current research/training plan. The co-sponsor, Dr. Patricia Arean, has extensive experience with multicultural clinical psychology, including clinical/research work with Latino Americans. The mentorship of the sponsors, as well as the training resources available at UCSF, provide the ideal opportunity for the applicant to complete the proposed research and training plan and achieve the following specific aims: Aim 1) Compare Latino and non-Latino families recruited for and participating in ADHD services at all levels of the help-seeking behavior model. Aim 2) Conduct mixed-method investigation with Latino families participating in CLS and develop culturally- sensitive guidelines for ADHD behavioral treatment.