- Basic premise: Mom Power is a Strong Roots program. Strong Roots programs support families through the difficulties of caring for young children. Parenting a young child is one of the most difficult jobs a person will ever have. When parents also have histories of difficult experiences, or are uncertain about how to parent, having a young child can be even more stressful and difficult. The Strong Roots programs include tailored versions of Mom Power for fathers (Fraternity of Fathers), military families (Strong Military Families), and early childcare and education providers (Hearts and Minds on Babies).
- Essence of therapy: Mom Power is a 10-week, 13-session theory and evidence-based intervention aimed at increasing parental competence via multi-method and multi-disciplinary strategies. The intervention applies attachment theory, cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavioral strategies.
- Length: 10 group sessions, 3 individual sessions; total 13 sessions.
Other Treatment Resources
Visit the main webpage for Strong Roots Programs to learn more.
Clinical Trials
- A community-based randomized controlled trial of Mom Power parenting intervention for mothers with interpersonal trauma histories and their young children (Rosenblum et al., 2017)
- Mom Power: preliminary outcomes of a group intervention to improve mental health and parenting among high-risk mothers (Muzik et al., 2015)
- Improving maternal representations in high-risk mothers: A randomized, controlled trial of the Mom Power parenting intervention (Rosenblum, 2017)
- Parent–child intervention decreases stress and increases maternal brain activity and connectivity during own baby-cry: An exploratory study (Swain et al., 2017)
Video Repository
All videos may be accessed at ZerotoThrive.org.
- Zero to Thrive: Programs Designed to Empower Families and Communities
- The University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry provides transformative initiatives for families and educators by way of Zero to Thrive’s Strong Roots curriculum. Zero to Thrive provides experiential programs whose mission is to spark robust scientific discoveries, quality training, and vibrant cross-sector initiatives that create breakthrough, real-world solutions that transform the well-being and resilience of families from conception to early childhood with impacts for generations to come.
- Zero to Thrive: Using the Tree to Understand Relationships
- The Tree represents ways that children learn, grow and thrive. Exploration and connection, branching out and building roots are all supported when those caring for children provide a secure base and safe haven for their children.
- Zero to Thrive: The Wondering and Response Wheel: A Tool to Help Understand Your Child’s Needs
- The Wondering and Response Wheel links together a child’s behaviors, feelings, and needs and helps adults to figure out how best to respond.
- Zero to Thrive: Parenting with Balanced Caregiving
- Whether you are a parent, teacher, or another important adult, your child looks to you to figure out how to navigate the world. Zero To Thrive advocates for balanced caregiving or responses to children that are warm and kind and strong and in charge.
Measures, Handouts and Worksheets
Measures used in the program include:
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Life Events Checklist (LEC)
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- A measure of parenting stress (i.e., Parenting Stress Scale, or Parenting Stress Index)
- Measure of child outcomes (i.e., Age appropriate Child Behavior Checklist, or Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire or DECA)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)
- Protective Factors Scale
The following measures are optional, but strongly desired:
- Working Model of the Child Interview
- PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
Handouts and Worksheets are available upon completion of a Mom Power Training.
Training Materials and Workshops
Training materials are available along with the Mom Power Training. Workshops are available. Please contact the Strong Roots program at strongroots@umich.edu for more information.
Treatment Manuals
Curriculum is available upon completion of a Mom Power Training. Please contact the Strong Roots program at strongroots@umich.edu for more information.
Related Diagnosis
Depression|Generalized Anxiety Disorder|Mixed Anxiety Conditions|Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
EST Status
N/A
2015 EST Status
Treatment pending re-evaluation
1998 EST Status
Modest