Improving Delay Discounting to Decrease Harsh Parenting among Parents Receiving Substance Use Treatment in a Low Resource Community
(R34 DA053524; PI: Felton)
Parents in treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) often struggle with using positive parenting approaches. In turn, negative parent-child relationships are a risk factor for perpetuating the intergenerational transmission of addictive disorders. One risk factor linking SUD and harsh parenting is a decision-making style focused on immediate rewards rather than planning for the future (known as delay discounting). This pilot and feasibility study focuses on adapting an intervention to improve decision-making and elongate parenting time horizons for parents receiving residential treatment for SUD in Flint, MI and the surrounding communities.
Meet the team!
Julia Felton, Project Director
Ashley Kucera, Project Manager
Tessa Hampton, Lead Research Assistant
Kristen Senters Young and Jennifer Morgan, Flint Odyssey House
Flint Odyssey House Peer Recovery Coaches