Project COPE-Spain (Coping Options for Parent Empowerment)

The goal of this study trial is to establish the preliminary clinical utility of the COPE program (Coping Options for Parent Empowerment) adapted for caregivers of adolescents in the Spanish context. This program aims to improve parents' emotional well-being, enhance their parenting skills, and promote positive changes in their childrens' emotional and behavioral well-being. This study will adapt the COPE program for in-person group administration in the Spanish context, specifically in the school setting.

The research project, titled "COPE-Spain: Adapting Project COPE (Coping Options for Parent Empowerment) for Caregivers of Adolescents in the Spanish Context," aims to evaluate the preliminary clinical utility of Project COPE (Coping Options for Parent Empowerment). Project COPE was developed at the University of Miami, with Dr. Jill Ehrenreich-May as the Principal Investigator, and has been evaluated in several studies. This protocol consists of a brief, structured intervention delivered in four group sessions, designed to improve parents' emotional well-being, strengthen their emotional regulation skills, and foster a positive family environment. Initially, Project COPE was developed to help caregivers of children during the COVID-19 pandemic and was later administered to caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The present study seeks to adapt Project COPE to be administered to caregivers of adolescents (instead of children) as an in-person group program implemented in the school setting.