Maplewoods Research

You and your child may qualify if your child is 8-15 years old and if your child is experiencing anxiety, depression, or disruptive behaviour problems.

Participation will involve:

• Being randomized to either (a) weekly, individual therapy for your child, or (b) a waitlist control group.
• Completing in-person assessments initially, every 3 months, and approx. 1-year later and brief weekly surveys.

Note: Waitlist group may receive therapy as it becomes available. Fees will be incurred for receiving therapy services.

In-person assessments include:

• Parent and child questionnaires
• A parent-child discussion
• Child computer activities and physiology measures

Weekly assessments include:

• Parent and child brief surveys

You can be reimbursed between $15-35 (child) and $40-70 (parent) in gift cards for each assessment.

Questions? Contact us at emotions@uoguelph.ca or call 519-824-4120, ext. 53059

This research is being conducted under the direction of Dr. Kristel Thomassin and Dr. Andrew Hamilton-Wright at the University of Guelph's Child Emotion and Mental Health Lab and Dr. Brendan Andrade and Dr. Madison Aitken at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). REB #22-08-018.

Researchers at the University of Guelph's Child Emotion and Mental Health Lab are examining the efficacy of an Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) program called "Families and Feelings First."

We invite parents of children aged 7-15 years with anxiety, depression, or behavioural challenges to attend six two-hour group sessions of EFFT. The fee for six treatment sessions is $240.

As part of the treatment, you and your child are invited to participate in a study involving questionnaires, physiology measurement, and interactive tasks.

You will receive compensation up to $135 (parents) and $60 (children) in gift cards.

Please email efft@uoguelph.ca or call 519-824-4120, ext. 53059.

This project has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Board for compliance with federal guidelines for research involving human participants (REB #21-10-012CT).

Is your child afraid of needles?

Participate in a research study with your child to learn how to help them!

To participate, you must:

• Be 18+
• Live in Canada or the United States
• Have a child between the ages of 5 and 8 (birth years 2014 - 2017)

If you take part, you will:

• Read a picture book with your child about needles, why they are important, and how to make them comfortable
• Review an e-resource with strategies to help your child with needle fear and pain
• Complete a virtual 1 hour interview (beginning September 2023) about what you and your child learned and thought of the book and e-resource
• Complete a brief survey on the e-resource
• Receive a gift card for up to $25 CAD/$19 USD

Complete our screening survey to find out if you're eligible to participate.

Questions? Email the Pediatric Pain, Health, and Communication Lab at pphc.res@uoguelph.ca.

This project, supervised by Dr. C.M. McMurtry, has been reviewed by the Research Ethics Board for compliance with federal guidelines for research involving human participants (REB #22-08-024)