Unified Protocol (UP) Caregiver Group will receive the UP for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders for Caregivers intervention via telehealth using Zoom for a minimum of 4 up to 8 sessions ideally within 8 weeks.

The Unified Protocol (UP) is a telehealth group session using Zoom with each session lasting approximately 60-90 minutes. The sessions will focus on a variety of Cognitive Behavior Therapy techniques. These sessions may include teaching coping skills, goal setting, parent-child problem solving and communication, and motivation during this pandemic.

Parent Psychopathology levels will be reported as the change in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scores. GAD-7 is a 7-item measure assessing the presence and severity of symptoms of anxiety. The Scale has a total score ranging from 0 to 21 with the higher scores indicating greater anxiety.

Parent Psychopathology levels will be reported as the change in the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) scores. PHQ is a 9-item measure assessing the severity of depressive symptoms. It has a total score ranging from 0 to 27 with the higher scores indicating greater depressive symptoms.

Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC) scale is a 17-item measure of parenting self-efficacy and satisfaction. It has a total score ranging from 17 to 102 with the higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy and satisfaction in the parenting role.