Stephen Scott
Biographic Data
| ID | 3656776 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Stephen Scott |
| GIVEN NAMES | Stephen |
| FAMILY NAME | Scott |
| SIGNATURE | SCOTT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4680-6213 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Long‐term follow‐up of a randomised controlled trial of a brief home‐based parenting intervention to reduce behavioural problems in young children
BACKGROUND: Behaviour problems are common in childhood and are associated with higher rates of mental health problems, educational and relationship difficulties throughout life. This study assessed whether a Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) has sustained benefit 6 years after delivery. It had previously been shown to reduce behavioural problems in children aged 2 and 4 years old. METHODS…
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund – Which services are available
Rates of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in an Adolescent Obstetric Clinic
Objectives: Adolescents who are pregnant and identify as Black are exposed to more societal harms that increase their and their offspring's risk for poor health outcomes. The Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program (CAMP) offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary (medical, behavioral health, nutrition, case management), trauma-informed obstetric care to pregnant adolescents to ensure the healthiest pregnancy and birth possible and pursue health equit…
I Know What to Do; I Can Do It; It Will Work
Parental self-efficacy predicts outcomes for parenting interventions for child behaviour problems, but there is a need for a brief measure that can be repeated over treatment and applies to a wide age range. The present study describes the development of such a measure, the Brief Parental Self-Efficacy Scale (BPSES). The psychometrics of the BPSES is presented across a wide age range from preschool to late adolescent in a sample comprised of four…
A good investment
BACKGROUND: Good quality parenting in early childhood is reliably associated with positive mental and physical health over the lifespan. The hypothesis that early parenting quality has significant long-term financial benefits has not been previously tested. METHODS: Design: Longitudinal study with follow-up from 2012 to 2016. SETTING: UK multicentre study cohort (London, South-East England). PARTICIPANTS: 174 young people drawn from 2 samples, on…
Connecting during Covid
Integrated perinatal behavioral healthcare provides opportunities to support women and their babies as part of their primary care medical home. The COVID‐19 pandemic required significant changes to be made to medical practices to enhance safety and reduce risk, particularly for vulnerable populations, including pregnant women. Previously established modes of mental health service delivery in the HEART program, an integrated behavioral health prog…
Is positive school climate associated with better adolescent mental health? Longitudinal study of young people in England
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Studies suggest that individual student-reported connection to school is associated with better mental health. However, there is less evidence for associations between schools' overall school climate and the mental health of their students. This may reflect limitations in which mental health outcomes have been examined. We conducted a large longitudinal study in schools, hypothesising that we would find associations at …
Feasibility and Acceptability of Accelerometer Measurement of Physical Activity in Pregnant Adolescents
During pregnancy, physical activity relates to better maternal and child mental and physical health. Accelerometry is thought to be effective for assessing free-living physical activity, but the feasibility/acceptability of accelerometer use in pregnant adolescents has not been reported. In this short communication, we conducted secondary analysis of a small pilot study to describe the feasibility/acceptability of accelerometry in pregnant adoles…
Global Workforce Development in Father Engagement Competencies for Family-Based Interventions Using an Online Training Program
Global access to practitioner training in the clinical engagement of fathers in family-based interventions is limited. The current study evaluated the feasibility of training practitioners in Canada and UK using online training developed in Australia by examining improvements in practitioner confidence and competence in father engagement, training satisfaction, qualitative feedback, and benchmarking results to those from an Australian sample. Pra…
TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
Medical Education Program Highlights The Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center (TCU and UNTHSC) School of Medicine’s vision is to transform health care by inspiring empathetic scholars. Along with the ability to “walk in the patient’s shoes,” these physicians will excel in the science of medicine. Graduates will be outstanding communicators, compassionate healers, and lifelong learners, prepared to ask and…
Amniotic testosterone and psychological sex differences
Effects of the Learning Together intervention on bullying and aggression in English secondary schools (INCLUSIVE)
BACKGROUND: Bullying, aggression, and violence among children and young people are some of the most consequential public mental health problems. We tested the Learning Together intervention, which involved students in efforts to modify their school environment using restorative practice and by developing social and emotional skills. METHODS: We did a cluster randomised trial, with economic and process evaluations, of the Learning Together interve…
Communication skills training in Arab countries
In this chapter, we describe some of the challenges present in healthcare communication in Arab countries, including: disclosure of diagnosis; working with families; and language barriers. We then focus specifically on the efforts being made in the multicultural state of Qatar to improve communication skills in healthcare. We describe the curricular approach with medical students at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, with examples of challen…
Implications of Comprehensive Mental Health Services Embedded in an Adolescent Obstetric Medical Home
Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In their own words
There are many theories as to what form good-quality parenting should take. Attachment theory emphasises providing a secure base through sensitive responding at times of emotional need. Social learning theory outlines the need for firm limits in addition to the promotion of positive interchanges. These theories are supported by numerous quantitative research studies investigating which parenting styles are associated with better outcomes for chil…
Consensus statement on group care for children and adolescents
Group care for children and adolescents is widely used as a rearing environment and sometimes used as a setting in which intensive services can be provided. This consensus statement on group care affirms that children and adolescents have the need and right to grow up in a family with at least 1 committed, stable, and loving adult caregiver. In principle, group care should never be favored over family care. Group care should be used only when it …
Social Learning Theory–Based Parenting Programs to Treat Attachment Difficulties
An attachment-sensitive formulation is presented for a 9-year-old adopted girl with a complex presentation of oppositionality, separation anxiety, and attachment problems. Session-by-session observational data of an evidence-based treatment demonstrates the transactional nature of the carer-child interactions that drove an improvement in attachment behaviors, as well as oppositional and anxiety symptoms at home. Most importantly, a placement in i…
Challenges recruiting families with children at risk of anti‐social behaviour into intervention trials
Purpose The Helping Children Achieve study is a randomised controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of parenting interventions for children at risk of anti‐social behaviour. The paper aims to examine the challenges in recruitment to the HCA trial. Design/methodology/approach The study is on‐going and is being conducted at two sites: an inner city London borough and a city in the South West of England. In total, 395 participants consent…
Training parents to help their children read
Background. Low levels of literacy and high levels of behaviour problems in middle childhood often co-occur. These persistent difficulties pose a risk to academic and social development, leading to social exclusion in adulthood. Although parent-training programmes have been shown to be effective in enabling parents to support their children's development, very few parent interventions offer a combination of behavioural and literacy training.Aims.…
Learning from each Other
The majority of looked after children are now in some kind of foster care and carers are expected to cope with many children who have complex needs and challenging behaviour. If foster carers are to take on these increasing responsibilities they clearly require good preparation, comprehensive support and the right kind of training. Yet currently, the structure and quality of training vary significantly, and there is little evidence about the impa…
Fostering Changes
A project has been set up in a socially deprived inner-London borough to provide foster carers with practical skills in the management of child behaviour. Clare Pallett, Stephen Scott, Kathy Blackeby, William Yule and Roger Weissman discuss why the project was set up and consider how carers learn best. Social workers often provide good general support to carers and placements, but may not offer more specific practical advice in managing behaviour…
Comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist
Fostering Changes
A project has been set up in a socially deprived inner-London borough to provide foster carers with practical skills in the management of child behaviour. Clare Pallett, Stephen Scott, Kathy Blackeby, William Yule and Roger Weissman discuss why the project was set up and consider how carers learn best. Social workers often provide good general support to carers and placements, but may not offer more specific practical advice in managing behaviour…
In their own words
There are many theories as to what form good-quality parenting should take. Attachment theory emphasises providing a secure base through sensitive responding at times of emotional need. Social learning theory outlines the need for firm limits in addition to the promotion of positive interchanges. These theories are supported by numerous quantitative research studies investigating which parenting styles are associated with better outcomes for chil…
Learning from each Other
The majority of looked after children are now in some kind of foster care and carers are expected to cope with many children who have complex needs and challenging behaviour. If foster carers are to take on these increasing responsibilities they clearly require good preparation, comprehensive support and the right kind of training. Yet currently, the structure and quality of training vary significantly, and there is little evidence about the impa…
Connecting during Covid
Integrated perinatal behavioral healthcare provides opportunities to support women and their babies as part of their primary care medical home. The COVID‐19 pandemic required significant changes to be made to medical practices to enhance safety and reduce risk, particularly for vulnerable populations, including pregnant women. Previously established modes of mental health service delivery in the HEART program, an integrated behavioral health prog…
Social Learning Theory–Based Parenting Programs to Treat Attachment Difficulties
An attachment-sensitive formulation is presented for a 9-year-old adopted girl with a complex presentation of oppositionality, separation anxiety, and attachment problems. Session-by-session observational data of an evidence-based treatment demonstrates the transactional nature of the carer-child interactions that drove an improvement in attachment behaviors, as well as oppositional and anxiety symptoms at home. Most importantly, a placement in i…
Training parents to help their children read
Background. Low levels of literacy and high levels of behaviour problems in middle childhood often co-occur. These persistent difficulties pose a risk to academic and social development, leading to social exclusion in adulthood. Although parent-training programmes have been shown to be effective in enabling parents to support their children's development, very few parent interventions offer a combination of behavioural and literacy training.Aims.…
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund – Which services are available
Comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist
Fostering Changes
A project has been set up in a socially deprived inner-London borough to provide foster carers with practical skills in the management of child behaviour. Clare Pallett, Stephen Scott, Kathy Blackeby, William Yule and Roger Weissman discuss why the project was set up and consider how carers learn best. Social workers often provide good general support to carers and placements, but may not offer more specific practical advice in managing behaviour…
Learning from each Other
The majority of looked after children are now in some kind of foster care and carers are expected to cope with many children who have complex needs and challenging behaviour. If foster carers are to take on these increasing responsibilities they clearly require good preparation, comprehensive support and the right kind of training. Yet currently, the structure and quality of training vary significantly, and there is little evidence about the impa…
Training parents to help their children read
Background. Low levels of literacy and high levels of behaviour problems in middle childhood often co-occur. These persistent difficulties pose a risk to academic and social development, leading to social exclusion in adulthood. Although parent-training programmes have been shown to be effective in enabling parents to support their children's development, very few parent interventions offer a combination of behavioural and literacy training.Aims.…
Challenges recruiting families with children at risk of anti‐social behaviour into intervention trials
Purpose The Helping Children Achieve study is a randomised controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of parenting interventions for children at risk of anti‐social behaviour. The paper aims to examine the challenges in recruitment to the HCA trial. Design/methodology/approach The study is on‐going and is being conducted at two sites: an inner city London borough and a city in the South West of England. In total, 395 participants consent…
Social Learning Theory–Based Parenting Programs to Treat Attachment Difficulties
An attachment-sensitive formulation is presented for a 9-year-old adopted girl with a complex presentation of oppositionality, separation anxiety, and attachment problems. Session-by-session observational data of an evidence-based treatment demonstrates the transactional nature of the carer-child interactions that drove an improvement in attachment behaviors, as well as oppositional and anxiety symptoms at home. Most importantly, a placement in i…
Consensus statement on group care for children and adolescents
Group care for children and adolescents is widely used as a rearing environment and sometimes used as a setting in which intensive services can be provided. This consensus statement on group care affirms that children and adolescents have the need and right to grow up in a family with at least 1 committed, stable, and loving adult caregiver. In principle, group care should never be favored over family care. Group care should be used only when it …
Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In their own words
There are many theories as to what form good-quality parenting should take. Attachment theory emphasises providing a secure base through sensitive responding at times of emotional need. Social learning theory outlines the need for firm limits in addition to the promotion of positive interchanges. These theories are supported by numerous quantitative research studies investigating which parenting styles are associated with better outcomes for chil…
Implications of Comprehensive Mental Health Services Embedded in an Adolescent Obstetric Medical Home
Communication skills training in Arab countries
In this chapter, we describe some of the challenges present in healthcare communication in Arab countries, including: disclosure of diagnosis; working with families; and language barriers. We then focus specifically on the efforts being made in the multicultural state of Qatar to improve communication skills in healthcare. We describe the curricular approach with medical students at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, with examples of challen…
Effects of the Learning Together intervention on bullying and aggression in English secondary schools (INCLUSIVE)
BACKGROUND: Bullying, aggression, and violence among children and young people are some of the most consequential public mental health problems. We tested the Learning Together intervention, which involved students in efforts to modify their school environment using restorative practice and by developing social and emotional skills. METHODS: We did a cluster randomised trial, with economic and process evaluations, of the Learning Together interve…
TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine
Medical Education Program Highlights The Texas Christian University and University of North Texas Health Science Center (TCU and UNTHSC) School of Medicine’s vision is to transform health care by inspiring empathetic scholars. Along with the ability to “walk in the patient’s shoes,” these physicians will excel in the science of medicine. Graduates will be outstanding communicators, compassionate healers, and lifelong learners, prepared to ask and…
Amniotic testosterone and psychological sex differences
Is positive school climate associated with better adolescent mental health? Longitudinal study of young people in England
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Studies suggest that individual student-reported connection to school is associated with better mental health. However, there is less evidence for associations between schools' overall school climate and the mental health of their students. This may reflect limitations in which mental health outcomes have been examined. We conducted a large longitudinal study in schools, hypothesising that we would find associations at …
Feasibility and Acceptability of Accelerometer Measurement of Physical Activity in Pregnant Adolescents
During pregnancy, physical activity relates to better maternal and child mental and physical health. Accelerometry is thought to be effective for assessing free-living physical activity, but the feasibility/acceptability of accelerometer use in pregnant adolescents has not been reported. In this short communication, we conducted secondary analysis of a small pilot study to describe the feasibility/acceptability of accelerometry in pregnant adoles…
Global Workforce Development in Father Engagement Competencies for Family-Based Interventions Using an Online Training Program
Global access to practitioner training in the clinical engagement of fathers in family-based interventions is limited. The current study evaluated the feasibility of training practitioners in Canada and UK using online training developed in Australia by examining improvements in practitioner confidence and competence in father engagement, training satisfaction, qualitative feedback, and benchmarking results to those from an Australian sample. Pra…
A good investment
BACKGROUND: Good quality parenting in early childhood is reliably associated with positive mental and physical health over the lifespan. The hypothesis that early parenting quality has significant long-term financial benefits has not been previously tested. METHODS: Design: Longitudinal study with follow-up from 2012 to 2016. SETTING: UK multicentre study cohort (London, South-East England). PARTICIPANTS: 174 young people drawn from 2 samples, on…
Connecting during Covid
Integrated perinatal behavioral healthcare provides opportunities to support women and their babies as part of their primary care medical home. The COVID‐19 pandemic required significant changes to be made to medical practices to enhance safety and reduce risk, particularly for vulnerable populations, including pregnant women. Previously established modes of mental health service delivery in the HEART program, an integrated behavioral health prog…
Rates of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight in an Adolescent Obstetric Clinic
Objectives: Adolescents who are pregnant and identify as Black are exposed to more societal harms that increase their and their offspring's risk for poor health outcomes. The Colorado Adolescent Maternity Program (CAMP) offers comprehensive, multidisciplinary (medical, behavioral health, nutrition, case management), trauma-informed obstetric care to pregnant adolescents to ensure the healthiest pregnancy and birth possible and pursue health equit…
I Know What to Do; I Can Do It; It Will Work
Parental self-efficacy predicts outcomes for parenting interventions for child behaviour problems, but there is a need for a brief measure that can be repeated over treatment and applies to a wide age range. The present study describes the development of such a measure, the Brief Parental Self-Efficacy Scale (BPSES). The psychometrics of the BPSES is presented across a wide age range from preschool to late adolescent in a sample comprised of four…
The Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund – Which services are available
Long‐term follow‐up of a randomised controlled trial of a brief home‐based parenting intervention to reduce behavioural problems in young children
BACKGROUND: Behaviour problems are common in childhood and are associated with higher rates of mental health problems, educational and relationship difficulties throughout life. This study assessed whether a Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) has sustained benefit 6 years after delivery. It had previously been shown to reduce behavioural problems in children aged 2 and 4 years old. METHODS…
Medicine (18 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (12 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Nursing (8 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (7 works) · Mental health (7 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (6 works) · Political science (6 works)