The information in this program outline is provided by the program representative and edited by the CEBC staff. The Individual Family - Psychoeducational Psychotherapy (IF-PEP) program has been reviewed by the CEBC in the area of: Bipolar Disorder Treatment (Child & Adolescent), but lacks the necessary research evidence to be given a Scientific Rating.

• Types of Maltreatment: Does not target any specific kind of maltreatment
• Target Population: Children aged 8-12 with major mood disorders (depressive and bipolar spectrum) and their parents.

IF-PEP is a manual-based treatment for children aged 8-12 with mood disorders (depressive and bipolar spectrum disorders). IF-PEP is based on a biopsychosocial framework and utilizes cognitive-behavioral and family-systems based interventions. IF-PEP is a 20-24 session, 50-minutes-per-session treatment with 20 scripted and 4 “in-the-bank” sessions that alternate between parents and children attending. One special session each is devoted to working with school professionals and siblings. IF-PEP’s goals are to help parents and children learn about, then effectively manage, symptoms of mood disorders via improved communication, problem solving, and emotion regulation. It is the intention of IF-PEP that, by giving the parents and child a better understanding of the disorder, family tension will decrease and consumer skills will improve resulting in reduced symptom severity and improved functioning.

There is also a group version of Psychoeducational Psychotherapy known as Multi-Family Psychoeducational Psychotherapy (MF-PEP), that has been rated in this topic area as well.