Regarding the PSST and PMT components, which statement is true?

• A. Programs run simultaneously
• B. PMT is for parents only; PSST for children
• C. They must be sequential
• D. PSST is for adults

Answer: (A)

Programs run simultaneously. In many integrated family interventions, the PMT component (teaching parenting strategies) and the PSST component (addressing skills for the child and family functioning) are designed to be delivered together so families can practice both sets of skills in the same timeframe. This parallel delivery reinforces learning across the parent and child domains, helps skills generalize to real-life situations, and keeps engagement high by avoiding the delays and drop-offs that can happen with a strictly sequential approach. The idea that one component is exclusively for parents and the other exclusively for children, or that they must occur in a set sequence, doesn’t align with how these programs are typically structured to work as an integrated package.