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Bárbara Caetano has a Master's degree in Clinical and Health Psychology, subspecialization in Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions for Psychological Disorders and Health, from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Coimbra (2021). Between 2020 and 2021, she carried out his curricular internship at the Coimbra University Hospital Centre (EPE) - Daniel de Matos Maternity. She subsequently carried out her Junior Professional Year of Access to the Portuguese Psychologists' Association (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, OPP) at the Clinical Cognitive-Behavioural Psychology Unit (UpC3) of the University of Coimbra. She is currently an effective member of OPP. She has collaborated, since 2021, on the research project "A Mindfulness approach to adoptive parenting: From understanding mental health and parental functioning to the evaluation of a post-adoption psychological intervention" [CEECIND/02463/2017]. She is currently carrying out her PhD in the area of adoptive parenting, with the project entitled "MPPAI-dual Trial: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a gender and dual-parent sensitive mindful parenting post-adoption intervention" (UI/BD/154436/2022). She also collaborates with UpC3. She has participated in three scientific articles (2 published and 1 in the submission process), as an author and co-author, in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. She has also prepared infographic materials within the scope of the research project she is collaborating on, whose objective is disseminating results to technical and scientific audiences. Her clinical practice and scientific activity have been focused on Cognitive-Behavioural Therapies, transition to parenthood in normative and non-normative situations, and mindful parenting in adoptive and biological parents.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Bárbara Caetano Pereira Rodrigues

Citation names

  • Caetano, B.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9215-C67D-DA9C
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9146-9434

Email addresses

  • barbaraacaetanoo@gmail.com (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/01/19 - 2024/02/08
Concluded
Excel Course - Beginner Level [20 hours] (Outros)
Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
2024/01/17
Concluded
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Complex Trauma Disorders - Dr. Helen Kennerley, University of Oxford (Outros)
Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
2023/11/22 - 2023/12/05
Concluded
Provision of Psychology Services Mediated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) [10 hours] (Outros)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/11/08 - 2023/11/21
Concluded
Health Literacy, The Role of the Psychologist [10 hours] (Outros)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/11/01 - 2023/11/05
Concluded
5-Day Silent Meditation Retreat (Outros)
Budadharma, Portugal
2023/10/11 - 2023/10/24
Concluded
Interprofessional Communication and Information Sharing [10 hours] (Outros)
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/10/24
Concluded
Mindful Parenting: A new approach to parenting - Professor Susan Bögels (Outros)
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2023/09/17
Concluded
Mindful Self-Compassion Intensive Practice Retreat (Outros)
Psikontacto , Portugal
2023/05/22 - 2023/07/10
Concluded
Mindful Self-Compassion Course [28 hours] - Professor Maria do Céu Salvador and Professor Paula Castilho (28h) (Curso médio)
Psikontacto , Portugal
2023/04/17
Concluded
An Introduction to Ecological Momentary Assessment - Professor Susan Wenze (1 hour) (Outros)
Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
2023/01/09 - 2023/01/11
Concluded
Webinar Scientific Writing (6 hours) (Outros)
ReadyToPub, Portugal
2022/05/12
Concluded
Challenges and Specificities of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy [3 hours] - Professor Ingrid Söchting, University of British Columbia (Outros)
Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
2021/11/08 - 2021/11/09
Concluded
Workshop Unified Protocol in Group Format: Application Specifics [10 hours] - Professor Jorge Osma, University of Zaragoza (Outros)
Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
2016 - 2021
Concluded
Integrated Master's Degree in Clinical and Health Psychology (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in Psychological Disorders and Health
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Mattering and Depressive Symptomatology in Portuguese Postpartum Women at High and Low Risk for Postpartum Depression: The Mediating Role of Loneliness" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Very Good (17/20)
2021
Concluded
Workshop Mourning: Conceptualization and Intervention [4 hours] - Dr. Sara Albuquerque (Outros)
Associação Portuguesa de Terapia do Comportamento, Portugal
2021
Concluded
Webinar Psychology of Pregnancy and Parenthood (Outros)
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2020/12/02 - 2020/12/04
Concluded
Emotional Regulation with Children: Practical Strategies [6 hours] - Dr. Joana Mendes (Outros)
Centro de Psicologia e Formação , Portugal
2020/10/26 - 2020/10/29
Concluded
Basic Consultation and Intervention Skills: Children and Adults [8 hours] - Dr. Sandra Azevedo (Outros)
Centro de Psicologia e Formação , Portugal
2019/11/21
Concluded
Public Speaking Course [6 hours] (Outros)
Speak and Lead, Portugal
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023 - Current PhD scholarship holder (FCT) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
2023 - Current Collaborator in the Clinical Psychology Unit (UPC3) of the University of Coimbra Unidade de Psicologia Clínica Cognitivo-Comportamental (UPC3) da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/12/09 - 2023/01 Junior Professional Year for access to the Order of Portuguese Psychologists (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, OPP) Unidade de Psicologia Clínica Cognitivo-Comportamental (UPC3) da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021/06/01 - 2021/09/30 Collaborator in the Psychological Consultation Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Maternidade Doutor Daniel de Matos, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Maternidade Doutor Daniel de Matos, Portugal
2020/10/19 - 2021/05/31 Curricular Internship Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Maternidade Doutor Daniel de Matos, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE Maternidade Doutor Daniel de Matos, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/03 - Current MPPAI-dual Trial: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a gender and dual-parent sensitive mindful parenting post-adoption intervention
UI/BD/154436/2022
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Grupo de Investigação Relações, Desenvolvimento & Saúde (RD&S) do Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental (CINEICC), Portugal, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022/01/17 - 2023/01/17 Curricular Internship Grant in Clinical and Health Psychology [University of Coimbra]
IT016-21-11263
Curricular Internship Scholarship

Other

Designation Funders
2021/09 - Current A mindfulness approach to adoptive parents' psychological and parenting functioning: Comprehensive analysis and evaluation of a post-adoption intervention
[CEECIND/02463/2017]
Collaborator
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Pires, Raquel; Caetano, B.; Chorão, Ana Luz; Capinha, Marta; Canavarro, M. C.. "Adoptive parents' receptivity and preferences regarding mindful parenting interventions: An exploratory study on couples' agreement". Paper presented in IV CINEICC International Congress, 2024.
    In press • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  2. Alves, Stephanie; Caetano, B.; Chorão, Ana Luz; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, Raquel. "Explaining anxiety symptoms in adoptive parents: Do coparenting and dyadic adjustment play a similar role?". Paper presented in IV CINEICC International Congress, 2024.
    In press • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  3. Pires, Raquel; Caetano, B.; Chorão, Ana Luz; Alves, Stephanie; Canavarro, M. C.. "Development of a mindful parenting intervention for Portuguese adoptive parents: An overview". Paper presented in 9th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Valencia, 2023.
    Published • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  4. Caetano, B.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, Raquel. "MPPAI-dual Trial: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a gender and dual-parent sensitive mindful parenting post-adoption intervention". Paper presented in VI Psychology PhD Exibition, Coimbra, 2023.
    Published • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  5. Alves, S.; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A. L.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, R. . Corresponding author: Alves, S.. "Exploring and explaining couples' psychological interdependence during the post-adoption period: The role of dyadic adjustment". Paper presented in 37th European Health Psychology Society Conference, 2023.
    Submitted • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  6. Alves, S.; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A. L.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, R. . Corresponding author: Alves, S.. "Positive mental health in adoptive parents: Do coparenting and dyadic adjustment play a similar role?.". Paper presented in 37th European Health Psychology Society Conference, 2023.
    Submitted • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  7. Pires, R. ; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A.; Canavarro, M. C.. "Adoptive families' adjustment according to the child's age and the time passed since adoption.". Paper presented in 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Elche, 2022.
    Published • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  8. Caetano, B.; Chorão, A.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, R.. "The role of adoptive parents' mental health and parenting practices on adoptees' emotional and behavioral difficulties.". Paper presented in 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Elche, 2022.
    Published • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  9. Pires, R. ; Alves, S.; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A.; Canavarro, M. C.. "A Portuguese study on adoptive couples' acceptability and preferences regarding mindful parenting interventions.". Paper presented in 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, Elche, 2022.
    Published • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  10. Caetano, B.; Canavarro, M. C.; Fonseca, A.. "Mattering and depressive symptoms in Portuguese postpartum women with high and low risk to postpartum depression: The mediating role of loneliness.". Paper presented in IV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Language Group of the Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health, Matosinhos, 2021.
    Published • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
Conference poster
  1. Rato, M. P.; Caetano, B.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, Raquel. "Adoptees' emotional and behavioral difficulties: Exploring the role of adoptive parents' attachment orientations". Paper presented in 9th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, 2023.
    10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  2. Alves, Stephanie; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A. L.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, Raquel. "Dyadic adjustment, coparenting, parenting stress, and child's adjustment after adoption: A serial mediation model.". Paper presented in 9th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents, 2023.
    10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  3. Caetano, B.; Maria Cristina Canavarro; Pires, Raquel. "Development and acceptability test of a gender and dual-parent sensitive mindful parenting post-adoption intervention.". Paper presented in IV CINEICC International Congress, 2023.
    10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
Journal article
  1. Caetano, B.; Chorão, A.; Alves, S.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, R.. "Mindfulness-Based Interventions for parents: A systematic review on target groups, effects, and intervention features". (2024):
    Submitted • 10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  2. Caetano, B.; Branquinho, M.; Canavarro, M. C.; Fonseca, A.. "Mattering and Depressive Symptoms in Portuguese Postpartum Women: The Indirect Effect of Loneliness". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811671.
    10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
  3. Alves, Stephanie; Chorão, Ana Luz; Caetano, Bárbara; Henriques, Margarida Rangel; Pastor, Isabel; Pires, Raquel. "Post-Adoption Help-Seeking in Portugal: A Comprehensive Study on Parental Difficulties and Help-Seeking Behaviors and Perceptions". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 18 (2022): 11283. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811283.
    10.54499/UIDP/00730/2020
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Mattering and depressive symptomatology in Portuguese postpartum women at high and low risk for postpartum depression: The mediating role of loneliness.". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2021.

Other

Other output
  1. Parental difficulties after adoption in Portugal: Summary of preliminary results from the Mindful Families project.. Infographic. 2022. Pires, R. ; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A.; Canavarro, M. C..
  2. Parenting difficulties and seeking professional support after adoption in Portugal: Summary of results from the Mindful Families project. Infographic. 2022. Pires, Raquel; Caetano, B.; Chorão, A. L.; Canavarro, M. C..
  3. Mindful Families - Adoptive parenting: Dissemination, adherence and commitment: New data. Infographic. 2021. Caetano, B.; Chorão, A. L.; Canavarro, M. C.; Pires, R..
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/21 Psychological support for post-adoption: The potential of face-to-face group intervention Seminar on Adoptive Parenthood: Results of the Mindful Families research and its application in practice
Instituto de Segurança Social, ISS, IP (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11 A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a gender and dual-parent sensitive mindful parenting post-adoption intervention 43rd anniversary of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/11 Development of a mindful parenting intervention for Portuguese adoptive parents: An overview 9th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents
(Coimbra, Spain)
2023/05 MPPAI-dual Trial: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate a gender and dual-parent sensitive mindful parenting post-adoption intervention VI Psychology PhD Exibition
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023 Adoptive parents' receptivity and preferences regarding mindful parenting interventions: an exploratory study on couples' agreement IV CINEICC International Congress
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2023 Relationships between coparenting and dyadic adjustment among adoptive parents: The moderating role of adult attachment IV CINEICC International Congress
2022/11 The role of adoptive parents' mental health and parenting practices on adoptees' emotional and behavioral difficulties. 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents
(Elche, Spain)
2022/11 A Portuguese study on adoptive couples' acceptability and preferences regarding mindful parenting interventions. 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents
(Elche, Spain)
2022/11 Adoptive families' adjustment according to the child's age and the time passed since adoption. 8th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology in Children and Adolescents
(Elche, Spain)
2021/12/02 Mattering and depressive symptoms in Portuguese postpartum women with high and low risk to postpartum depression: The mediating role of loneliness. IV Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Language Group of the Marcé Society for Perinatal Mental Health
Grupo de Língua Portuguesa da Sociedade Marcé para a Saúde Mental Perinatal (Matosinhos, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2018/03/13 - 2018/03/15 XXVIII Transdisciplinary Conferences: TABU Let's Talk About It [NEPCESS/AAC - Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra] (2018/03/13 - 2018/03/15)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
Núcleo de Estudantes de Psicologia, Ciências da Educação e Serviço Social da Associação Académica de Coimbra (NEPCESS/AAC), Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/09/06 - 2018/09/08 10º AIDEP/AIDAP Congress: Psychological Diagnosis and Assessment
Congress
10º AIDEP/AIDAP Congress: Psychological Diagnosis and Assessment
Associação Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico e Avaliação Psicológica, Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2018/03/04 Education, Training, Youth and Employment Fair - Qualifica 2018 [Representative of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra]
Other

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/01 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Efective Member
2021/12/09 - 2022/01 Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Junior Psychologist
2018/05 - 2020/10 Psychology, Education Sciences and Social Work Students' Group of the Coimbra Academic Association (NEPCESS/AAC) Coordinator of the Professional Opportunities and Training Department
2017/05 - 2018/05 Psychology, Education Sciences and Social Work Students' Group of the Coimbra Academic Association (NEPCESS/AAC) Deputy Coordinator for International Relations and External Relations

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024 - 2024 Class on Developing and Evaluating Psychological Interventions: The Example of the Mindful Families Project Master's in Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Lusófona University, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Research Project Presentation at the VI Psychology PhD Exhibition
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Other distinction

2024 20 finalists in the Three Minute Thesis Competition
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 PhD Scholarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 Curricular Internship Grant in Clinical and Health Psychology
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal