Parent Child Interaction Therapy Training
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a research-tested behavioral therapy that consistently improves parent-child relationships, reduces serious child noncompliance, oppositionality, and defiance.
Training involves an initial didactic course as well as case consultation for one year, during which time therapists treat at least two cases to graduation to align with the nationally-approved training guidelines. The treatment has many interesting and unique characteristics including the fact that the parent and child are coached live – in real time – to shape new interaction patterns.
Learning objectives. Upon completion, participants should be able to:
State at least 2 theoretical foundations of PCIT.
Identify and describe the key components of the PCIT model including those for each phase of treatment (Client intake and assessment, Child Directed Interaction (CDI), Parent Directed Interaction (PDI), and client graduation requirements).
Identify and state the PCIT client graduation requirements
Demonstrate clinical proficiency in standard clinical assessments including:
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI),
Dyadic Parent-child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) (>80%)
Demonstrate clinical proficiency in:
CDI skill mastery
PDI skill mastery
Deliver treatment sessions with 90% fidelity while also attending to the therapeutic relationship and family engagement
Accurately state the requirements for PCIT certification
Training phases: PCIT training is divided into two phases. The first phase consists of the three (3) full-days and two full-days (2).
Ongoing Case Consultation
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