What is PCIT?
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an empirically-
supported treatment for conduct-disordered young
children that places emphasis on improving the quality
of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-
child interaction patterns. In PCIT, parents are taught
specific skills to establish a nurturing and secure
relationship with their child while increasing their child’s
prosocial behavior and decreasing negative behavior.
This treatment focuses on two basic interactions: Child
Directed Interaction (CDI) is similar to play therapy in
that parents engage their child in a play situation with
the goal of strengthening the parent-child relationship;
Parent Directed Interaction (PDI) resembles clinical
behavior therapy in that parents learn to use specific
behavior management techniques as they play with their
child. Click here for more information and for who is
appropriate for PCIT.
US Dept of Health & Human Services Report on PCIT
National Child Traumatic Stress Network on PCIT
CCS is Trained by UC Davis -- Click below for more
Information:
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is an empirically-
supported treatment for conduct-disordered young
children that places emphasis on improving the quality
of the parent-child relationship and changing parent-
child interaction patterns. In PCIT, parents are taught
specific skills to establish a nurturing and secure
relationship with their child while increasing their child’s
prosocial behavior and decreasing negative behavior.
This treatment focuses on two basic interactions: Child
Directed Interaction (CDI) is similar to play therapy in
that parents engage their child in a play situation with
the goal of strengthening the parent-child relationship;
Parent Directed Interaction (PDI) resembles clinical
behavior therapy in that parents learn to use specific
behavior management techniques as they play with their
child. Click here for more information and for who is
appropriate for PCIT.
US Dept of Health & Human Services Report on PCIT
National Child Traumatic Stress Network on PCIT
CCS is Trained by UC Davis -- Click below for more
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