Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy was Developed by: "PCIT was originally developed by Sheila Eyberg in the late 1970s incorporating components of behavior therapy, play therapy, family systems, and social learning theory.  Cheryl McNeil and Toni Hembree-Kigin published a step-by-step guide for clinicians in 1995. Anthony Urquiza developed a treatment manual and videotapes for working with high-risk and maltreating families. Robin Gurwitch and Beverly Funderburk have developed a similar manual with videotapes as well as manuals for PCIT for use in a group format and for use with older children. Gurwitch and Funderburk have also developed criteria for PCIT therapists to ensure coaching skill acquisition and treatment fidelity." ~Excerpt from: http://www.nctsnet.org

Overview of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (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.
~Excerpt from: http://pcit.phhp.ufl.edu

Resources Related to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: 

Article about PCIT Herschell, A., Calzada, E., Eyberg, S.M., & McNeil, C.B. (2002). Parent-child interaction therapy: New directions in research. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 9, 9-16.

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PCIT Listserve: The following is information about signing-up to be a member of the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Listserve. To sign up to the PCIT listserve, you will need send the following information to the listserve manager (listproc@ucdavis.edu) on a single line only: sub pcit-group = enter your name. An example for Sheila Eyberg signing up to this listserve would be as follows: sub pcit-group Sheila Eyberg. When you have completed the 'sign-up' process, you will receive additional information about the PCIT listerve

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