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ERIC Number: EJ937738
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Nov
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1077-7229
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Delivering Parent-Child Interaction Therapy in an Urban Community Clinic
Budd, Karen S.; Hella, Bryce; Bae, Hyo; Meyerson, David A.; Watkin, Sarah C.
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, v18 n4 p502-514 Nov 2011
Extensive evidence supports the efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) for reducing behavior problems in young children; however, little is known about the use of PCIT in a community mental health center (CMHC). This paper provides four clinical case examples of families who were referred to and successfully completed PCIT in an urban CMHC. The families were ethnically and socioeconomically diverse and presented with a wide range of treatment concerns and needs (e.g., autism, severe maternal psychopathology, involvement in child protective services, and complex family configurations) in addition to disruptive behavior. Our data and clinical observations suggest that PCIT decreased behavior problems, improved parent-child interactions, and, in some cases, reduced parental stress, with differing levels of change across families. Overall, the cases demonstrate that PCIT can be transported into a CMHC, and they illustrate supplemental services or minor accommodations to the established treatment protocol used to address individual family needs. Issues regarding the balance between fidelity and flexibility in transporting PCIT to a community setting are discussed, and future research topics are recommended. (Contains 4 figures and 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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