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Evaluation ViewAttendees 5

Category: Parenting / Families

Symposium 5 - Emerging Trends in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Friday, November 17, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PST
Location: Washougal (408), Level 4
CE: 1.5

Keywords: PCIT (Parent Child Interaction Therapy), ,
Level of Familiarity: Moderate
Recommended Readings: Catchpole R, Young A, Baer S, Salih T. Examining a novel, parent child interaction therapy-informed, behavioral treatment of selective mutism. J Anxiety Disord. 2019 Aug;66:102112. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2019.102112. Epub 2019 Jul 18. PMID: 31351241.,   McCabe KM, Yeh M, Zerr AA. Personalizing Behavioral Parent Training Interventions to Improve Treatment Engagement and Outcomes for Culturally Diverse Families. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2020 Jan 10;13:41-53. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S230005. PMID: 32021508; PMCID: PMC6966146.,   Kohlhoff, J., Cibralic, S., Wallace, N. et al. A randomized controlled trial comparing parent child interaction therapy - toddler, circle of security– parenting™ and waitlist controls in the treatment of disruptive behaviors for children aged 14–24 months: study protocol.BMC Psychol 8, 93 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-020-00457-7,   ,  

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) was originally developed to address externalizing symptoms in children ages 2-7 years through parent training (Eyberg & Funderburk, 2011). However, in recent years, PCIT has rapidly expanded to address various problem areas, such as anxiety (Phillips & Mychailyszyn, 2021), Autism Spectrum Disorder (Vetter, 2018), developmental delays (Acosta et al. 2019), and child maltreatment (Kennedy et al., 2014), and age ranges, such as older children (Gibson et al., 2021) and toddlers (Girard et al., 2018). Adaptations of PCIT fill some of the gaps of evidence-based interventions for younger children and allow for high parental involvement in their children’s treatment. Additionally, recent work has examined the utility of PCIT for families from minoritized backgrounds (Fernandez et al., 2011; McCabe et al., 2005). By examining the experiences that people of racial and ethnic minorities have with PCIT, cross-cultural adaptations can be developed to better serve these families. This symposium will focus on the recent trends in the expansion of PCIT including adaptations of PCIT for children of minoritized backgrounds, for toddler-aged children, and for children with non-externalizing problems.

The first presentation will describe a pilot study on the use of PCIT-Toddler in an intensive group setting for Japanese families. The second presentation will examine the use of PCIT for children with avoidant and restrictive eating symptoms. The third presentation will cover the utility of PCIT for children with selective mutism. The fourth presentation will describe clinician’s perspectives on the use of PCIT with Black families. Finally, the last presentation will examine the effectiveness of PCIT for Black and Latino children with ASD.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the session, the learner will be able to:
  • Describe the utility of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Toddler in a group format for Japanese toddlers.
  • Explain how PCIT has been adapted for youth with selective mutism.
  • Describe the use of PCIT for youth with avoidant/restrictive eating patterns.
  • Provide details on the experience of PCIT clinicians in treating Black families, including information on adaptations that are commonly used.
  • Describe recent adaptations and expansions of PCIT for various populations and disorders.
  • Identify how adaptations of PCIT may be useful in treating a myriad of disorders in youth.