The Long and the Short of It: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Parent–Child Care (PC–CARE) and Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)

AbstractResearch shows that parenting interventions struggle with keeping clients in treatment. The purpose of this study was to compare attrition and rates of improvement in caregiver-child dyads participating in either Parent–Child Care (PC–CARE), a brief, 7-session parenting intervention or Parent–Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) over a 7–week period. Participants were 204 caregiver-child dyads referred to either PC-CARE (N = 69) or PCIT (N = 135) between 2016 and 2019. Children were aged 2–7 years, referred for treatment by county Behavioral Health Services, and Medicaid funded. Findings showed that PC–CARE participants were 2.5 times more likely than PCIT participants to complete 7 sessions, all other things being equal, and showed significantly greater rates of improvement during this timeframe in reported child behavior problems and parenting stress. In conclusion, compared with PCIT, PC–CARE showed greater retention and rate of improvement in child and parent outcomes over a comparable time period.

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Parent–Child Interaction Therapy for Japanese Working Mother and Child With Behavioral Problems: A Single Case Study

Clinical Case Studies ◽

10.1177/1534650120926705 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 270-281

Author(s):

Ayako Furuzawa ◽

Naoki Yoshinaga ◽

Kie Hattori

Keyword(s):

Behavioral Problems ◽

Single Case ◽

Parenting Intervention ◽

Full Time ◽

Working Mother ◽

Parent Child Interaction Therapy ◽

Child Interaction ◽

Parent Child Interaction ◽

Parent Child

Parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an empirically supported behavioral parenting intervention developed for families with young children who have significant behavior problems. In Japan, PCIT was introduced in 2008 as a parenting intervention method and later introduced to therapists. This case study reports on the detailed use of PCIT, originally developed in Western cultures, for a 5-year-old Japanese boy with behavioral problems and his mother. During the treatment, the mother successfully acquired PCIT skills in the early stages of the coach sessions that led to improvements in the child’s problematic behavior. However, especially in the later stages of the treatment, the mother was too tired/distressed to focus on the treatment, which complicated the implementation of PCIT (e.g., unable to do homework, canceled sessions). This was mainly because she was a full-time working mother who was very busy with work, housework, and child-rearing, and also had no help from her husband. Cases such as this are commonly seen in current Japanese society. In summary, this case study supported the potential effectiveness of Western-originated PCIT for Japanese families with children who have behavioral problems, and also argued that there is a need for PCIT therapists to carefully assess and address the primary caregiver’s distractions outside the session room especially when working with Japanese working mothers.

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Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT): Child Well-Being Through an Effective Parenting Intervention

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2629025 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Deepa K. Damodaran

Keyword(s):

Well Being ◽

Parenting Intervention ◽

Parent Child Interaction Therapy ◽

Effective Parenting ◽

Child Interaction ◽

Parent Child Interaction ◽

Parent Child

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Parent–Child Interaction Therapy in a Community Setting: Examining Outcomes, Attrition, and Treatment Setting

Research on Social Work Practice ◽

10.1177/1049731511406551 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 21 (6) ◽

pp. 689-698 ◽

Cited By ~ 48

Author(s):

Paul Lanier ◽

Patrica L. Kohl ◽

Joan Benz ◽

Dawn Swinger ◽

Pam Moussette ◽

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Keyword(s):

Community Setting ◽

Future Research ◽

Parent Child Interaction Therapy ◽

Parent Functioning ◽

Child Interaction ◽

Parent Outcomes ◽

Feasible Option ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Parent Child Interaction ◽

Parent Child

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) deployed in a community setting comparing in-home with the standard office-based intervention. Child behavior, parent stress, parent functioning, and attrition were examined. Methods: Using a quasi-experimental design, standardized measures at three time points were collected from parent-child dyads (n=120) with thirty-seven families completing treatment. Results: Growth modeling analyses indicate significant improvements in child and parent outcomes in both treatment settings with more rapid improvements in parent outcomes within office-based treatment. Attrition was predicted by income and parent functioning. Conclusion: PCIT delivered in the community can produce measureable improvements. In-home PCIT is a feasible option but future research should consider benefits and costs. Treatment completion remains a challenge.

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