Parent-child interaction therapy: A promising intervention for abusive families.

Citation

Ware, L. M., Fortson, B. L., & McNeil, C. B. (2003). Parent-child interaction therapy: A promising intervention for abusive families. The Behavior Analyst Today, 3(4), 375-382.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0099993

Abstract

The field of child maltreatment continues to struggle with methodological difficulties that impede the development and evaluation of empirically supported interventions. Existing treatments vary from parent education to individual child therapy. One promising treatment for abusive families is Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), which focuses on the interactions of the parent-child dyad. This intervention has been empirically supported in its use with children with behavior problems and many clinical attributes of PCIT make its use with abusive families appealing (e.g., direct coaching of skills, focus on relationship enhancement, alteration of coercive cycle). PCIT may not address all issues facing abusive families, but it does offer an effective intervention to modify maladaptive parent-child interactions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)

Unique Identifier

2014-44008-002

Title

Parent-child interaction therapy: A promising intervention for abusive families.

Publication Date

2003

Language

English

Author Identifier

Ware, Lisa M.; Fortson, Beverly L.; McNeil, Cheryl B.

Email

Ware, Lisa M.: lware@mix.wvu.edu

Fortson, Beverly L.: bfortson@mix.wvu.edu

McNeil, Cheryl B.: cmcneil@wvu.edu

Correspondence Address

Ware, Lisa M.: lware@mix.wvu.edu

Affiliation

Ware, Lisa M.: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, US

Fortson, Beverly L.: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, US

McNeil, Cheryl B.: West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, US

Source

The Behavior Analyst Today, Vol 3(4), 2003, 375-382.

NLM Title Abbreviation

Behav Anal Today

ISSN

1539-4352(Electronic)

Other Serial Titles

Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice

Publisher

US: Joseph D. Cautilli

Other Publishers

US: American Psychological Association

Format Covered

Electronic

Publication Type

Journal; Peer Reviewed Journal

Document Type

Journal Article

Digital Object Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0099993

Keywords

parent-child interaction therapy; abusive families; child maltreatment; empirically-supported interventions; relationship enhancement; coercive cycle

Index Terms

*Child Abuse; *Family Intervention; *Family Therapy; *Parent Child Relations; *Psychotherapy; Coercion; Parent Child Communication; Relationship Quality

PsycINFO Classification

3313 Group & Family Therapy

Population Group

Human

Age Group

Childhood (birth-12 yrs)

Release Date

20141222 (PsycINFO); 20141222 (PsycARTICLES)

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