Promise and Pitfalls of InHome ParentChild Interaction Therapy

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Promise and Pitfalls of In-Home Parent-Child
Interaction Therapy

• Lisa M. Ware, MA
• West Virginia University
• UC Davis Childrens Hospital CAARE Center
• Joshua Masse, BA
• Sarah Stevens, BS
• Maureen Conley
• Cheryl B. McNeil, Ph.D.
• West Virginia University

6th Annual Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Conference Friday, January 27, 2006 Gainesville,
Florida
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Participants
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Participants
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Pitfalls
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Promises
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Modifications for In-home Use

• No equipment
• Occasionally 2 therapists
• Undergrad helper
• Twice a week sessions

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Consumer Satisfaction

• Generally very positive and consistent with
  clinic-based studies

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Statement of the Problem Why PCIT in the home?

• Early intervention programs need an
  evidence-based treatment that can be integrated
  with home-based services
• Attrition rates suggest that PCIT would benefit
  from a home-based modality
• PCIT clinicians have already made the move to the
  home setting

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Dependent Variables
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Dependent Variables
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Caregiver Positive Behavior
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Child Compliance
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Comparison to previous studies Child Compliance
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ECBI Intensity
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ECBI Problem
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Comparison to previous studies ECBI Intensity
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Parenting Stress Index - Alex
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Parenting Stress Index - Noah
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Parenting Stress Index - Tami
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DSM-IV Diagnoses
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Limitations

• Generalizability
• Study Design
• Location
• Therapists