Trauma Treatment Training Center

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Applications (PCIT-A)

Explanation | Training l Requirements l Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Model Trainings l Additional Information

Explanation

The first model replicated by the Trauma Treatment Training Center (TTTC), formerly the Trauma Treatment Replication Center (TTRC), at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center was Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). PCIT was selected based on a focus group discussion in November 2002 with the TTTC and representatives from seven local mental health provider agencies. Discussions focused on:

Agency need
Clinical effectiveness
Agency costs and resources
Reimbursement potential
Client population

In June 2003, the TTTC began conducting site visits and giving presentations on PCIT to interested local agencies and began offering PCIT training at no cost due to their NCTSN grant from August 2003 through September 2005.

PCIT is an evidence-based treatment model with highly specified, step-by-step, live-coached sessions with the parent or caregiver and the child. The intervention uses a two-step approach:

Child-Directed Interaction -- relationship enhancement
Parent-Directed Interaction -- child behavior management

Originally, PCIT was developed for children aged 2-7 with disruptive behaviors and their caregivers. PCIT-A has been increasingly utilized with families in which children have been maltreated or exposed to domestic violence. PCIT-A training can be adapted for children aged 7-12 and for nonfamily caregivers, such as foster parents, residential treatment center staff, Head Start teachers, and others.

PCIT-A Training

Erna Olafson, PhD, PsyD, Erica Pearl, PsyD, and Barbara W. Boat, PhD conduct an intensive five-day training that consists of lecture, role-play and live coaching. Trainees are given a training package and receive follow-up via teleconference for the cost of $50 for 3 calls (the cost of the phone line).

PCIT-A Training Package

The PCIT-A Training Package contains:

PCIT-A manual
Dr. Eyberg's PCIT manual
PCIT Resource Manual
Resource CD-ROM
Parent and therapist packets
Fidelity checklists
PRIDE magents
Customizable PCIT-A consumer brochures (The brochures in the training package are identical to these except the box containing TTTC contact information is left blank so that agencies can insert their own contact information.)

Downloadable PCIT-A Consumer Brochures

pdf You can download the PCIT-A Consumer Brochures in portable document format (.pdf). You must have Adobe Acrobat" Reader installed on your computer to read these files:

Brochure for African-American Families (204K)

Brochure for Asian Families (204K)

Brochure for Caucasian Families (203K)

You can download Adobe Acrobat" Reader at Adobe's web site by selecting the version appropriate for your type of computer.

PCIT-A Training Requirements

Please see the TTTC training catalog for available PCIT-A training dates and registration and cost information
Trainees should be practicing therapists with an active caseload
Trainees must attend all 5 days of training

Additional Evidence-Based and Evidence-Informed Treatment Model Trainings

In addition to PCIT-A, the TTTC plans to offer training and support for additional evidence-based and evidence-informed interventions. These include:

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE)
Cognitive Processing Therapy for Sexual Abuse (CPT-SA)
Please see the TTTC training catalog for a list of available trainings, registration forms, and cost information

Additional Information

For additional information about training opportunities offered through the TTTC, please contact Lacey Thieken, 513-636-0043, Lacey.Thieken@cchmc.org.