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Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, 1st ed. 2018
Innovations and Applications for Research and Practice
Coordinator: Niec Larissa N.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy:
Keywords
ADHD and parent-child interaction therapy; Anxiety disorders and PCIT; Autism spectrum disorder and PCIT; Child maltreatment and PCIT; Depression and parent-child interaction therapy; Emotional development and PCIT; Intellectual disabilities and PCIT; Military families and PCIT; Parent-child interaction therapy and families; PCIT and adaptive and disruptive behaviors; PCIT and callous and unemotional traits; PCIT and children under two years; PCIT and cultural adaptations; PCIT and group settings; PCIT and transdiagnostic intervention; PCIT in the home; Selective mutism and PCIT; Selective prevention and PCIT; Teacher-child interaction therapy; Therapist competence and PCIT
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Featured topics include:
- PCIT for children with callous-unemotional traits.
- PCIT for families with a history of child maltreatment.
- Group PCIT.
- PCIT for military families.
- The PCIT CALM program for treating anxiety in young children.
- PCIT for American Indian families.
- Transporting and disseminating PCIT internationally.
- Using technology to expand the reach of PCIT.
The Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, instructors, clinicians, and graduate students in child and school psychology, child psychiatry, and social work as well as such related disciplines as developmental, clinical, counseling, and community psychology, family studies, and mental health services and agencies.
Larissa N. Niec, Ph.D. is the Director of the Center for Children, Families, and Communities and Professor of Psychology at Central Michigan University. Dr. Niec publishes extensively on PCIT, with a focus on developing and evaluating adaptations to PCIT that have the potential to reduce mental health disparities among underserved populations. She has trained doctoral students and community clinicians in PCIT for more than 20 years and is one of 20 Master Trainers in the world who have been certified by PCIT International to disseminate PCIT nationally and internationally. Dr. Niec has trained PCIT therapists throughout the Midwestern United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe.
Examines state-of-the-science adaptations to parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) for problems, such as selective mutism and depression
Reviews various delivery formats (e.g., prevention models, group treatment)
Addresses PCIT for diverse cultural groups (e.g., Native Americans)
Details advantages and challenges of implementing PCIT modifications
Explores potential use of PCIT among traditionally underserved families