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An Introduction to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in Community Settings
Ashley B. Tempel, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
| WHEN: |
Monday, December 2, 2013 |
| LOCATION: | Arcadia University, 450 S. Easton Rd., Glenside, PA 19038 In the Castle, Rose Room Parking information will be e-mailed to pre-registered attendees. |
| COST: |
Free for PBTA Professional and Student Members Arcadia faculty and staff with valid ID receive free admission. Nonmember admission price includes a one-year membership in PBTA. Refunds will not be available for this event. |
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CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
CE Credits free for PBTA members and professionals paying the nonmember rate. All attendees who desire CE, including |
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REGISTRATION: |
Register here. Payment must be processed through the online event registration system. |
This event is presented by the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association and Arcadia University
The Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association and Arcadia University are proud to co-sponsor this half-day workshop with Dr. Ashley B. Tempel, postdoctoral research fellow in the department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. This event provides 2 CE credits.
Disruptive behavior disorders (DBDs) affect a substantial number of young children, have lifelong implications if left untreated, and represent the most common presenting problem to community mental health centers. Evidence-based treatments (EBTs) are available for treating DBDs including parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Despite EBTs’ potential to help children and families, they have primarily remained in university settings. Recognized field leaders have expressed concern over the discrepancy between treatment research and clinical practice, and have indicated that EBT implementation is a priority. However, little empirical evidence exists regarding how effective specific, commonly used training models are in changing clinician behavior, achieving full implementation (e.g., increasing treatment fidelity, integrating into service settings), and supporting positive client outcomes.
Dr. Tempel will introduce skills used in PCIT, a nationally-recognized, evidence-based parent management program for families who have children with externalizing behavior problems. The program is unique in comparison to other parent management programs in that it involves coaching parents as they interact with their young child (ages 2.5 to 7 years). There are two phases to PCIT: Child-directed interaction (CDI) and parent-directed interaction (PDI). For each phase, parents attend one didactic session without their child present during which the PCIT therapist reviews with the parent specific skills that will be "coached" in subsequent sessions. This didactic session is used to build rapport as well as to provide detailed descriptions and rationales for each skill. Each skill is modeled for and role-played with parents to facilitate their learning. Following the initial didactic session, parents and children attend weekly sessions, in which the parents are coached in how to apply in real time the skills that they were taught.
Dr. Tempel will also discuss a project to examine PCIT in community settings, which will evaluate the effectiveness of three training models -- learning collaborative (LC), train-the-trainer (TTT), and Web-supported self-study (SS) -- to implement a well-established EBT in real-world, community settings. To accomplish this goal, the project will be guided by three specific aims: 1) to build knowledge about training outcomes, 2) to build knowledge about implementation outcomes, and 3) to understand the impact of training clinicians using LC, TTT, and SS models on key client outcomes. This project builds on an ongoing state-led initiative to implement, and ultimately sustain, PCIT statewide. A team of diverse stakeholders including state policy makers, payers, consumers, service providers, and academics from diverse, but complementary areas (e.g., public health, social work, psychiatry), has been assembled to guide the research plan by incorporating input from multidimensional perspective. Lessons learned from this project will directly impact future EBT implementation efforts in
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this presentation, audience members should be able to:
- Explain the components of PCIT
- Summarize some of the theory and evidence base for PCIT
- State that they know where to access resources designed to support clinicians in learning how to apply PCIT in practice, including a potential training opportunity for licensed outpatient clinics in PA
- State that they know where to refer qualified families to receive PCIT
Ashley B. Tempel, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic. She completed her doctorate degree at West Virginia University and her clinical predoctoral internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her research interests focus on studying the implementation and sustainability of evidence-based treatments in community settings. She has co-authored publications about topics related to implementation of evidence-based treatments, training practices, improving accuracy of assessment in community health systems, and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). Dr. Tempel's clinical work focuses on families with young children experiencing behavior problems, with a specialization in PCIT and CBT. She is currently involved in the PA PCIT Steering Committee, the PA KEEPS: Keeping Enrolled and Engaged in Proven Services Special Interest Group, and Dissemination and Implementation Science Special Interest Group of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Dr. Tempel also currently serves as a postdoctoral researcher and clinical trainer of PCIT in a NIMH-funded project: A Statewide Trial to Compare Three Training Models for Implementing an EBT (1R01MH095750, PI: Herschell).
| The Philadelphia Behavioral Therapy Association (PBTA) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PBTA is also an authorized provider for continuing education credits for professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, and clinical social workers licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. PBTA maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This program provides two (2) CE credits. |