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Parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an intervention developed by Sheila Eyberg (1988) to treat children between ages 2 and 7 with disruptive behavior problems. [1] PCIT is an evidence-based treatment (EBT) for young children with behavioral and emotional disorders that places emphasis on improving the quality of the parent-child ...
Parent management training (PMT), also known as behavioral parent training (BPT) or simply parent training, is a family of treatment programs that aims to change parenting behaviors, teaching parents positive reinforcement methods for improving pre-school and school-age children's behavior problems (such as aggression, hyperactivity, temper tantrums, and difficulty following directions).
Sheila Eyberg is a professor emeritus [1] at the University of Florida where she is a part of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology. Eyberg was born in 1944, in Omaha, Nebraska to Clarence George and Geraldine Elizabeth Eyberg. [2] She is recognized for developing parent–child interaction therapy. She is the President and CEO of ...
The intervention involves showing the parent the video recorded parent-child interaction. In each of the intervention sessions, the therapist points out parenting strengths, creates a dialogue about what the child may be thinking, feeling, and intending; and then elicits and discusses with the parent other possible attributions for the child's ...
Under his leadership, the Institute inaugurated an expanded clinical training program, developed a large family therapy clinic housed at the Institute and initiated a series of projects aimed at creating new approaches to particularly difficult clinical problems. [4] In 1970, Kitty LaPerriere became the Institute’s first Director of Training.
The Crowell procedure is a tool used to assess the parent-child relationship. [1] Crowell and Feldman created the assessment tool for use in a study. [2] The tool, which includes seven activities for the parent-child dyad to complete, is used for both preventive and clinical purposes. [1]
It was the first parent-child interaction tool in clinical research and continues to be the gold standard in practice today to determine a child's cognitive development. [4] She was part of the team that invented the isolette , a neonatal incubator that rocks in order to support sensorimotor development and weight gain.
A 2016 Cochrane systematic review of group-based parent training programs for improving emotional and behavioral adjustment in young children found tentative support for their short term effectiveness. [22] Finally, some interventions improve parenting practices even when their primary focus is not parenting.