Parent Child Intensive Therapy

Today in America parents are exhausting their skills to discipline their children who have difficult behavior problems. Coping with these situations sometimes results in parents who are overwhelmed and unable to manage their children’s behavior or control their own reactions. Inherited discipline techniques from the previous generation, such as spanking can lead to frustrated parents who lacking skills and knowledge, and in some instances child abuse. As a result of a combination of environment and genetics there is a population of children that will be at risk when they become adolescents. Their negative behavior puts them in jeopardy for being given a title and diagnosis of Disruptive Behavior Disorder that can include Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. Youth without a diagnosis who exhibit some of the similar negative behaviors can also benefit from Parent-Child Therapy (The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare [CEBC] n.d.). Therefore the prevention of difficult behavior problems is a high priority for parents in America today. The goal of this paper will be to give evidence the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorders is successful. The evidence- based PCIT model approach to child abuse prevention emphasizes Parent- Directed Interaction and Child- Directed Interaction. This duo is specifically designed to strengthen the parent-child bond and decrease severe and unproductive provocative discipline tactics, while improving social skills and reducing negative behaviors. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy was developed for families with children experiencing behavior and emotional problems. Parent and child interaction and training, as well as education, can result in successful discipline techniques. Playing with children and creating warmth and trust can build a successful support system for parents learning how to react with consistency and care. Research shows the main