Introduction to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Friday, January 27th 10:00 am-12:00 pm EST 

Offered virtually via Google Meet

$40 for 2 CE Credits  

or 

Free for those who do not want the Continuing Education, but still wish to participate.  

In this workshop, the PCIT Within-Agency Trainer and PCIT Therapist will describe parent-child interaction therapy, a type of therapy that helps to improve the parent-child relationship and increase healthy patterns of interactions between parents and children. The trainers describe how to determine if a parent and child are good candidates for PCIT. In addition, the trainers will explain why standardized treatment measures are useful for guiding treatment and skill building, as well as PCIT outcome studies demonstrating empirical support as an Evidence Based Treatment.  

About Speakers

Madison A. Shaner, MS, LPC is the founder of Pittsburgh PCIT and Counseling, a certified PCIT Within Agency Trainer, and a licensed professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania.  

Julia Baker, MA, LPC is an associate of Pittsburgh PCIT and Counseling and a licensed professional counselor in the state of Pennsylvania.  

Speaker Objectives/Learning Outcomes

• Discuss and identify underlying theories, foundations, and development of PCIT.
• Discuss and identify basic aspects of PCIT in terms of its purpose and how it is delivered  (i.e. live coaching for parents/caregivers), and the two phases of therapy: Child-Directed Interaction (CDI) and Parent-Directed Interaction (PDI).
• Identify and discuss key diagnostic and behavioral features for appropriate populations for PCIT.
• Explain why treatment measures such as DPICS and ECBI are useful for guiding treatment, skill building, and outcomes of PCIT.  

This program is offered for 2 CE hours of social work continuing education through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education accredited school and therefore a PA pre-approved provider of social work continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LMFT, and LPC biennial license renewal. For information on social work continuing education please visit socialwork.pitt.edu/continuing-ed