Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Toddlers

Emma I. Girard, Psy.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice, Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry with the University of California Riverside, School of Medicine and Senior Clinical Psychologist with Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health: Preschool 0-5 Programs. As one of only twenty Master Trainers worldwide certified by Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, International (PCIT-I) she disseminates PCIT to 16 treatment labs throughout Riverside County California. Additionally, she has trained over 200 clinicians while simultaneously serving as a Training Partner with the University of California Davis PCIT Training Center. Dr. Girard also disseminates Teacher-Child Interaction Training (TCIT), an adaptation PCIT for school educators. She and her team in Riverside received the "Bright Idea Award" from the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy in 2015 for their Mobile Prevention and Early Intervention (MPEI) program. Dr. Girard is an international and avid presenter in PCIT disseminating information to locations including Australia, Japan, Portugal, Germany, and throughout the United States. Her passion to bring clinical experience from community-based organizations to inform research has produced significant collaborations with the Clinical Child Program at West Virginia University and the University of California Davis PCIT Training Center. These aforementioned collaborations have examined the impact of barriers to treatment, outcomes of emotion regulation on the caregiver and child, homework completion rates and use of incentives as a clinical motivator, as well as testing a PCIT clinician training model. When not at the office Dr. Girard loves travel, dance and a glowing campfire outdoors. Nancy M. Wallace, Ph.D., is a post-doctoral fellow at the Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She recently completed her doctoral studies in clinical child psychology at West Virginia University under the mentorship of Dr. Cheryl McNeil. Her primary research interests include the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based parent-training approaches used to treat children with disruptive behavior difficulties. Specifically, Dr. Wallace is committed to the research and clinical practice of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). She has co-authored over three dozen publications, book chapters, encyclopedia articles, manuals, and professional presentations related to PCIT including a dissertation examining the implementation of a PCIT-based program in a community-based wraparound system. Clinically, Dr. Wallace holds certification as a level-one trainer for PCIT International and is especially passionate about the practice and adaptation of PCIT for populations including toddlers, children with selective mutism, and in-home community-based wraparound services. For her commitment to research and community service, Dr. Wallace has won numerous awards including the 2015 Dr. Stephen Boggs Graduate Student PCIT Research Excellence Award by PCIT International and a grant by the Community Engagement Grant Program at West Virginia University to support her dissertation work. Jane R. Kohlhoff, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia. Dr. Kohlhoff works in collaboration with a leading Australian parenting organization, Karitane, to conduct clinically-oriented and translational research in the areas of perinatal, infant and early childhood mental health. She has particular interest in attachment theory and clinical applications, disruptive behaviors in early childhood, early interventions to improve outcomes for vulnerable and marginalized families, and the roles of early environmental and biological factors in the intergenerational transmission of poor parenting and psych

Section 1. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy-Toddler (PCIT-T): Theoretical Underpinnings, Empirical Background and Program Description.- Chapter 1. An Introduction to PCIT-T: Integrating Attachment and Behavioral Principles.- Chapter 2. Core Elements of PCIT-T and Treatment Goals.- Chapter 3. Setting the Empirical Stage: An Overview of Standard PCIT.- Chapter 4. The Application of PCIT to the Toddler Age Group.- Chapter 5. Conceptualizing PCIT-T as an Emotion Regulation Treatment for Toddlers.- Chapter 6. Behavioral Assessment in PCIT-T.- Chapter 7. Room Set-Up, Toy Selection, and Special Considerations.- Chapter 8. Child-Directed Interaction - Toddler.- Chapter 9. Parent Directed Interaction - Toddler.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.- Section 2. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Toddlers Clinical Manual: A Session-by-Session Guide.- Chapter 11. Treatment Overview and Implementation of the Current Protocol.- Chapter 12. Pre-Treatment Interview and Assessment Session.- Chapter 13. Child Directed Interaction - Toddler Teach Session.- Chapter 14. Child Directed Interaction - Toddler Coach Session.- Chapter 15. Parent Directed Interaction - Toddler Teach Session.- Chapter 16. Parent Directed Interaction - Toddler Coach Session.- Chapter 17. Life Enhancement Coach Sessions.- Chapter 18. Graduation Session.- Appendix A: Coaching Child Directed Interaction Excerpt.- Appendix B: Understanding Your Child's Behavior: Reading Your Child's Cues from Birth to Age 2.- Appendix C: Sleep Needs Guide for Infants 0 to 3 Years Old.- Appendix D: Teaching Your Child to Become Independent with Daily Routines.- Appendix E: Responding to Your Child's Bite.- Appendix F: Making the Most of Playtime.- Appendix G: Toddler Book Suggestions.- Appendix H: Developmental Tip of the Day Cards.- Appendix I: Additional Resources.