Challenging foster caregiver–maltreated child relationships: The effectiveness of parent–child interaction therapy

Timmer, Susan Goff; Urquiza, Anthony J.; Zebell, Nancy M.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.01.006

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“…Originally, PCIT was intended for use with preschool age children, but it is becoming more widely used with many different populations and wider age ranges of children with externalizing behavior problems (Eyberg, 1988). Populations that have been treated with PCIT interventions include oppositional preschoolers and early school-age children (Boggs et al, 2004;Lyon & Budd, 2010;Nixon, Sweeney, Erickson, & Touyz, 2004;Phillips, Morgan, Cawthorne, & Barnett, 2008;Ware, McNeil, Masse, & Stevens, 2008), foster children with kin or nonkin caregivers (McNeil, Herschell, Gurwitch, & Clemens-Mowrer, 2005;Timmer, Urquiza, & Zebell, 2006), maltreated child-parent dyads (Chaffin et al, 2004;Timmer, Sedlar, & Urquiza, 2004;Timmer, Urquiza, Zebell, & McGrath, 2005), children on the autism spectrum (Soloman, Ono, Timmer, & Goodlin-Jones, 2008), children with mental retardation (Bagner & Eyberg, 2007), children with behavior problems who were born prematurely (Bagner, Sheinkopf, Vohr, & Lester, 2010), and ethnically diverse populations and international samples (Leung, Tsang, Heung, & Yiu, 2009;McCabe & Yeh, 2009;Phillips et al, 2008). Thomas and Zimmer-Gembeck (2007) suggested a need for studies focused on the dissemination and portability of PCIT to minority and limitedresource populations in community settings, following the establishment of this intervention as an efficacious treatment among moderate and highincome families.…”

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Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Child Behavior Outcomes and Parent Stress

Cooley

Veldorale-Griffin

Petren

et al. 2014

Journal of Family Social Work

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Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Child Behavior Outcomes and Parent Stress

Cooley

Veldorale-Griffin

Petren

et al. 2014

Journal of Family Social Work

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“…Positive outcomes for foster children have been found in two or more studies for the Incredible Years intervention (Linares, Montalto, Li, & Oza, 2006; Nilsen, 2007), Keeping Foster Parents Trained and Supported (KEEP; Chamberlain, Price, Leve, Laurent, Landsverk, & Reid, 2008; Price, Chamberlain, Landsverk, Reid, Leve, & Laurent, 2008; Leathers, Spielfogel, McMeel, & Atkins, 2011), Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Preschoolers (MTFC-P; Fisher, Kim, Pears, 2009; Fisher & Kim, 2007), and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (McNeil, Herschell, Gurwtich, & Clemons-Mowrer, 2005; Timmer, Urquiza, & Zebell, 2005; Timmer et al, 2006). These interventions appear to change child behavior through changes in parenting behavior, with factors such as an increase in the ratio of praise to discipline and positive parenting practices found to mediate the effect of the intervention on behavioral outcomes.…”

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Behavior problems, foster home integration, and evidence-based behavioral interventions: What predicts adoption of foster children?

Leathers

Spielfogel

Gleeson

et al. 2012

Children and Youth Services Review

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Objectives Adoption is particularly important for foster children with special mental health needs who are unable to return home, as adoption increases parental support often critically needed by youth with mental health issues. Unfortunately, significant behavior problems frequently inhibit foster parents from adopting, and little is known about factors that predict adoption when a child has behavior problems. Previous research suggests that foster parent behavioral training could potentially increase rates of successful adoptions for pre-school-aged foster children with behavior problems (Fisher, Kim, & Pears, 2009), but this has not been previously tested in older samples. In older children, effective treatment of behavior problems might also increase adoption by reducing the interference of behavior problems and strengthening the child’s foster home integration. This pilot study focused on this question by testing associations between behavior problems, foster home integration, an evidence-based foster parent intervention, and adoption likelihood. Methods This study used an intent-to-treat design to compare foster home integration and adoption likelihood for 31 foster children with histories of abuse and neglect whose foster parents received a foster behavioral parenting intervention (see Chamberlain, 2003) or usual services. Random effect regression analyses were used to estimate outcomes across four time points. Results As expected, externalizing behavior problems had a negative effect on both integration and adoption, and foster home integration had an independent positive effect on adoption. Internalizing behavior problems (e.g., depression/anxiety) were not related to adoption or integration. However, the intervention did not have a direct effect on either foster home integration or adoption despite its positive effect on behavior problems. Conclusions Results from this preliminary study provide further evidence of the negative effect of externalizing behavior problems on adoption. Its findings also suggest that foster home integration is an important dimension of foster home adaptation that appears particularly relevant to chances for adoption. While behavior problems appear to weaken foster home integration, integration is also an independent predictor of adoption likelihood. If these results are replicated in a larger study, consideration of foster home integration in case planning and future intervention studies focused on increasing permanency could potentially improve outcomes for foster children with behavior problems.

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“…Participation in PCIT has been linked to significant reductions in caregiver stress, child abuse potential, and physical abuse recurrence, gains in positive parenting parent attitudes and behaviors, and improvements in parent-child interactions (Cooley, Veldorale-Griffin, Petren, & Mullis, 2014; Thomas & Zimmer-Gembeck, 2007). These findings have been replicated with child welfare samples (Chaffin et al, 2004; Timmer, Zebell, Culver, & Urquiza, 2010), including foster parents (Timmer, Urquiza, & Zebell, 2006). …”

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Enhancing Foster Parent Training with Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

Mersky

Topitzes

Janczewski

et al. 2015

Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research

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Objective Research indicates that foster parents often do not receive sufficient training and support to help them meet the demands of caring for foster children with emotional and behavioral disturbances. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) is a clinically efficacious intervention for child externalizing problems, and it also has been shown to mitigate parenting stress and enhance parenting attitudes and behaviors. However, PCIT is seldom available to foster families, and it rarely has been tested under intervention conditions that are generalizable to community-based child welfare service contexts. To address this gap, PCIT was adapted and implemented in a field experiment using 2 novel approaches—group-based training and telephone consultation—both of which have the potential to be integrated into usual care. Method This study analyzes 129 foster-parent-child dyads who were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: (a) waitlist control, (b) brief PCIT, and (c) extended PCIT. Self-report and observational data were gathered at multiple time points up to 14 weeks post baseline. Results Findings from mixed-model, repeated measures analyses indicated that the brief and extended PCIT interventions were associated with a significant decrease in self-reported parenting stress. Results from mixed-effects generalized linear models showed that the interventions also led to significant improvements in observed indicators of positive and negative parenting. The brief course of PCIT was as efficacious as the extended PCIT intervention. Conclusions The findings suggest that usual training and support services can be improved upon by introducing foster parents to experiential, interactive PCIT training.

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Challenging foster caregiver–maltreated child relationships: The effectiveness of parent–child interaction therapy

Cited by 102 publications

References 30 publications

Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Child Behavior Outcomes and Parent Stress

Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Child Behavior Outcomes and Parent Stress

Behavior problems, foster home integration, and evidence-based behavioral interventions: What predicts adoption of foster children?

Enhancing Foster Parent Training with Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment

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