What is PCIT?
Parent Child Interaction Therapy is an evidence-based treatment for young children with behavioral problems.
PCIT is conducted through “coaching” sessions during which you and your child are in a playroom while the therapist is in an observation room watching you interact with your child. Parents wear a “bug-in-the-ear” device (headphones) through which the therapist provides in-the-moment coaching on skills you are learning to manage your child’s behavior.
“PCIT is not meant to teach parents how to parent their children but to positively set both the parent and their child’s expectations when it comes to communicating and exciting desired behaviors. ” – Mary Page Diaz Estabillo, LMSW Therapist