The
UF PCIT Training Workshops are designed for child therapists, treatment
researchers, and therapy trainers at the Masters or Doctoral level. The
workshop will emphasize fine-tuning of fundamental PCIT skills and enhancing
coding, coaching, and therapy process skills to engage and motivate families
to meet treatment completion criteria efficiently. Previous experience
with PCIT is strongly recommended.
Workshop Objectives
Through presentation,
discussion, videotape modeling, live case observation, role-play mastery
drills, and live case observation and participation, the PCIT workshops
will cover:
· History of PCIT
· Theoretical and empirical basis of PCIT
· Assessment devices that guide PCIT and evaluate outcome
· Step-by-step session content
Workshop participants
will:
· Demonstrate mastery of CDI and PDI skills
· Learn and practice coding of parent-child interaction skills
and interpretation of data for in-session use in coaching
· Learn the principles and techniques of effective coaching
Through role-play
and video observation, participants will:
· Practice and receive feedback on coding parent-child interactions
Through role-plays
and live case demonstration, participants will:
· Practice and receive feedback on coaching parent-child interactions
Through case
observation and discussion, participants will:
· Learn to use parent behavior ratings to guide and motivate parent
homework practice
· Learn principles and techniques for engaging and motivating parents
in PCIT
· Learn behaviorally based problem-solving techniques for addressing
barriers to implementing PCIT in the clinic and the home
About the Trainers
Sheila M. Eyberg, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr.Sheila Eyberg is Associate Chair for Research and University Foundation Research Professor in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the Unviersity of Florida. She is the developer of PCIT and many of the assessment methods it uses. Over the past 30 years, she has trained hundreds of therapists to conduct PCIT with fidelity and has published over 100 articles related to PCIT. Dr. Eyberg is also a past president of the American Psychological Association Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services, the Society of Pediatric Psychology, the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and the Southeastern Psychological Association.
Stephen
Boggs, Ph.D., ABPP
Dr. Stephen Boggs is an Associate Professor of Psychology of Clinical
and Health Psychology at the University of Florida, where he is Division
Head for Clinical Child and Pediatric Psychology. He has supervised graduate
students and interns in PCIT for over 17 years. Dr. Boggs is also Program
Director of an NIH-funded pre-and post-doctoral training program designed
to train clinical researchers in the conduct of treatment outcome research
with children. His current funded research activities include developing
effective training and dissemination models for PCIT.
Child
Study Lab Graduate Students
Advanced
graduate students in the Child Study Lab will assist in training to provide
individual instruction and feedback to participants. Graduate students
in the Child Study Lab serve as assessors and therapists for the PCIT
treatment outcome studies and are experienced in training new therapists
in PCIT.
Workshop
Attendee Limit
UF PCIT Workshops are limited to 8 participants.
Location
& Workshop Dates
The workshop will be held in the Child Study Lab and
Health Sciences Center at
the Unversity of Florida, which is located in Gainesville, FL. The 5-day
workshop will be held on October 30- November 4, 2006.
Hotel Accomodations
Participants can stay at the University of Florida
Hilton Hotel and Conference Center. A special group rate of $139 per night
is available until September 5, 2006 for the October 9-13, 2006 Workshop.
A special group rate of $139 per night is available until September 26,
2006 for the October 30- November 4, 2006 Workshop. Ask for the Parent-Child
Interaction Therapy
Conference rate. The phone number is (352) 371-3600.
Transportation
For individuals traveling by car:
Map
of the Gainesville, FL area
For
indiviuals traveling by air:
Gainesville regional airport
website
Continuing
Education Credit
Psychologist
participants can receive 40 hrs. of continuing education credit for participating
in this workshop. The
University of Florida Department of Clinical and Health Psychology is
approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing
education for psychologists. The University of Florida Department of Clinical
and Health Psychology maintains responsibility for the program.
Payment
Cost for
the 5-day training is $3,000. You may pay by check, Visa, Mastercard,
or American Express.
How
to Register
Registration is closed.
Questions? Please contact us at pcit@phhp.ufl.edu.