Skip to main content

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Oppositional Children

Review and Clinical Strategies

  • Chapter
Handbook of Psychotherapies with Children and Families

Part of the book series: Issues in Clinical Child Psychology ((ICCP))

Abstract

Behavioral parent training, or parent management training (PMT), refers to procedures in which parents are taught to alter their child’s behavior at home (Kazdin, 1996). The recognition that parents can become effective agents of therapeutic change in their children has resulted in the development and empirical evaluation of numerous parent training programs. Extensive research indicates that PMT is the single most effective treatment approach for reducing conduct-disordered behavior (Azar & Wolfe, 1989; >Brestan & Eyberg, 1998; Kazdin, 1996), and PMT is gaining recognition as an important adjunct to the treatment of child internalizing problems as well (Kendall & Treadwell, 1996; Lewinsohn, Clarke, Rohde, Hops, & Seeley, 1996).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

References

  • Azar, S. T., & Wolfe, D. A. (1989). Child abuse and neglect. In E. J. Mash & R. A. Barkley (Eds.), Treatment of childhood disorder (pp. 451–489). New York: Guilford Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Bearss, K., & Eyberg, S. M. (1998). A test of the parenting alliance theory. Early Education and Development, 9, 179–185.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Brestan, E., & Eyberg, S. M. (1998). Effective psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders: 29 years, 82 studies, and 5275 kids. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 27, 179–188.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Brestan, E., Eyberg, S., Boggs, S., & Algina, J. (1997). Parent-child interaction therapy: Parent perceptions of untreated siblings. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 19, 13–28.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Brestan, E., Jacobs, J., Rayfield, A., & Eyberg, S. (1999). A consumer satisfaction measure for parent-child treatments and its relationship to measures of child behavior change. Behavior Therapy, 30, 17–30.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Calzada, E., Amiry, A., & Eyberg, S. M. (1998). Principles of psychotherapy with behavior problem children. In G. P. Koocher, J. C. Norcross, & S. S. Hill (Eds.), Psychologist’s desk reference. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Colvin, A., Eyberg, S. M., & Adams, C. (1999). Restandardization of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Under revision.

    Google Scholar 

  • Day, D. E., & Roberts, M. W. (1983). An analysis of the physical punishment component of a parent training program. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 11, 141–152.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Eisenstadt, T. H., Eyberg, S. M., McNeil, C. B., Newcomb, K., & Funderburk, B. (1993). Parent-child interaction therapy with behavior problem children: Relative effectiveness of two stages and overall treatment outcome. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 22, 42–51.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M. (1988). Parent-child interaction therapy: Integration of traditional and behavioral concerns. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 10, 33–46.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M. (1992). Parent and teacher behavior inventories for the assessment of conduct problem behaviors in children. In L. VandeCreek, S. Knaapp, & T. L. Jackson (Eds.), Innovations in clinical practice: A sourcebook (Vol. 11, pp. 261–270). Sarasota, FL: Professional Resource Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., Bessmer, J., Newcomb, K., Edwards, D., & Robinson, E. (1994). Manual for the Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System-II. Social and Behavioral Sciences Documents (Ms. No. 2897). (Available from Select Press, P.O. Box 9838, San Rafael, CA 94912.)

    Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., & Boggs, S. R. (1998). Parent-child interaction therapy for oppositional preschoolers. In C. Schaefer & J. Briemeister (Eds.), Handbook of parent training: Parents as co-therapists for children’s behavior problems (2nd ed., pp. 61–97). New York: Wiley.

    Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., Edwards, D., Boggs, S., & Foote, R. (1998). Maintaining the treatment effects of parent training: The role of booster sessions and other maintenance strategies. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 544–554.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., & Matarazzo, R. G. (1980). Training parents as therapists: A comparison between individual parent-child interaction training and parent group didactic training. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 36, 492–499.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory and Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory: Professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

    Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., & Robinson, E. A. (1982). Parent-child interaction therapy: Integration of traditional and behavioral concerns. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 10, 33–46.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Eyberg, S. M., Schuhmann, E., & Rey, J. (1998). Psychosocial treatment research with children and adolescents: Developmental issues. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 26, 71–82.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Fagot, B. I., Loeber, R., & Reid, J. B. (1988). Developmental determinants of male-to-female aggression. In G. W. Russell (Ed.), Violence in intimate relationships (pp. 91–105). New York: PMA Publishing.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fischer, M., Rolf, J. E., Hasazi, J. E., & Cummings, L. (1984). Follow-up of a preschool epidemiological sample: Cross age continuities and predictions of later adjustment with internalizing and externalizing dimensions of behavior. Child Development, 55, 137–150.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Foote, B., Eyberg, S., & Schuhmann, E. M. (1998). Parent-child interaction approaches to the treatment of child behavior problems. In R. Ollendick & R. Prinz (Eds.), Advances in clinical child psychology (pp. 125–151). New York: Plenum Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Funderburk, B. W., Eyberg, S. M., Newcomb, K., McNeil, C. B., & Eisenstadt (Hembree-Kigin), T. (1998). Parent-child interaction therapy: Maintenance of generalization to the school setting. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 20, 17–38.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hanf, C. (1969). A two-stage program for modifying maternal controlling during mother child (M-C) interaction. Paper presented at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, B.C.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hembree-Kigin, T. L., & McNeil, C. B. (1995). Parent child interaction therapy. New York: Plenum Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hinshaw, S. P., Lahey, B. B., & Hart, E. L. (1993). Issues of taxonomy and comorbidity in the development of conduct disorders. Development and Psychopathology, 5, 31–49.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kazdin, A. E. (1996). Problem solving and parent management in treating aggressive and antisocial behavior. In E. D. Hibbs & P. S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (pp. 386–387). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kendall, P. C., & Treadwell, K. R. (1996). Cognitive-behavioral treatment for childhood anxiety disorders. In E. D. Hibbs & P. S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (pp. 23–41). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Lerner, J. A., Inui, T. S., Trupin, E. W., & Douglas, E. (1985). Preschool behavior can predict future psychiatric disorders. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 24, 42–48.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lewinsohn, P. M., Clarke, G. N., Rohde, P., Hops, H., & Seeley, J. R. (1996). A course in coping: A cognitive-behavioral approach to the treatment of adolescent depression. In E. D. Hibbs & P. S. Jensen (Eds.), Psychosocial treatments for child and adolescent disorders: Empirically based strategies for clinical practice (pp. 109–135). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Loeber, R. (1982). The stability of antisocial and delinquent child behavior: A review. Child Development, 53, 1431–1446.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Loeber, R., & Dishion, T. J. (1983). Early predictors of male delinquency: A review. Psychological Bulletin, 94, 68–99.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • McMahon, R. J., & Estes, A. M. (1997). Conduct problems. In E. J. Mash & L. G. Terdal (Eds.), Assessment of childhood disorders (3rd ed., pp. 130–193). New York: Guilford Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • McNeil, C. B., Eyberg, S. M., Eisenstadt, T. H., Newcomb, K., & Funderburk, B. (1991). Parent-child interaction therapy: Generalization of treatment effects to the school setting. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 20, 140–151.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Newcomb, K., Eyberg, S. M., Funderburk, B., Eisenstadt, T. & McNeil, C. (1989, August). SESBI and classroom behavioral observations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, New Orleans.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rayfield, A. (1997). Concurrent validity of the Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory with grade school children. Unpublished dissertation, University of Florida, Gainesville.

    Google Scholar 

  • Rayfield, A., Eyberg, S., & Foote, R. (1998). Teacher rating of conduct problem behavior: The Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory Revised. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 58, 88–98.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Schuhmann, E. M., Durning, P. E., Eyberg, S. M., & Boggs, S. R. (1996). Screening for conduct problem behavior in pediatric settings using the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Ambulatory Child Health, 2, 35–41.

    Google Scholar 

  • Schuhmann, E. M., Foote, R., Eyberg, S. M., Boggs, S., & Algina, J. (1998). Parent-child interaction therapy: Interim report of a randomized trial with short-term maintenance. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 27, 34–45.

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Webster-Stratton, C. (1984). Randomized trial of two parent-training programs for families with conduct-disordered children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49, 633–640.

    Google Scholar 

  • Zangwill, W. M. (1983). An evaluation of a parent training program. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 5, 1–16.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1999 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Rayfield, A., Monaco, L., Eyberg, S.M. (1999). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Oppositional Children. In: Russ, S.W., Ollendick, T.H. (eds) Handbook of Psychotherapies with Children and Families. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4755-6_17

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4755-6_17

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-7156-4

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-4755-6

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics