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Setting the Empirical Stage: An Overview of Standard PCIT

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Highlights the theoretical underpinnings and large evidence base of research studies and data supporting the effectiveness of standard Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), the foundation for the adaptation to PCIT-toddlers. Information regarding additional adaptations to standard PCIT are discussed, and the variety of treatment settings and populations are reviewed.

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  1. School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, USA

    Emma I. Girard

  2. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Nancy M. Wallace

  3. School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Randwick, NSW, Australia

    Jane R. Kohlhoff

  4. Karitane Toddler Clinic, Carramar, NSW, Australia

    Jane R. Kohlhoff & Susan S. J. Morgan

  5. Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Cheryl B. McNeil

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Girard, E.I., Wallace, N.M., Kohlhoff, J.R., Morgan, S.S.J., McNeil, C.B. (2018). Setting the Empirical Stage: An Overview of Standard PCIT. In: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Toddlers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93251-4_3

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