STIMULUS GENERALIZATION OF PARENTING SKILLS DURING PARENT-CHILD INTERACTION THERAPY

This study investigated the generalization of parenting skills to the home from PCIT delivered in a community mental health setting with four urban, low-income, single mothers at risk for child maltreatment. Using a multiple baseline design and direct observation in the home, the research examined c...

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Published in:Journal of early and intensive behavior intervention 2008-01, Vol.5 (3), p.71-92
Main Authors: Naik-Polan, Anjali T, Budd, Karen S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Persons
At Risk Populations
Behavior
Child Abuse
Child Behavior
Child Rearing
Children
Community Mental Health Services
Dyadic Parent Child Interaction Coding System
Early Intervention
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
Female
Health aspects
Health Services
Human
Low Income Groups
Lower Income Level
Male
Mental Health
Mothers
One Parent Family
Parent Child Relations
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Education
Parent Training
Parenting Skills
Parenting Stress Index
Parenting Styles
Positive Reinforcement
Program Effectiveness
Single Mothers
Single Parents
Stimulus Generalization
Transfer of Training
Urban Areas
Urban Environments
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Summary:This study investigated the generalization of parenting skills to the home from PCIT delivered in a community mental health setting with four urban, low-income, single mothers at risk for child maltreatment. Using a multiple baseline design and direct observation in the home, the research examined changes in positive attention skills (praise, reflections, and behavioral descriptions) and the quality of parent-child interactions at home concurrent with phases of PCIT. We also investigated whether skills that did not transfer spontaneously could be programmed via a transfer training procedure. Findings indicated that, for three of the four mothers, some targeted skills were transferred spontaneously, and they showed systematic increases in the quality of interactions in the home. Implementation of a transfer training intervention resulted in further desired changes for all mothers, although the results appeared to decline somewhat across sessions. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:1554-4893
1554-4893
DOI:10.1037/h0100424