Moreover, their scores have shown higher internal
consistency than those of parents, and have proved useful for discriminating CU traits in children [46].
PCIT was chosen as the PT program because PCIT: a) has well established efficacy in reducing young children's EBP (Eisenstadt et al. 1993; Eyberg et al. 2001; Hood and Eyberg 2003; Schuhmann et al. 1998); b) contains all
of the treatment components recognized by Kaminski and colleagues» meta - analysis (Kaminski et al. 2008) as yielding the largest effect sizes (i.e., increasing positive
parent — child interactions, promoting
consistency and use
of time out, and requiring
parents to practice new skills with their child during PT sessions); c) aims to strengthen the
parent — child relationship, which can be accomplished in a brief intervention (Bakermans - Kranenburg et al. 2003); d) is a competency - based model that emphasizes skill acquisition rather
than a fixed set
of sessions; and e) includes a unique delivery technique (i.e., wireless headset for the therapist to coach the
parent in vivo during interactions with the child) similar to an exposure - based approach in which
parents observe «in vivo» changes in their child behavior during sessions.