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Treatment effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy with physically abusive parent-child dyads

Author

Sherri Yukiko Terao, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

1999

Document Type

Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Department

Counseling Psychology

First Advisor

Linda Webster

First Committee Member

Lydia Flasher

Second Committee Member

Estelle Lau

Third Committee Member

Anthony Urquiza

Fourth Committee Member

Mari Irvin

Abstract

The effectiveness of Parent Child Interaction Therapy with physically abusive parent child dyads was examined. Thirty-four physically abusive parents and their children were randomly assigned to either an experimental condition in which parents participated in the intervention or a control condition in which regular family preservation services were offered. Parents in the treatment group reported a reduction in the number of child behavior problems, lower levels of stress, and lower abuse potential scores when compared with control parents. Clinical implications along with future recommendations for treatment of physically abusive parents and children are discussed.

Pages

76

ISBN

9780599258358 , 0599258357

Recommended Citation

Terao, Sherri Yukiko. (1999). Treatment effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy with physically abusive parent-child dyads. University of the Pacific, Dissertation - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2443