Parent Child Interaction Therapy
for Toddlers (PCIT-T)

The primary focus for Parent Child Interaction Therapy for Toddlers (PCIT-T) is an early intervention program that involves coaching parents while they interact with their 12 to 24-month-old children. The method in which services are provided are the same as standard
PCIT.

Target population: 12 to 24 months
 

Who would benefit from services: Parents who are concerned about their children's behavior, including:

 

• Tantrums

• Aggression (e.g., hitting, biting, pinching)

• Fussiness (e.g., screaming, whining, crying)

• Anger, frustration, head-banging

• Attachment difficulties (e.g., rejection of parent, difficult to comfort)

• Separation anxiety or withdrawal from parent

• Developmental concerns (e.g., autistic behaviors, language problems)

• Child abuse and neglect

• Parental stress (e.g., anxiety, dissatisfaction, difficulty coping, lack of confidence)
   

 

Qualifying criteria and payment/insurance: Child must have Medi-Cal, all services are billed through Medi-Cal
 

Who provides the services: Licensed therapists and associate therapists registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences

 

The basic set-up for PCIT rooms will include a one-way mirror, side by side rooms (therapy room and observation room), an adult sized table with two chairs to accommodate a caregiver and child, an adult sized sturdy time out chair and choices of appropriate toys.
A sound system (microphone and amplifier) is necessary to hear the interaction between caregiver and child while the therapist stands on the other side of the one-way mirror in the observation room and coaches the caregiver through a microphone and earpiece device.

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For more information on this program email: cys@cysfresno.org