Does Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Reduce Future Physical Abuse?

dc.contributor.authorGowdy, G., Kim, J. S., Kennedy, S., Brown, S., & Tripodi, S.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-22T20:33:27Z
dc.date.available2016-07-22T20:33:27Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractObjective: To use meta-analytic techniques to evaluating the effectiveness of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) at reducing future physical abuse among physically abusive families. Methods: A systematic search identified six eligible studies. Outcomes of interest were physical abuse recurrence, child abuse potential, and parenting stress. Results: Parents receiving PCIT had significantly fewer physical abuse recurrences and significantly greater reductions on the Parenting Stress Index than parents in comparison groups. Reductions in child abuse potential were nonsignificant, although 95% confidence intervals suggest clinically meaningful treatment effects. The studies examining physical abuse recurrence had a medium treatment effect (g = 0.52), while results from pooled effect size estimates for child abuse potential (g = 0.31) and parenting stress (g = 0.35) were small. Conclusions: PCIT appears to be effective at reducing physical abuse recurrence and parenting stress for physically abusive families, with the largest treatment effects seen on long-term physical abuse recurrence. Applications to social work practice are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationGowdy, G., Kim, J. S., Kennedy, S., Brown, S., & Tripodi, S. (2016). Does Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Reduce Future Physical Abuse?. Research on Social Work Practice, 26, 147-156.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu%3A205314/datastream/PDF/view
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2857
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherResearch on Social Work Practiceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectfamily therapyen_US
dc.subjectmeta-analysisen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleDoes Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Reduce Future Physical Abuse?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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