Trial reportJournal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
A Natural Helper Intervention to Address Disparities in Parent Child-Interaction Therapy: A Randomized Pilot Study.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implementing parenting programs for population impact: A commentary on Interact-North as a paradigmatic model for scaling integrated interventions.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Cultural Adaptations in Community Health Worker-Delivered Mental Health Interventions for U.S Latine Populations.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Modification of an observational tool to evaluate how community health workers engage low-income latino parents in parent-child interaction therapy.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Dyadic attachment-based therapies for infants and young children with mental health problems: a scoping review.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Review
- Parenting Under Pressure: The Transformative Impact of PCIT on Caregiver Depression and Anxiety and Child Outcomes.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Where Did You Hear About Us?: Examining How Referral Sources Impact Recruitment and Retention Within a Behavioral Parent Training Program.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- A qualitative analysis of a culturally adapted PCIT training for black and latine clinicians: creating communities for providers of autistic youth.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- What Do We Know About Depression Among Youth and How Can We Make Progress Toward Improved Understanding and Reducing Distress? A New Hope.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2023Review
- An 18-week model of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: clinical approaches, treatment formats, and predictors of success for predominantly minoritized families.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Introduction to the Special Issue: Advancing Racial Justice in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Review
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16 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveParent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) is an effective intervention to address child externalizing behaviors. However, disparities in access and retention are pervasive, which relate to the availability of PCIT in low-income communities, inadequate workforces to provide culturally appropriate care, and distrust in services due to systemic discrimination. This study incorporated natural helpers who had been trained as community health workers into PCIT delivery to improve disparities in engagement and outcomes.
methodFamilies from three low-income, predominately Latino/a/x and Black neighborhoods in Miami qualified for services if they had a child aged 2-8 with clinically elevated externalizing behaviors. Families were randomly assigned into either Standard-PCIT group (
resultsFamilies in both groups demonstrated large improvements in child externalizing behavior, caregiver stress, and parenting skills from pre-to-post-treatment. Externalizing behavior improved significantly more in the PCIT+NH group compared to the Standard-PCIT group. There were no significant group differences in parenting skills or caregiver stress. Though differences in engagement were not significant, the PCIT+NH group had a small effect on treatment retention.
conclusionsNatural helpers may help to address structural barriers that systematically impact communities of color, apply treatment in naturalistic environments, and promote improved treatment outcomes.
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