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PCIT-CU Treatment Manual
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy – Callous-Unemotional Version (PCIT-CU) is an adaptation of the PCIT Protocol for Children with Conduct Problems and Limited Prosocial Emotions (age-inappropriate levels of empathy, remorse, care about performance, and experience/expression of emotions). The official PCIT-CU protocol and its adjunctive Coaching and Rewarding Emotional Skills (CARES) treatment protocol are only available from their developer, Professor Eva Kimonis. These treatment protocols include session outlines for all PCIT-CU/CARES sessions, forms, and caregiver handouts. They are intended for use by mental health professionals who have completed the requisite training in Standard Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and PCIT-CU/CARES. Available in English only.
To purchase please contact us with ‘Subject line: PCIT-CU treatment protocol order’, your mailing address, and the number of copies you would like to receive either by Express (4-8 business days) or Standard shipping (6-10 working days). The cost of the manuals is AUD$74, not including postage. Calculate approximate postage costs here entering postcode ‘1466’ into ‘From’ field and 1.05 kg into ‘Weight’ for each copy of the PCIT-CU/CARES protocols.
The Standard PCIT protocol can be purchased from PCIT International. This site also provides general materials and handouts for delivering PCIT.
Click here to order your copies of the PCIT-CU and CARES treatment protocols.
Research on PCIT-CU/ CARES
Parent training adapted to the needs of children with callous–unemotional traits: A randomized controlled trial
Fleming, G. E., Neo, B., Briggs, N., Kaouar, S., Frick, P. J., & Kimonis, E. R. (2022). Parent training adapted to the needs of children with callous–unemotional traits: A randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy, 53(6), 1265–1281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2022.07.001
Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: Callous-unemotional adaptation for a preschool boy with conduct problems
Agazzi, H., Knap, K., & Kimonis, E. R. (2020). Parent–Child Interaction Therapy: Callous-unemotional adaptation for a preschool boy with conduct problems. Clinical Case Studies, 19(5), 370–385. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650120950524
PCIT for children with callous-unemotional traits
Fleming, G. E., & Kimonis, E. R. (2018). PCIT for children with callous-unemotional traits. In: Niec, L. (ed.) Handbook of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (pp. 19–34). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97698-3_2
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy adapted for preschoolers with callous-unemotional traits: An open trial pilot study
Kimonis, E. R., Fleming, G., Briggs, N., Brouwer-French, L., Frick, P. J., Hawes., D. J., Bagner, D. M., Thomas, R., & Dadds, M. (2018). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy adapted for preschoolers with callous-unemotional traits: An open trial pilot study. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 48(1), 1-15
Adapting internet-delivered Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to treat co-occurring disruptive behavior and callous-unemotional traits: A case study
Fleming, G. E., Kimonis, E. R., Datyner, A., & Comer, J. S. (2017). Adapting internet-delivered Parent-Child Interaction Therapy to treat co-occurring disruptive behavior and callous-unemotional traits: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 16(5), 370–387. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650117699471
Using a novel emotional skills module to enhance empathic responding for a child with conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions
Datyner, A., Kimonis, E. R., Hunt, E. A., & Armstrong, K. (2015). Using a novel emotional skills module to enhance empathic responding for a child with conduct disorder with limited prosocial emotions. Clinical Case Studies, 15(1), 35–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534650115588978