Support Offered to those Struggling to Manage Severe Behavioural Problems in Children
“The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney has partnered with a network of public pre-schools and primary schools in south western Sydney to establish one of the world’s first school-based clinics to provide evidence-based early intervention to young children with severely disruptive behaviour.”
UNSW and Public Schools Help Children with Severe Behavioural Problems
One of the world's first Parent-Child Interaction Therapy school-based clinics has opened at Ingleburn Public School.
School Launches Innovative Program to Nip Destructive Behaviour in the Bud
“An innovative program which could nip destructive behaviours like substance abuse and criminal activity in the bud is now active at Ingleburn Public School.”
Good Morning Macarthur: Featuring the World’s First PCIT School-based Clinic
Parents ‘Coached’ by Therapists to Help Disruptive Kids – Macarthur Chronicle
“Ingleburn Public School is among several schools in south west Sydney trialling an innovative program designed to address emotional and disruptive behaviour issues in children. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy is being rolled out across seven schools in the Macarthur and south west Sydney regions
over the coming weeks.”
Help for Children with Severe Behavioural Problems – UNSW Science Research Highlight
“Innovative therapy for children with severe conduct issues promises profound benefits for families, schools and society at large.
Severe disruptive behaviour in young children puts a terrible strain on parents, siblings and teachers, but just as worrying is the high chance the child will go on to suffer mental health problems or follow a criminal trajectory.”
PCIT Comes to South Western Sydney – School-Link Magazine, Issue 1
“Six schools from Macarthur and Liverpool area (Ingelburn PS, Macquarie Fields PS, Sackville Street PS, Warwick Farm PS, Robert Townson PS and Campbelltown Community Preschool) have come together to establish the world's first school-based clinic to provide Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) – one of the most effective programs for managing emotional, oppositional and defiant behaviour in young children.”
When your Child is a Psychopath
“The condition has long been considered untreatable. Experts can spot it in a child as young as 3 or 4. But a new clinical approach offers hope.”