PSYC 4030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Rubber Band, Walkover, Glove
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PCIT Chapter 6
Teaching Parent directed interaction:
Rationale for why young children should comply with parental commands:
o Less embarrassed ; don’t have to leave work, substitute care, less concerned though
with inconveniencing the parents
o 1.Benefit from parental control-rules following/limit setting/must learn how to
respond to external limits; internalize the rules that will carry into classroom
o 2.social skills , games, turn taking, ones hw dotn will be harder to changes
o 3. Self help vs. simple chores easier for parent; as they may have some deficits in s.t.
o 4. Parents want control; just anxiety to be in control for a kid...
o 5. Safety concerns
o 6. Abuse risk heightened
Structuring the PDI teaching session:
o 2h required; ecbi/cdi h.w. collection, discuss pcit progress
o Table 6.1 105
o Alone w.o. children; sequence of skills very key
Importance of consistency, predictability, and follow through:
o Structure need emphasized
o Predictability-robot approach to discipline; brick vs. rubber band
o Limits bad if bending
o Cdi: children must comply; respond differently to both;
o Pdi- no command after command; social reinforce or discipline robotic consistency
Importance of memorizing PDI diagrams-exact words:
o Exact and precise
Rationale for use of compliance exercises:
o 2 categories: noncompliance and disruptiveness
o Refusing to do ; while compliance is taught first; after disruptive dealt with
o Rationales given; small steps first; play commands first
o Receive praise; over practice compliance
o Enthusiastic praise; sees compliance positive
Giving effective instructions:”
Appendix 6-good directions
o Making commands single rather than compound:
Test the command like rubber bands
o Make commands specific not vague:
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o State commands positively:
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o Give commands in a neutral tone of voice: