For Providers 

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. 

 

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The Standard PCIT protocol can be purchased from PCIT International. This site also provides general materials and handouts for delivering PCIT. 

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