Taiwan

 

       Brief program description

The PCIT research and clinical services team was established by Yi-Chuen Chen, Ph.D. in the Department of Psychology at National Chung-Cheng University in Chia-Yi, Taiwan in 2006. The mission of the team is threefold: 1.) to train professionals and graduate students in the area of clinical child psychology to conduct PCIT, 2.) to conduct research in the area of parent-child interaction, and 3.) to provide PCIT for children and their family members.

     Training

Dr. Chen is originally from Taiwan and attended West Virginia University in 2001, receiving a doctoral degree in Clinical Child Psychology in 2006. During her time at West Virginia University, Dr. Chen was under direct supervision of Cheryl B. McNeil, Ph.D. (her gradate advisor) and learned to conduct PCIT.

     Activities and events

Dr. Chen has provided a number of talks and workshops regarding the application of PCIT in Taiwan. Dr. Chen also has offered training and consultation for professionals and graduate students who want to become a PCIT therapist. The training and consultation procedures are described below. First, a 3- to 6-hour intermediate level workshop is offered by Dr. Chen to introduce PCIT to the interested professionals and graduate students in Taiwan. The trainees are expected to have basic understanding of the PCIT principles and goals through the training. Following the intermediate level workshop, the trainees attend a 40-hour, advanced-level workshop. The 40-hour, advanced-level workshop consists of lectures, discussions, demonstrations (both in vivo and using videotapes), PCIT skills role plays & evaluations, and reading the PCIT manual and articles. After the completion of the advanced-level workshop, the trainees then serve as a co-therapist of the trainer to see at least two PCIT cases and serve as a primary therapist to see at least one PCIT case. Weekly individual or group supervision is provided to each trainee throughout the course of seeing their three cases. There have been ten licensed clinical psychologists and ten graduate students receiving the training and supervision in Taiwan. All of them currently serve as a co-therapist of the trainer to see at least one or two PCIT cases.

 

 

Research

Dr. Chen received grants funded by the National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan to conduct PCIT research. In recent years, Dr. Chen and her research team members have been developing and establishing the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of PCIT assessment measures. Dr. Chen and her research team members also have been developing the Chinese version of PCIT treatment protocols. Dr. Chen’s lab research is progressing nicely toward the evaluation of the protocols to determine its efficacy.

Literature citations of PCIT publications from the program

Bjorseth, A., Wormdal, A. K., & Chen, Y. (2010). PCIT around the world. In T. L. Hembree-Kigin & C. B. McNeil (Eds.). Parent-child interaction therapy: Expanded clinical edition (pp.421-427). New York: Springer.

Research reports from the program

Chen, Y. (2011). Predicting Treatment Attrition and Successful Completion in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: A Taiwanese Sample. Taipei, Taiwan, Research Report of National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC 99-2410-H-194-051).

Chen, Y. (2010). Application of parent-child interaction therapy to parents at high risk for child physical abuse in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan, Research Report of National Science Council of Taiwan (NSC 98-2410-H-194-026).

Papers presented at conferences from the program

Chen, Y., & Liu, C. (2010, March). Tailoring and adapting parent-child Interaction therapy to Taiwanese maltreated children and their caregivers. In T. Kamo (Chair) & Y. Sunohara (Discussant), Clinical experience of parent-child interaction therapy and child-adult relationship enhancement. Symposium conducted at the 9th annual meeting of Japanese Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Kobe, Japan.

Chen, Y. (2009, October). The culturally sensitive implementation of parent-child interaction therapy in Taiwanese children. In B. L. Fortson (Chair) & C. B. McNeil (Discussant), Dissemination and implementation of PCIT outside the states: Cultural issues and adaptations. Symposium conducted at the 9th annual National Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Conference, Traverse City, MI, USA.

Contact information

Yi-Chuen Chen, Ph.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology, National Chung-Cheng University

168 University Rd., Min-Hsiung, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan

Tel: +886-5-2720-411 ext. 32209

Fax: +886-5-2720-857

Email: .tw