Measures
As an assessment-driven treatment, PCIT is guided by weekly data from the ECBI and DPICS. These well-standardized instruments are supplemented by additional measures the clinician may select for careful tracking of individual presenting complaints of families during treatment. Below are descriptions and references for some key assessment tools used in PCIT.
Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI)
The ECBI is a 36-item parent report instrument used to assess common child behavior problems that occur with high frequency among children with disruptive behavior disorders. It is sensitive to changes with treatment and used to monitor weekly progress in PCIT. The ECBI manual and scoring sheets may be purchased online from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
Eyberg, S.M., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory and Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory-Revised: Professional Manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Funderburk, B.W., Eyberg, S.M., Rich, B.A., & Behar, L. (2003). Further psychometric evaluation of the Eyberg and Behar rating scales for parents and teachers of preschoolers. Early Education and Development, 14, 67-81.
Rich, B.A., & Eyberg, S.M. (2001). Accuracy of assessment: The discriminative and predictive power of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Ambulatory Child Health, 7, 249-257.
The ECBI is a 36-item parent report instrument used to assess common child behavior problems that occur with high frequency among children with disruptive behavior disorders. It is sensitive to changes with treatment and used to monitor weekly progress in PCIT. The ECBI manual and scoring sheets may be purchased online from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
Eyberg, S.M., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory and Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory-Revised: Professional Manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
Funderburk, B.W., Eyberg, S.M., Rich, B.A., & Behar, L. (2003). Further psychometric evaluation of the Eyberg and Behar rating scales for parents and teachers of preschoolers. Early Education and Development, 14, 67-81.
Rich, B.A., & Eyberg, S.M. (2001). Accuracy of assessment: The discriminative and predictive power of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Ambulatory Child Health, 7, 249-257.
Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS)
The DPICS is a behavioral coding system that measures the quality of parent-child social interactions. It is used to monitor progress in parenting skills during treatment and provides an objective, well-validated measure of changes in child compliance after treatment. The manual presents many studies documenting the reliability and validity of individual DPICS categories. The DPICS (4th edition) is available in the PCIT Store.
Eyberg, S.M., Nelson, M.,M., Ginn, N.C., Bhuiyan, N., & Boggs, S.R. (2013). Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System: Comprehensive Manual for Research and Training (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: PCIT International.
The DPICS is a behavioral coding system that measures the quality of parent-child social interactions. It is used to monitor progress in parenting skills during treatment and provides an objective, well-validated measure of changes in child compliance after treatment. The manual presents many studies documenting the reliability and validity of individual DPICS categories. The DPICS (4th edition) is available in the PCIT Store.
Eyberg, S.M., Nelson, M.,M., Ginn, N.C., Bhuiyan, N., & Boggs, S.R. (2013). Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System: Comprehensive Manual for Research and Training (4th ed.). Gainesville, FL: PCIT International.
Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory-Revised (SESBI-R)
The SESBI-R is a 38-item teacher rating scale of child behavior problems at school. It contains two factors – oppositional behaviors and attention problems – that may be tracked separately to evaluate treatment generalization to the classroom. The SESBI-R manual and scoring sheets may be purchased on-line from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
Eyberg, S.M., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory and Sutter-Eyberg Behavior Inventory-Revised: Professional Manual.Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
The SESBI-R is a 38-item teacher rating scale of child behavior problems at school. It contains two factors – oppositional behaviors and attention problems – that may be tracked separately to evaluate treatment generalization to the classroom. The SESBI-R manual and scoring sheets may be purchased on-line from Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc.
Eyberg, S.M., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory and Sutter-Eyberg Behavior Inventory-Revised: Professional Manual.Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.
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Therapy Attitude Inventory (TAI)
The TAI is a 10-item parent-report scale of satisfaction with the process and outcome of therapy. |
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Brestan, E., Jacobs, J., Rayfield, A., & Eyberg, S.M. (1999). A consumer satisfaction measure for parent-child treatments and its relationship to measures of child behavior change. Behavior Therapy, 30, 17-30.
Revised Edition of the School Observation Coding System (REDSOCS)
The REDSOCS is an interval coding system for recording disruptive classroom behaviors of preschool and elementary age children. Specific behavior categories provide objective measures of Oppositional Behaviors, Off-Task Behaviors, and Inappropriate Behaviors.
Jacobs, J., Boggs, S.R., Eyberg, S.M., Edwards, D., Durning, P., Querido, J., McNeil, C.B., & Funderburk, B. (2002). Psychometric properties and reference point data for the Revised Edition of the School Observation Coding System. Behavior Therapy, 31, 695-712.
Bagner, D. M., Boggs, S. R., & Eyberg, S. M. (2010). Evidence-based school behavior assessment of externalizing behavior in young children. Education and Treatment of Children, 33, 65-83.
The REDSOCS is an interval coding system for recording disruptive classroom behaviors of preschool and elementary age children. Specific behavior categories provide objective measures of Oppositional Behaviors, Off-Task Behaviors, and Inappropriate Behaviors.
Jacobs, J., Boggs, S.R., Eyberg, S.M., Edwards, D., Durning, P., Querido, J., McNeil, C.B., & Funderburk, B. (2002). Psychometric properties and reference point data for the Revised Edition of the School Observation Coding System. Behavior Therapy, 31, 695-712.
Bagner, D. M., Boggs, S. R., & Eyberg, S. M. (2010). Evidence-based school behavior assessment of externalizing behavior in young children. Education and Treatment of Children, 33, 65-83.
Child Rearing Inventory (CRI)
The CRI is an 11-item parent report measure of tolerance for child misbehavior.
Brestan, E. V., Eyberg, S. M., Algina, J., Johnson, S. D., & Boggs, S. R. (2003) How annoying is it? Development and validation of a scale of parent tolerance for child misbehavior. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 25, 1-15.
The CRI is an 11-item parent report measure of tolerance for child misbehavior.
Brestan, E. V., Eyberg, S. M., Algina, J., Johnson, S. D., & Boggs, S. R. (2003) How annoying is it? Development and validation of a scale of parent tolerance for child misbehavior. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 25, 1-15.
