Engaging Parents And Families To Support The Recovery Of Districts And Schools
Category: Families and Communities
The Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System (DPICS) is a system that assesses parent-child interactions. The instrument can be used to measure ongoing progress as well as pre- and post-treatment outcomes. The DPICS can be completed in under an hour without video equipment.
Administration Information
Length
5 minute intervals
Access and Use
Open Access
Yes
Use in Research
Leung, C., Tsang, S., Heung, K., & Yiu, I. (2009). Effectiveness of Parent—Child interaction therapy (PCIT) among Chinese families. Research on Social Work Practice, 19(3), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731508321713
McCabe, K., Yeh, M., Lau, A., Argote, C. B., & Liang, J. (2010). Parent-child interactions among low-income Mexican American parents and preschoolers: do clinic-referred families differ from nonreferred families? Behavior Therapy, 41(1), 82-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2009.01.003
Sheeber, L. B., Seeley, J. R., Feil, E. G., Davis, B., Sorensen, E., Kosty, D. B., & Lewinsohn, P. M. (2012). Development and pilot evaluation of an Internet-facilitated cognitive-behavioral intervention for maternal depression. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80(5), 739. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028820
Psychometrics
Scoring
Manual scoring
