Remote Assessment and Intervention for Behavior Problems in Kids With TSC

PCIT is a dyadic therapy that focuses on enhancing the parent-child relationship and improving child behavior through positive parenting and limit setting skills. All PCIT sessions are delivered remotely via Zoom once per week for up to 20 weeks. Session length is about 1 hour. There are two distinct phases of PCIT, the Child Directed Interaction and the Parent Directed Interaction. Each phase begins with a Teach session, where parents learn about the skills they will practice during that portion of PCIT, and is followed by Coach sessions, in which the PCIT therapist provides direct feedback and live coaching on the use of the skills. An additional component is Daily Play practice. Parents are instructed to spend five minutes per day playing with their child, during which they practice skills learned during sessions. Adaptations have been made to the standard approach to increase suitability for the TSC population.