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8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 – 9:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Susan Cycyk , M.Ed., CRC
Director, Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services
9:20 – 9:30 a.m.
Children’s Performance
Program TBD
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
The Art and Heart of PCIT
Cheryl McNeil, Ph.D.
Professor, West Virginia University and Certified PCIT Master Trainer
11:00 a.m. – 12 noon
Adapting Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Young Children
Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Columbia University and Co-director of Psychology at the New York State Psychiatric Institute Children’s Unit
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
Labeled Praise Luncheon
– A Family Experience: Hear How PCIT is Changing Lives
– Celebrating PCIT Achievements in Delaware
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
An Examination of Therapeutic Coaching Strategies: Applying the Teachings of John Wooden to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Ronald Gallimore, Ph.D. and Joshua Masse, Ph.D.
Delaware’s B.E.S.T. Evaluation Team Lead and PCIT Master Trainer
1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
PCIT – CALM: A Step-by-Step Approach to Treating Child Anxiety Using a PCIT-Informed Approach
Anthony Puliafico, Ph.D.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Creating Success for Families through PDI Progression
Cheryl McNeil, Ph.D.
4:00 – 4:50 p.m.
Blending MI Skills with PCIT
Jim Elder, MS, LCDP, CADC and Katherine Elder, Ph.D.
Delaware Psychological Services, LLC
4:50 – 5:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Mary Moor
Delaware’s B.E.S.T. Project Director
December 11, 2014
8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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B.E.S.T.
FEST
Delaware's
3rd Annual PCIT Conference
in partnership with
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