Utilizing Benchmarking to Study the Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Implemented in a Community Setting

作者：Self Brown Shannon^*; Valente Jessica R; Wild Robert C; Whitaker Daniel J; Galanter Rachel; Dorsey Shannon; Stanley Jenelle

来源：Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012, 21(6): 1041-1049.

DOI：10.1007/s10826-012-9566-4

• Benchmarking
• Child maltreatment
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Implementaiton

Benchmarking is a program evaluation approach that can be used to study whether the outcomes of parents/children who participate in an evidence-based program in the community approximate the outcomes found in randomized trials. This paper presents a case illustration using benchmarking methodology to examine a community implementation of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (CI-PCIT) utilized as a child maltreatment prevention effort. Data were collected from 83 parent-child dyads. Change scores were compared to treatment and control effect sizes aggregated from the PCIT literature. Pre-post results indicated significant positive changes in child behavior for CI-PCIT completers. Benchmarking analyses revealed that parents who completed CI-PCIT reported significantly greater positive child outcomes than the aggregate control group benchmark, and significantly less than observed in the treatment benchmark. A summary of decision points and implications for utilizing this methodology in the child maltreatment field are postulated.

• 出版日期2012-12