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The
Dyadic Parent-Child Interaction Coding System-II (DPICS-II) is a revised
and expanded version of the DPICS (Eyberg & Robinson, 1983), a behavioral
coding system designed for the assessment of the quality of parent-child
social interactions. The DPICS-II retains the same purposes as the DPICS,
which was designed specifically (1) to provide an observational measure
of parent and child behaviors as an adjunct to full psychological evaluation
of childhood disorders and/or parenting skills; (2) to serve as a baseline
pre-treatment assessment of behaviors occurring in dyadic family interactions;
(3) to provide a measure of ongoing progress during therapy that focuses
on changing general parent-child interaction patterns; and (4) to serve
as a behavioral observation measure of treatment outcome (Eyberg &
Robinson, 1983).
The
DPICS-II
consists of three standard situations in which behaviors are recorded using
26 behavioral categories to measure all child and parent verbalizations
as well as selected vocalizations (i.e., whine, laugh, and yell) and physical
behaviors (i.e., positive and negative touch). Several sequences of behavior
are also coded, such as compliance to commands, answers to questions, and
praise for compliance. Because of its focus on verbal behavior, the DPICS-II
is intended for use with children whose receptive language skills are above
the two year old level. These behavioral categories were selected from
research on children with behavior problems and from clinical experience
because of their relevance to the assessment and treatment of children
with disruptive behavior. |