Overview of TCIT Advanced Training
The Teacher-Child Interaction Advanced Training Program is a comprehensive, year-long training package for professionals who are already certified in PCIT by PCIT International. Individuals who are not already certified in PCIT by PCIT International should complete the Essential TCIT Training Package.
Advanced TCIT Training Package (3 Total Days)
Individuals who are certified PCIT therapists will receive 24 hours (3 days) of on-site professional TCIT training. The Advanced TCIT Workshop includes a wide variety of strategies (interactive presentations, demonstrations, mock classrooms, training videos, discussions, feedback) to help trainees understand the adaptation and implementation of TCIT. Similar to PCIT training, the Advanced TCIT Training includes frequent practice of TCIT techniques, including live practice with children.
The TCIT Training Package will include discussions (and practice) of TCIT skills for challenging circumstances which are unique to the classroom. These discussions include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Collaboration with Administration
- Teacher Support
- Caregiver Concerns
- Unique Child Challenges Within the Classroom
Advanced TCIT Training Package (3 Total Days)
Overview of the Advanced TCIT Training Workshop
Day 1:
TCIT Training Overview and Introductions
Review of PCIT Principles and Procedures
Bringing PCIT to the Classroom: Teacher-Child Interaction Training
TCIT Site Identification & Administration Collaboration
DPICS vs. the Student-Teacher Interaction Coding System (TCIT Observation System)
Student-Teacher Interaction Coding System – Coding Practice
Coaching Teachers to Use CDI Skills in the Classroom
CDI Coaching Practice
CDI Coaching Challenges
Mock Classroom – Live CDI Skills & Coaching Practice with Children
Day 2:
Student-Teacher Interaction Coding System – Coding Practice
Introducing TCIT to Early Childhood Educators
TDI in TCIT vs. PDI in PCIT
Coaching Teachers to Use TDI Skills in the Classroom
TDI Coaching Practice
TDI Coaching Challenges
Mock Classroom – Live TDI Skills & Coaching Practice
Day 3:
Student-Teacher Interaction Coding System – Coding Practice
Caregiver Involvement in TCIT
Additional Behavior Management Strategies for the Classroom
Interactive Presentation – Frequently Asked Questions in TCIT
CDI Quiz
TDI Quiz
Mock Classroom – Live CDI & TDI Skills & Coaching Practice with Children
Next Steps for TCIT Training
Weekly Web-Based Training / Consultation
The TCIT Training Package also includes over one year (approximately 15 months) of weekly web-based trainings. The web-based meetings provide additional training time to learn and review TCIT strategies that may not have been thoroughly covered within the 5-day workshops.
In addition, these web-based meetings are designed to help problem-solve common (as well as unique) challenges that might arise within the classroom as trainees complete TCIT with their first classrooms.
At the end of 15 months, most TCIT Trainees will have completed all training requirements. However, additional web-based trainings are available to trainees who have not completed the necessary requirements.
Review of Video-Recorded Sessions with Teachers
In order to become a TCIT Certified Coach, trainees must have actual TCIT sessions reviewed by a TCIT Trainer. Observations may be conducted in real-time (e.g., live sessions, telehealth) or through video recording.
As part of the TCIT Training Package, trainees will receive feedback of up to six video-recorded sessions.
TCIT International Training Materials
- TCIT Protocol
(Campbell, Larson, & Campbell, 2017)
Dr. Campbell’s 2017 Teacher-Child Interaction Training Protocol. The protocol includes detailed session outlines for every TCIT session. The protocol also includes session forms, teacher handouts, and caregiver information.
- Student-Teacher Interaction Coding System (STICS) – Clinical Manual
(Campbell, Nelson, Eyberg, Larson, & Campbell, 2017)
The STICS is designed to measure the quality of teacher-child social interactions and behavioral changes in Teacher-Child Interaction Training. The coding system serves as a guide for intervention decisions. TCIT Coaches routinely use the STICS:
- As a Pre-Treatment assessment of teacher-child interactions (baseline data)
- To provide an ongoing, weekly assessment of intervention progress
- To evaluate outcomes across the classroom
- To present results to teachers and members of the administration
- Student-Teacher Interaction Coding System (STICS) – Clinical Workbook
(Campbell, Larson, Campbell, & Nelson, 2017)
The STICS Workbook was designed to accompany the content in the STICS Clinical Manual. This workbook includes a series of exercises to help trainees master the coding guidelines for all clinical categories.
- TCIT Training Binder
The TCIT Training Binder includes copies of all Workshop Training Presentations. Additionally, the binder includes supplemental handouts and materials for classrooms.