Dr. Larissa N. Niec is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for Children, Families, and Communities at Central Michigan University. She has been a parent amp ndash child interaction therapy (PCIT) clinician, trainer, and researcher for nearly 3 years. Dr. Niec is involved in national and international efforts to disseminate effective treatments to community therapists. She has written extensively on the evidence-based use of play in clinical practice and on parent amp ndash child interaction therapy.

• Part I: The Influence of the Parent-Child Relationship on Child DevelopmentChapter . When I Need You, You're Here: Initiation of the Parent-Child RelationshipChapter 2. Keep the First Domino Standing: How Healthy Parenting Builds Healthy ChildrenChapter 3. Risk and Disruption in the Parent-Child RelationshipPart II: Repairing amp amp Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship in TherapyChapter 4. Determining Treatment Targets and Monitoring Progress: The Importance of AssessmentChapter 5. Fostering Responsive ParentingChapter . When Negative Emotion is a Positive Experience: Healthy Limit-Setting in the Parent-Child RelationshipChapter 7. Relationship-Based Interventions for Parents and Young ChildrenPart III: Overcoming Barriers to SuccessChapter 8. Engaging Fathers in TreatmentChapter 9. Difficult Cases, Therapist Burnout, and the Importance of Self-careChapter . Knocking Down Barriers to Effective Treatment: A Call for Advances and Culture Shifts

Dr. Larissa N. Niec is a Professor of Psychology and the Director of the Center for Children, Families, and Communities at Central Michigan University. She has been a parent amp ndash child interaction therapy (PCIT) clinician, trainer, and researcher for nearly 3 years. Dr. Niec is involved in national and international efforts to disseminate effective treatments to community therapists. She has written extensively on the evidence-based use of play in clinical practice and on parent amp ndash child interaction therapy.

• Part I: The Influence of the Parent-Child Relationship on Child DevelopmentChapter . When I Need You, You're Here: Initiation of the Parent-Child RelationshipChapter 2. Keep the First Domino Standing: How Healthy Parenting Builds Healthy ChildrenChapter 3. Risk and Disruption in the Parent-Child RelationshipPart II: Repairing amp amp Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship in TherapyChapter 4. Determining Treatment Targets and Monitoring Progress: The Importance of AssessmentChapter 5. Fostering Responsive ParentingChapter . When Negative Emotion is a Positive Experience: Healthy Limit-Setting in the Parent-Child RelationshipChapter 7. Relationship-Based Interventions for Parents and Young ChildrenPart III: Overcoming Barriers to SuccessChapter 8. Engaging Fathers in TreatmentChapter 9. Difficult Cases, Therapist Burnout, and the Importance of Self-careChapter . Knocking Down Barriers to Effective Treatment: A Call for Advances and Culture Shifts