Teacher-Child Interaction Training
TCIT-U is a professional development model, designed to strengthen teacher-child relationship skills.
Enhance teacher confidence to manage student behaviors indepedently, making way for the true magic - instruction with fewer behavioral disruptions
Adapted from Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based treatment for children aged 2-7 years with disruptive behaviors.
Incorporates the core principles and goals of PCIT while attending to the unique dynamics of the classroom.
Application for the whole classroom, including both teachers and classroom support staff showing promise as a universal intervention model for mainstream students and those with IEPs in childcare, pre-school and early elementary classrooms.
Focuses on strengthening the development of all children in the classroom, including those with special needs and those not yet identified as in need of intervention.
Aligned with MTSS and PBIS frameworks
What do we have to do?
TCIT-U is implemented in a cohort format, with up to 4 teachers per cohortCohorts run approximately 12 weeks*, including four 3-hour didactic workshops, 15 minutes of weekly coaching, and progress monitoring
Weekly coaching enhances training by supporting implementation of skills through real-time feedback using a bug-in-the-ear system
TCIT is evidence-based; see www.tcit.org for more details and overview video
* Program length is dependent on skill aquisition as defined by teachers’ ability to reach proficiency criteria