C2 - Growing a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Partnership within a Maryland Community

Through the Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration project in 2015, the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services and Catholic Charities entered into a partnership to bring Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) services to Anne Arundel County in Maryland. With a common goal of strengthening the parent-child bond to build resilience and protective factors, implementing an evidence-based intervention that is trauma responsive is a journey. The initial implementation of PCIT has expanded to include families in out-of-home care to help facilitate reunification as well as to support placements and prevent disruptions, and will continue expanding with Family First.

Presenters: Rachael Maconachy, Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Annapolis, MD; Kelly O'Brien and John Cosgrove, The Institute for Innovation & Implementation, University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD; and Vanessa O’Conner, Catholic Charities Child and Family Services, Millersville, MD