Depict how PCIT therapy could be used with a case

The case:

Name:Dylan

Gender:Male

Age:10

Heritage:African-American. Lives in the suburbs of a large city in the Midwest.

Spirituality:Practicing Baptist

Presenting Symptoms:Expresses fear about meeting his biological father.

Strengths:Easygoing, friendly and makes friends easily.

Developmental:Social, emotional, and physical development all normal. Average cognitive abilities. Mostly a C student. Does well in social studies, but struggles in writing and math.

Diagnosis:NA

Caregivers:Lives with biological mother, Arnetta, and stepfather, Steven.

Siblings:Has half siblings with mother and stepfather. The siblings are three-year-old fraternal twins, a boy and girl.

School:Public School

Socio-economic Status:Middle Class

Interest/Hobbies:Loves outdoor sports. Interested in history. Loves video games.

Pets:The family has one dog, Milo. Dylan is attached to Milo.

Mother:Arnetta. Most of Arnetta's family lives several states away, and she does not see them often due to lack of time and finances. She and her husband, Steven, spend most of their time working or focused on raising their kids. They do not go anywhere without their children, and do not allow the children to sleep over at friends' homes.

Father:Calvin. Lives in the metropolitan area about an hour away from Dylan. Has some relatives in the area, including a brother and sister, who also have not seen Dylan since he was small.

Narrative: Dylan's parents, Arnetta and Calvin, divorced when Dylan was two years old. Arnetta is remarried to Steven, and the couple has three-year-old twin girls. Calvin is recently remarried to Colleen, and the couple do not yet have any children.

Dylan will be seeing his biological father, Calvin for the first time since he was two years old. Dylan has no memory of Calvin. He has recently seen some old photos. The only information that he has about Calvin is from his mother's stories. Dylan's mother, Arnetta, has only negative things to say about Calvin. She has presented him as an angry and scary person. She has also told Dylan that Calvin has never expressed any interest in seeing Dylan until now, and she doesn't understand why he wants to see him now after all these years. She has not told Dylan that Calvin asked to see Dylan for several years following his and Arnetta's divorce, but that Arnetta, out of her own fears, blocked the visitation. Calvin has now hired a lawyer to force the visitation. Arnetta and Steven have also hired a lawyer in order to have some control in the visitation.

Arnetta has expressed her own anxiety and fears about Dylan seeing Calvin. She is seeking the help of a professional therapist to both ease the transition for Dylan and to be a presence for the first meeting of Dylan and Calvin to ensure Dylan's safety and facilitate the relationship between Dylan and Calvin.

Prior to his first visit with Calvin, Dylan was asked in therapy to draw a picture of his family. He drew himself, mom, stepdad, and siblings playing in front of their house. When asked to draw a picture of his dad, whom he does not remember, he drew a large scary figure with sharp teeth and wild hair.