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Assessment of Parent Child Interaction (APCI)

Catalog of Assessment Tools

Assessment of Parent Child Interaction (APCI)

To assess the parenting competences and the interaction between one parent and his or her child.

Catalog of Assessment Tools

Assessment of Parent Child Interaction (APCI)

To assess the parenting competences and the interaction between one parent and his or her child.

Title (Acronym) Assessment of Parent Child Interaction (APCI)
Author(s) Jacobsen, S. L.
Publication date 2016
Publisher info Not published. www.apci.dk  - contact: slj@hum.aau.dk
Purpose To assess the parenting competences and the interaction between one parent and his or her child.
Test
category

Test
Population Families with children aged 4-13 (minimum 4 year old cognitive level)
Scores Mutual attunement, Nonverbal communication, Parental response, Child Autonomy, Parent-Child interaction in Music (total).
Administration Dyad
Time 2 x 25 min – approx. one week apart. Feedback session as part of writing the report.
Comments
  • Published evidence: concurrent validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability, inter-rater reliability,
  • APCI has successfully been used in effect studies and in clinical settings such as families at risk, adoption, families with children mild ASP and families with adolescents.
  • Specialized training is required for administration.
CROSS REFERENCES

Jacobsen, S. L. & McKinney, C., Holck, U. (2014). Effects of a Dyadic Music Therap  Intervention on Parent-Child Interaction, Parent Stress, and Parent-Child Relationship in Families with Emotionally Neglected Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Music Therapy ,51(4),310-332

Jacobsen, S. L. & Stegemann, T. (2016) APCI – ein musiktherapeutisches Beobachtungsverfahren zur Eltern-Kind-Interaktion. Musikterapeutische Umschau. 37,138-151
Reference

Jacobsen, S. L. & McKinney, C. H. (2015). A Music Therapy Tool for Assessing Parent-Child Interaction in Cases of Emotional Neglect. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 24, pp. 2164-2173. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-014-0019-0


Jacobsen, S. L. (2012). Music Therapy Assessment and Development of Parental Competences in Families Where Children Have Experienced Emotional Neglect: An Investigation of the Reliability and Validity of the Tool, Assessment of Parenting Competencies (APC). PhD thesis. Institute for Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University. https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/music-therapy-assessment-and-development-of-parental-competences-

Jacobsen, S. L.& Wigram, T. (2007). Music Therapy for the Assessment of Parental Competencies for Children in need of care. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 16(2), pp. 129-143.
REVIEW None.
Description APCI combines structure with flexibility and measures the actual interaction between parent and child. It is an observational and improvisational based music therapy assessment tool evaluating dyads of parent and child (child age range is 4-13). It takes 2x25minutes to complete the APCI assessment. The model is based on video analysis and a fixed assessment protocol. It produces information of parent-child interaction and parenting competencies including level of mutual attunement, nonverbal communication, indication of attachment, and level of emotional parental response. It produces information on level of concern for emotional neglect and abuse and indicates goals for further treatment for the family.