The minimum technological requirements for conducting I-PCIT are presented in Table 1. Many families in need of treatment may not own a personal computer,

webcam, Bluetooth earpiece, and/or broadband connectivity. As such, current disparities in Internet access and technological literacy may interfere with I-PCIT accessibility for some. However, encouraging national trends find that the demographic groups with the poorest access to and ease with personal computers and the Internet—e.g., rural-dwelling and low-income dwelling families—are currently showing the most rapid growth in adoption of household Internet (Horrigan, 2009). Large federal GDC 0449 investments click here and recent trends in the expansion of broadband Internet to underserved areas suggest it is possible that broadband Internet access may come to show household ubiquity regardless of geography or income relatively soon. As we approach broadband Internet access for all U.S. homes,

proof-of-concept efforts are essential to evaluate the merits of Internet-delivered PCIT. Moreover, given the cost savings inherent in Internet-delivered mental health care (Khanna et al., 2007, McCrone et al., 2004 and Newman, 2000), some practitioners routinely providing treatment via telemethods, and some third-party payers, may find it feasible to purchase temporary equipment for treated families, which they can rotate to new families in need when a family completes treatment. To standardize treatment, in our grant-funded work (which requires families to already own Docetaxel supplier a personal computer for study eligibility) we provide families with a temporary equipment kit for the duration of their treatment, which costs roughly $300. Details of the equipment provided in this

kit are also presented in Table 1. The specific products presented in Table 1 that we routinely use are not essential, and providers and families can reduce equipment costs in a number of ways. We use webcams that capture video with full HD 1080p, although there are far less expensive webcams that still afford lifelike detail and motion. In addition, personal computers and laptops increasingly include built-in webcams, eliminating the need for an external webcam for many families. A considerable proportion of families also already have wireless Bluetooth earpieces that pair with computers, rendering this purchase unnecessary as well. The optimal audio recording of the family merits comment. In our work, we have found that placement of a relatively discreet omnidirectional room microphone in the center of the family’s treatment/play space is helpful to capture the family’s sound from any direction, regardless of which direction in the room they are facing.