The combination of motivational pretreatment with PCIT produced significantly improved retention among individuals with initially low to moderate motivation. However, the results suggest that, absent the motivation intervention, retention in PCIT is comparable to that of traditional didactic group formats. Research shows that apart from obstacles to retention, individuals' internal motivation plays a role in whether clients are retained in services or dropout. Motivational interventions have been tested with parent populations outside child welfare and found to generate retention benefits. In a sample of 192 parents, this study tested the effects of an adjunctive motivational intervention across 2 types of parenting conditions, PCIT and a standard didactic parent training group. Figures and references