Defiant Children, Second Edition- A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training

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Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.

ISBN# 1-57230-123-6
Publication Date: 1997
Paperback, 255pp

Summary

This remarkably clear and effective manual includes a thorough clinical guide to Dr. Barkley's 10-session parent training program, an assessment section that incorporates DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, and reproducible materials reinforcing each step of the program.

Practitioners learn proven techniques for helping parents to:

Understand their child's misbehavior
Motivate their child and increase compliance
Decrease disruptive behavior
Establish proper disciplinary systems without corporal punishment
Improve school behavior with a new home-based reward system

Designed in a convenient format with lay-flat binding for easy photocopying, the manual includes all needed assessment forms and parent and teacher handouts. Purchasers can photocopy the materials they need as often as they need without additional cost.

Reviews

"The literature is very up-to-date and thorough....I would recommend this book strongly as a thorough and clear exposition of fundamentals of behavioral parent training."
-Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review

"In the first edition of Defiant Children, Russell A. Barkley presented a well-laid out description of a parent training program for dealing with defiant, oppositional children. In this revision, Barkley has retained the strengths of the original manual and incorporated a number of improvements....Both practitioners and clinicians in training should find the second edition of Defiant Children to be a valuable and heavily used addition to their professional library."
-Robert J. McMahon, PhD, University of Washington

"This updated version of Defiant Children provides clinicians with an excellent resource for treating children with serious behavior problems."
-Rex Forehand, PhD, Director, Institute for Behavioral Research, Research Professor of Psychology, The University of Georgia

Contents

Introduction

Prerequisite Information for Using the Program
The Rationale for the Program
Clinical Assessment of Defiant Children
Practical Considerations in Parent Training
An Overview of the Parent Training Program
Guidelines for Therapists in Conducting Each Step of the Program
Step 1: Why Children Misbehave
Step 3: Increasing Compliance and Independent Play
Step 4: When Praise Is Not Enough: Poker Chips and Points
Step 5: Time Out! and Other Disciplinary Methods
Step 6: Extending Time Out to Other Misbehavior
Step 7: Anticipating Problems: Managing Children in Public Places
Step 8: Improving School Behavior from Home: The Daily School Behavior Report Card
Step 9: Handling Future Behavior Problems
Step 10: Booster Session and Follow-Up Meetings

Assessment Materials

General Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires (Form 1)
Child and Family Information Form (Form 2)
Developmental and Medical History Form (Form 3)
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale/m-/Parent Form (Form 4)
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale/m-/Teacher Form (Form 5)
Home Situations Questionnaire (Form 6)
School Situations Questionnaire (Form 7)
How to Prepare for Your Child's Evaluation (Form 8)
Clinical Interview--Parent Report Form (Form 9)
Adult Behavior Rating Scale--Self-Report of Current Behavior (Form 10)
Adult Behavior Rating Scale--Self-Report of Childhood Behavior (Form 11)

Parent Handouts for Steps 1- 10

Step 1: Profiles of Child and Parent Characteristics
Family Problems Inventory
Step 2: Paying Attention to Your Child's Good Play Behavior
Step 3: Paying Attention to Your Child's Compliance
Giving Effective Commands
Attending to Independent Play
Step 4: The Home Poker Child/Point System
Step 5: Time Out!
Step 7: Anticipating Problems--Managing Children in Public Places
Step 8: Using a Daily School Behavior Report Card
Step 9: Managing Future Behavior Problems