Home Study Course Description

Defiant Children: Second Edition Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training


$119.00
N0792

8 hours CE
Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.

This remarkably 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.

Learning Objectives

1. identify causes of misbehavior in children
2. identify appropriate assessment procedures to evaluate disruptive behavior disorders in children
3. identify steps to take to teach parents principles of positive reinforcement and attending
4. identify methods to train parents in the use of response cost procedures
5. identify common mistakes parents often make in managing misbehavior

Table of Contents
Introduction

1. Prerequisite Information for Using the Program
   1. The Rationale for the Program
   2. Clinical Assessment of Defiant Children
   3. Practical Considerations in Parent Training
   4. An Overview of the Parent Training Program
2. Guidelines for Therapists in Conducting Each Step of the Program
   • Step 1: Why Children Misbehave
   • Step 2: Pay Attention!
   • 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
3. 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