Defiant Children, 3ed: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training

A perennial bestseller from a leading authority, this book provides an effective 10-step program for training parents in child behaviour management skills (ages 2 to 12). Professionals get proven tools to help parents understand the causes of noncompliant, defiant, oppositional, or socially hostile behaviour at home or in school; take systematic steps to reduce it; and reinforce positive change. Comprehensive assessment guidelines are included. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume features numerous reproducible parent handouts and two rating scales (Home Situations Questionnaire and School Situations Questionnaire).

New to This Edition

• Reflects 15 years of research advances and the author's ongoing clinical experience.
• Fully updated model of the nature and causes of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
• Revised assessment tools and recommendations.
• The latest data on the program's effectiveness.

Table of Contents

Introduction

I. 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

II. Guidelines for Therapists in Conducting 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

III. Assessment Materials

• Form 1. General Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires
• Form 2. Child and Family Information
• Form 3. Developmental and Medical History
• Form 4. Home Situations Questionnaire
• Form 5. School Situations Questionnaire
• Form 6. How to Prepare for Your Child's Evaluation

IV. Parent Handouts

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