Defiant Children, Second Edition: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Parent Training » (2nd Edition)

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Barkley has published numerous books, more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters, and 7 videos on ADHD and related disorders, including childhood defiance. He is also the editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, he is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association, and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.

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

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.

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 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 III. 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--Parent Form (Form 4) *Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale--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) IV. 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