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

by Barkley, Russell A.

• ISBN13: 9781572301238
• ISBN10: 1572301236
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-03-14
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Updated and expanded, this remarkably clear and effective manual inclu des, in a single volume, a thorough clinical guide to and presentation of Barkley's ten-session training program, a fully rewritten and more extensive assessment section, and helpful parent and teacher handouts . This revised volume incorporates DSM-IV diagnostic criteria and offe rs even more guidelines for assessing children with defiant behavior, including a detailed parent interview that goes through each of the re levant childhood disorders. In addition, it provides two new scales fo r assessing the parents for ADHD or oppositional defiant disorder as w ell as norms for scoring them.

Author Biography

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, is Director of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In 1978, he founded the Neuropsychology Service at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Children's Hospital and served as its Chief until 1985. Since then, he has established the clinics for both child and adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, where he continues to conduct ongoing research. The author of numerous widely acclaimed books and video programs, Dr. Barkley is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(14)
Part I Prerequisite Information for Using the Program	15	(74)
Chapter 1 The Rationale for the Program	17	(27)
Chapter 2 Clinical Assessment of Defiant Children	44	(29)
Chapter 3 Practical Considerations in Parent Training	73	(8)
Chapter 4 An Overview of the Parent Training Program	81	(8)
Part II Guidelines for Therapists in Conducting Each Step of the Program	89	(76)
Step 1 Why Children Misbehave	91	(11)
Step 2 Pay Attention!	102	(9)
Step 3 Increasing Compliance and Independent Play	111	(9)
Step 4 When Praise Is Not Enough: Poker Chips and Points	120	(11)
Step 5 Time Out! and Other Disciplinary Methods	131	(14)
Step 6 Extending Time Out to Other Misbehavior	145	(2)
Step 7 Anticipating Problems: Managing Children in Public Places	147	(8)
Step 8 Improving School Behavior from Home: The Daily School Behavior Report Card	155	(4)
Step 9 Handling Future Behavior Problems	159	(3)
Step 10 Booster Session and Follow-Up Meetings	162	(3)
Part III Assessment Materials	165	(50)
General Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires (Form 1)	169	(1)
Child and Family Information Form (Form 2)	170	(1)
Development and Medical History Form (Form 3)	171	(3)
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale-Parent Form (Form 4)	174	(2)
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale-Teacher Form (Form 5)	176	(1)
Home Situations Questionnaire (Form 6)	177	(1)
School Situations Questionnaire (Form 7)	178	(1)
How to Prepare for Your Child's Evaluation (Form 8)	179	(9)
Clinical Interview-Parent Report Form (Form 9)	188	(25)
Adult Behavior Rating Scale--Self-Report of Current Behavior (Form 10)	213	(1)
Adult Behavior Rating Scale--Self-Report of Childhood Behavior (Form 11)	214	(1)
Part VI Parent Handouts for Steps 1-10	215	(33)
Parent Handout for Step 1: Profiles of Child and Parent Characteristics	219	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 1: Family Problems Inventory	220	(2)
Parent Handout for Step 2: Paying Attention to Your Child's Good Play Behavior	222	(3)
Parent Handout for Step 3: Paying Attention to Your Child's Compliance	225	(2)
Parent Handout for Step 3: Giving Effective Commands	227	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 3: Attending to Independent Play	228	(2)
Parent Handout for Step 4: The Home Poker Chip/Point System	230	(3)
Parent Handout for Step 5: Time Out!	233	(4)
Parent Handout for Step 7: Anticipating Problems-Managing Children in Public Places	237	(3)
Parent Handout for Step 8: Using a Daily School Behavior Report Card	240	(7)
Parent Handout for Step 9: Managing Future Behavior Problems	247	(1)
References	248	(14)
Index	262