Defiant Teens, First Edition A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention

by Barkley, Russell A.; Edwards, Gwenyth H.; Robin, Arthur L.

• ISBN13: 9781572304406
• ISBN10: 1572304405
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-12
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Univ. of Massachusetts, Worcester. Manual presents an 18-step program designed to teach parents the skills they need to manage difficult adolescent behavior and improve family relationships. Includes forms, questionnaires, and reproducible handouts. For therapists. Plastic-comb binding.

Author Biography

A clinical practitioner, scientist, and educator, Russell A. Barkley, PhD, is Director of Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. 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 numerous ongoing studies of this disorder.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(14)
Part I Prerequisite Information for Using the Program	15	(66)
The Rationale for the Program	17	(27)
Clinical Assessment of Defiant Adolescents	44	(28)
An Overview of the Family Training Program	72	(9)
Part II Session Instructions	81	(76)
Discussion of ADHD and ODD	83	(4)
Principles of Behavior Management	87	(8)
Developing Positive Attention	95	(5)
Developing Parental Attending Skills	100	(4)
Establishing a Behavioral Contract	104	(5)
Using Response Cost	109	(4)
Completing the Contract/Point System	113	(3)
Grounding	116	(3)
School Advocacy	119	(6)
Introduction to Problem-Solving Communication Training	125	(8)
Practicing Problem Solving	133	(3)
Practicing Problem Solving, Continued	136	(3)
Introduction to Communication Skills	139	(4)
Practicing Communication Skills	143	(2)
Dealing with Unreasonable Beliefs and Expectations	145	(5)
Practicing Problem-Solving and Communication Skills: Catching Unreasonable Beliefs	150	(3)
More Family Practice	153	(2)
Concluding Treatment	155	(2)
Part III Assessment Materials	157	(42)
General Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires (Form 1)	160	(2)
Child and Family Information Form (Form 2)	162	(1)
Developmental and Medical History Form (Form 3)	163	(3)
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale---Parent Form (Form 4)	166	(2)
Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale---Teacher Form (Form 5)	168	(1)
Clinical Interview---Parent Report Form (Form 6)	169	(25)
Adult Behavior Rating Scale---Self-Report of Current Behavior (Form 7)	194	(1)
Adult Behavior Rating Scale---Self-Report of Childhood Behavior (Form 8)	195	(1)
Issues Checklist for Parents and Teenagers (Form 9)	196	(3)
Part IV Parent Handouts for Steps 1--18	199	(34)
Parent Handout for Step 2: Principles of Behavior Management	203	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 2: Coercive Behavior Cycle	204	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 3: Paying Attention to Your Teen's Good Behavior	205	(2)
Parent Handout for Step 4: How to Give Effective Commands	207	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 5: Sample Behavioral Contract	208	(2)
Parent Handout for Step 5: The Home Point System	210	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 8: Grounding	211	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 9: Accommodations for Improving Teen School Performance	212	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 9: 1991 Memorandum from the U.S. Department of Education	213	(6)
Parent Handout for Step 10: Steps to Better Problem Solving	219	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 10: Problem-Solving Worksheet	220	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 10: Problem-Solving Exercise	221	(4)
Parent Handout for Step 13: Communication Habits	225	(1)
Parent Handout for Step 15: Unreasonable Beliefs Chart	226	(4)
Adolescent Handout for Step 15: Unreasonable Beliefs Chart	230	(3)
References	233	(13)
Index	246