This DVD program introduces professionals in training, teachers, and parents to a variety of the most effective techniques for managing ADHD in the classroom, at home, and on family outings. Featuring interviews with parents of ADHD children, this program equips school professionals with the understanding they need to work in conjunction with the parents of their ADHD students.

With an emphasis on the value of parent groups for education and support, Russell A. Barkley clearly describes behavior modification techniques such as home-token systems and time-out strategies. The DVD format allows the audience to see the techniques in action. Viewers learn the importance of positive reinforcement for good behavior, reducing the length of assigned work, emphasizing problem solving, externalizing rules, anticipating problems before changing activities, and parent training.

Manual

Summarizing and expanding on the information covered in the DVD, the accompanying 30-page manual details various treatments for ADHD including parent education and counseling, parent training in child/adolescent behavior management, teacher education, classroom curriculum adjustments and behavior management, and medications. A helpful reference, the manual also suggests additional resources on treating ADHD for professionals and parents, as well as books for ADHD children and their siblings.

Reviews

"Solid information, expert advice, and real-life footage....Recommended for purchase by all types of libraries."
-Video Rating Guide for Libraries

"The easy flow between Barkley's comments, clips of patients, and interchanges with parents and teachers makes for an engaging viewing experience...Barkley has taken his considerable knowledge regarding ADHD and condensed it into an engaging, informative primer on ADHD that is targeted for nonprofessional audiences. Furthermore, his fine blend of professionalism and personal charm make him a shoo-in for this medium."
-Contemporary Psychology

"The information here will promote compassion and enlightened treatment and help insure successful, happy, productive lives for those with ADHD"
-Library Journal

"For parents and teachers (and, probably, many librarians), this program offers the comfort of knowing others are out there dealing with the disorder too; better still, the program's title question is answered."
-Wilson Library Journal