Defiant Children: Clinician's Manual Third Edition

A perennial bestseller from a leading authority, this book provides an effective 10-step program for training parents in child behavior management skills (ages 2 to 12). Professionals get proven tools to help parents understand the causes of noncompliant, defiant, oppositional, or socially hostile behavior 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 (the Home Situations Questionnaire and the School Situations Questionnaire). Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

1. Chapters
   Introduction
   Prerequisite Information for Using the Program
   The Rationale for the Program
   Clinical Assessment of Defiant Children
   Practical Considerations in Parent Training
   An Overview of the Parent Training Program
   
2. 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
   
3. 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

4. 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