Defiant children: a clinician's manual for assessment and parent training

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"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 (Home Situations Questionnaire and School Situations Questionnaire)"-- ch. 1 The Rationale for the Program -- ch. 2 Clinical Assessment of Defiant Children -- ch. 3 Practical Considerations in Parent Training -- ch. 4 An Overview of the Parent Training 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 -- 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 -- 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 Interaction -- 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.