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

This authoritative manual presents an accessible 18-step program widely used by clinicians working with challenging teens. Steps 1-9 comprise parent training strategies for managing a broad range of problem behaviors, including those linked to oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Steps 10-18 focus on teaching all family members to negotiate, communicate, and problem-solve more effectively, while facilitating adolescents' individuation and autonomy. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes practical reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.New to This Edition*Incorporates 15 years of research advances and the authors' ongoing clinical experience.*Fully updated model of the nature and causes of ODD.*Revised assessment tools and recommendations.*Reflects cultural changes, such as teens' growing technology use.See also the authors' related parent guide, Your Defiant Teen, Second Edition: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship, an ideal client recommendation. For a focus on younger children, see also Dr. Barkley's Defiant Children, Third Edition (for professionals) and Your Defiant Child, Second Edition (for parents).

IntroductionI. Prerequisite Information for Using the Program1. The Rationale for the Program2. Clinical Assessment of Defiant Adolescents3. An Overview of the Family Training ProgramII. Session InstructionsStep 1. Discussion of ADHD and ODDStep 2. Principles of Behavior ManagementStep 3. Developing Positive AttentionStep 4. Developing Parental Attending SkillsStep 5. Establishing a Behavioral ContractStep 6. Using Response CostStep 7. Completing the Contract/Point SystemStep 8. GroundingStep 9. School AdvocacyStep 10. Introduction to Problem-Solving Communication TrainingStep 11. Practicing Problem SolvingStep 12. Practicing Problem Solving, ContinuedStep 13. Introduction to Communication SkillsStep 14. Practicing Communication SkillsStep 15. Dealing with Unreasonable Beliefs and ExpectationsStep 16. Practicing Problem-Solving and Communication Skills: Catching Unreasonable BeliefsStep 17. More Family PracticeStep 18. Concluding TreatmentIII. Assessment MaterialsGeneral Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires (Form 1)Child and Family Information (Form 2)Developmental and Medical History (Form 3)Issues Checklist for Parents and Teenagers (Form 4)IV. Parent Handouts for Steps 1-18Parent Handout for Step 2. Principles of Behavior Management: Four-Factor Model of Teen MisbehaviorParent Handout for Step 2. Coercive Behavior CycleParent Handout for Step 3. Paying Attention to Your Teen's Good BehaviorParent Handout for Step 4. How to Give Effective CommandsParent Handout for Step 5. Sample Behavioral ContractParent Handout for Step 5. The Home Point SystemParent Handout for Step 8. GroundingParent Handout for Step 9. Accommodations for Improving Teen School PerformanceParent Handout for Step 9. Educational Rights for Children with ADHD in Public SchoolsParent Handout for Step 10. Steps to Better Problem SolvingParent Handout for Step 10. Problem-Solving WorksheetParent Handout for Step 10. Problem-Solving ExerciseParent Handout for Step 13. Communication HabitsParent Handout for Step 15. Unreasonable and Reasonable BeliefsAdolescent Handout for Step 15. Unreasonable and Reasonable Beliefs

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr. Barkley has worked with children, adolescents, and families since the 1970s and is the author of numerous bestselling books for both professionals and the public, including Taking Charge of ADHD and Your Defiant Child. He has also published six assessment scales and more than 300 scientific articles and book chapters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, executive functioning, and childhood defiance, and is editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, Dr. Barkley is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He is a recipient of awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the APA, among other honors. His website is www.russellbarkley.org. Arthur L. Robin, PhD, is Director of Psychology Training at Children's Hospital of Michigan and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University. Dr. Robin is a practicing psychologist with more than 40 years of clinical experience.