Handbook of Parent Training: Parents as Co-Therapists for Children's Behavior Problems

Thanks to the pioneering efforts of dedicated researchers and clinicians around the globe—many of whose names appear in this volume's extensive list of contributors—parent training has, in the last two decades, established itself as an empirically sound, highly efficacious, and cost-effective intervention strategy for treating behavior disorders in children. It is one of today's most rapidly evolving intervention strategies, and the world literature on parent training theory and practice continues to grow exponentially. Since the publication of the critically acclaimed first edition of this book, many viable new models, techniques, and tools tailored to a wide range of childhood disorders have been developed and have found validation within the mental health community. Handbook of Parent Training, Second Edition offers a unique opportunity to learn about the latest empirical findings and clinical developments in parent training from more than 30 leading innovators in the field. Featuring all new chapters, this thoroughly revised and updated edition covers issues that have emerged in recent years as crucial to practitioners who work with children. Readers will find the latest information on such topics as primary prevention of conduct disorder; video techniques for oppositional-defiant disorder; reducing tantrums; preventing child abuse and neglect; parent training for divorced parents; overcoming children's homework problems; reducing parent-adolescent conflict; breakthroughs in training for special needs parents such as adolescent mothers, parents with mental handicaps, substance-abusing parents; and more. Unlike other books on parent training, this Handbook takes a purely prescriptive approach. Each author begins by identifying a specific problem and then describes an approach to identifying, assessing, and treating the problem. In every instance, descriptions of therapeutic techniques are multimodal, integrating theory, research, implementation strategies, and extensive case material. Handbook of Parent Training, Second Edition is a valuable professional resource for child psychologists, clinical social workers, and school psychologists. Handbook of Parent Training, Second Edition makes it easier than ever for practitioners to keep abreast of the latest research findings and important clinical breakthroughs in parent training. More than 30 leading researchers and clinicians share their professional experiences as well as the results of their extensive research in areas ranging from homework problems to drug abuse, and from ADHD to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Thoroughly revised and updated from the critically acclaimed first edition, this Second Edition covers a broader range of disorders and dysfunctional behaviors. The Handbook also features in-depth coverage of many of the most up-to-date trends in parent training, including: Prevention in at-risk populations Parent training tailored to conflicting child and parent characteristics Special needs parents, including adolescent mothers, parents with mental handicaps, parents with substance-abuse problems, and others Parent training for divorced parents

Table of Contents:
Partial table of contents: EXTERNALIZING DISORDERS. A Training Program for Parents of Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (A. Anastopoulos). Parent Training Interventions for Sibling Conflict (C. Johnston & W. Freeman). INTERNALIZING DISORDERS. Parent Training for Separation Anxiety Disorder (A. Eisen, et al.). DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. Parent Training for Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities (J. Lutzker & S. Steed). OTHER CHILDHOOD DISORDERS. Parents as Therapists for Children's Food Refusal Problems (K. Budd, et al.). SPECIAL NEEDS PARENTS AND CHILDREN. Parent Training in Moral Context: Prosocial Family Therapy (E. Blechman). Indexes.

About the Author :
JAMES M. BRIESMEISTER, PhD, is a psychotherapist with a private practice, and a psychological examiner for the State of Michigan, Department of Jobs Commission. A prolific author and coeditor of books on family therapy and parent training, he also teaches various psychology courses at Macomb College and is a member of the Institutional Research Review Board at the University of Detroit Mercy. CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of The Center for Psychological Services at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. He has coauthored over 35 books on child therapy and parenting, including Teach Your Child to Behave: Disciplining with Love from 2 to 8 Years and How to Talk to Your Kids about Really Important Things.