Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The handouts, which can be photocopied for individual families, are excellent....This book is well written and a worthy text for one of the 'bread and butter' disorders of our work."--Canadian Child Psychiatry Review (on the first edition)
Review
"This is a very practical and concise manual….Research supporting the concepts the authors provide is well documented, making this an evidence-supported guidebook....This text belongs in a family practice office....Most family physicians are comfortable assessing and managing patients with ADHD, and this is a logical extension of that care."--Journal of Family Practice (on the first edition)
Review
"The second edition of Defiant Teens does an outstanding job of bringing together parent management training and parent-adolescent problem-solving communication training. The skills taught in this program have a long history of empirical support and are presented in a straightforward and systematic manner that facilitates effective implementation. Clinicians can use this book to help families with adolescents live more harmoniously. Instructors should consider adding it to the reading lists of child and adolescent behavior therapy courses."--Rex L. Forehand, PhD, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of Vermont
"The talents and clinical insights of two preeminent scholars in child and adolescent mental health are united in this practical and well-conceived treatment manual. Defiant Teens, Second Edition, provides well-validated, family-based intervention protocols to help adolescents get back on track in their family relations, friendships, and school functioning. A valuable resource for any mental health professional working with adolescents."--Scott W. Henggeler, PhD, Family Services Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina
"Defiant Teens continues to be the authoritative clinical guide for those helping families cope with challenging teens. Clinicians may rest assured that this updated second edition is even better, enhanced by inclusion of the latest research and honed by many years of clinical work with families. Since school issues are a major source of family conflict, I find the section on school interventions to be invaluable."--Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, MS, author of Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD and Executive Function Deficits, Second Edition
Review
"Barkley, Edwards, and Robin provide an extremely practical and practitioner-friendly guide for working with teens who are noncompliant and defiant toward their parents. Importantly, the intervention manual synthesizes best practices that are developmentally sound and empirically based. Though not intended for 'deep-end' clinical cases and families, the guidelines presented in this manual are highly applicable for clinicians working with families in private, public, and managed care settings." --Scott W. Henggeler, PhD, Professor and Director, Family Services Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
"At last--a clinically sophisticated, empirically validated model for working with defiant adolescents and their families. Defiant Teens offers a state-of-the-art model for understanding, assessing and treating this difficult clinical population. Clear, step-by-step treatment procedures are supplemented by invaluable handouts to help parents and teens learn to communicate and live together more harmoniously." --William M. Bumberry, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, St. Johns Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri
Synopsis
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. Practical reproducible handouts and forms are included; the print book has a large-size format and lay-flat binding to facilitate photocopying. 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).
Synopsis
This authoritative manual presents an 18-step program designed both to teach parents the skills they need to manage difficult adolescent behavior and to improve family relationships overall. The first nine steps of the program modify the approach presented in Russell A. Barkley's DEFIANT CHILDREN, SECOND EDITION, to focus on developmental concerns of adolescence. The authors delineate clear procedures for assessing defiance in teens and working with parents, alone or in groups, to reverse problem behavior. Steps 10 through 18 are conducted with parents and teenagers together, utilizing a proven family therapy model developed by Arthur L. Robin and Sharon Foster. Clinicians are shown how to help all family members learn to negotiate, communicate, and problem-solve more effectively, while facilitating adolescents' individuation and autonomy. Featuring a lay-flat binding for ease of photocopying, the book includes reproducible forms that enable clinicians to gauge the nature, diversity, and severity of parent/n-/adolescent conflicts; assess for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD); and evaluate parental psychological adjustment. Reproducible handouts for families reinforce crucial ideas and skills imparted in-session.
About the Author
Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Barkley has published numerous books and five assessment scales, plus more than 260 scientific articles and book chapters on ADHD, executive functioning, and childhood defiance. He is also the editor of the newsletter The ADHD Report. A frequent conference presenter and speaker who is widely cited in the national media, he is past president of the Section on Clinical Child Psychology (the former Division 12) of the American Psychological Association, and of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. His website is www.russellbarkley.org.
Gwenyth H. Edwards, PhD, is chief of the ADHD Child and Adolescent Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. Edwards is an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and a licensed psychologist. She has provided the clinical leadership on two treatment outcome studies for children and adolescents diagnosed with both ADHD and disruptive behavior disorders; has provided diagnostic evaluations for over 2,000 children and teens; and has provided training for educators, mental health professionals, psychology graduate students, psychiatry and pediatric residents, and a variety of other professionals.
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.
Table of Contents
I. Prerequisite Information for Using the Program
1. The Rationale for the Program
2. Clinical Assessment of Defiant Adolescents 3. An Overview of the Family Training Program
II. Session Instructions
* Step 1: Discussion of ADHD and ODD
* Step 2: Principles of Behavior Management
* Step 3: Developing Positive Attention
* Step 4: Developing Parental Attending Skills
* Step 5: Establishing a Behavioral Contract
* Step 6: Using Response Cost
* Step 7: Completing the Contract/Point System
* Step 8: Grounding
* Step 9: School Advocacy
* Step 10: Introduction to Problem-Solving Communication Training
* Steps 11 & 12: Practicing Problem Solving
* Steps 13 & 14: Introduction to and Practicing Communication Skills
* Step 15: Dealing with Unreasonable Beliefs and Expectations
* Step 16: Catching Unreasonable Beliefs
* Step 17: More Family Practice
* Step 18: Concluding Treatment
III. Assessment Materials
General Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires
* Child and Family Information Form ¿ Developmental and Medical History Form
* Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale--Parent and Teacher Reports
* Clinical Interview--Parent Report Form
* Adult Behavior Rating Scale--Self-Reports of Current and Childhood Behavior
* Issues Checklist for Parents and Teenagers
IV. Parent Handouts for Steps 1-18