Defiant Teens, Second Edition

Russell A. Barkley, PhD, ABPP, ABCN, before retiring in 2021, served on the faculties of the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the Medical University of South Carolina, and Virginia Commonwealth University. 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. 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.

• 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

"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, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (retired), 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 -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. (on the first edition)--Canadian Child Psychiatry Review, 12/1/2003ƒƒThis 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. (on the first edition)--Journal of Family Practice, 11/1/2000