Helping the Noncompliant Child

Family-Based Treatment for Oppositional Behavior

Robert J. McMahon, Rex L. Forehand

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN:
  9781593852412
• Edition: 2
• eBook ISBN:
  9781462523832
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Educational Psychology
• Index: Psychology

This popular treatment manual presents an empirically validated program for teaching parents to manage noncompliance in 3- to 8-year-olds. Practitioners are provided with step-by-step guidelines for child and family assessment, detailed descriptions of parent training procedures, effective adjunctive treatment strategies, and complete protocols for conducting and evaluating the program. Nationally recognized as a best practice for treating conduct problems, the program is supported by a substantial body of treatment research.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• About the Authors
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• 1. Child Compliance and Noncompliance
• 2. Parent Training
• 3. Overview of the "Helping the Noncompliant Child" (HNC) Parent Training Program
• 4. Assessment Methods and Procedures
• 5. The Feedback Session and Sample Program Outline
• 6. Phase I: The Skills of Differential Attention
• 7. Phase II: The Skills of Compliance Training
• 8. Adjunctive Interventions
• 9. Adaptations for Specific Populations
• 10. Review of Treatment Research and Current Directions
• Appendix A. Parent’s Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire
• Appendix B. Parent Handouts and Record Sheets
• Appendix C. Social Learning Criterion Tests and Scoring Keys
• Appendix D. Mealtime Brochure
• References
• Index