Managing Children's Disruptive Behaviour: A Guide for Practitioners Working with Parents and Foster Parents

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

PART I: DISRUPTION BY THE CHILD.

Introduction.

1. Disruption in the home: Children in control – children out of control.

Definitions.

Consequences of the conduct disorders.

Risks and protective processes: the early history.

Developmental pathways and transmission of conduct disorders.

Restoring the balance.

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2. Disruption in the foster home.

Fostering.

The break-up of children’s families.

The breakdown of fostering placements.

Interventions.

The concept of attachment.

Conclusion.

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3. Disruption in the classroom.

Introduction.

The influence of school life.

The consultation (triadic) model.

Classroom management.

Disruptive behaviour.

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PART II: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE: PRINCIPLES OF ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING.

4. Behavioural parent training.

Introduction.

Behavioural theory.

Assessment methods.

Behavioural methods.

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5. Orientation to the Child-Wise behaviour management programme.

Preliminaries.

Getting started.

Resistance.

Possible remedies to overcome resistance.

Notes on the courses.

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PART III: COURSES.

6. The Child-Wise behaviour management course.

Objectives.

Course outline.

Session 1: Introduction to the course.

Session 2: Children’s needs.

Session 3: Play as ‘special’ (quality) time.

Session 4: Effective praise.

Session 5: Tangible and social rewards.

Session 6: ‘It’s as simple as ABC!’.

Session 7: Discipline.

Session 8: Ignoring and time-out.

Session 9: Removing rewards and privileges.

Session 10: Caring for yourself.

Session 11: Booster session.

7. The individual behaviour management course.

Objectives.

The Child-Wise home-based version.

Advantages of the home-based individual approach.

Reference.

8. Using the Child-Wise course with special needs children.

Introduction.

Guidelines.

Functional analysis.

Interventions – modifying antecedents.

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9. The foster parents’ behaviour management course.

Introduction.

Session 1: Introduction.

Session 2: Behavioural change.

Session 3: The modification of behaviour.

Session 4: Rehearsing behavioural strategies.

Session 5: Booster session.

Appendix I: Issues for discussion and reminder handouts.

Appendix II: Course evaluation forms.

Appendix III: Child-Wise selection interview.

Appendix IV: Background to the Child-Wise course.

Index.