Skills Training for Children with Behavior Disorders: A Parent and Therapist Guidebook

This clearly written book for parents and therapists is designed to enhance developmental skills in children with behavior disorders and to improve parent and family coping. Based on the author's extensive research and clinical practice, the manual targets typical problem areas for children with behavior disorders and provides parents with information, step-by-step instructions, and practical suggestions. Chapters directed toward therapists offer guidance and ideas on how to use the book with their clients to improve therapeutic outcome. Many charts and illustrations are provided to aid in implementation of the skills training procedures.

Michael Bloomquist, Ph.D. is a Senior Clinical Child Psychologist at Pilot City Mental Health Center and the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, both in Minneapolis. He has many years of experience in applied clinical, research and teaching activities focusing on the treatment of children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders. He is the coauthor, with Lauren Braswell, of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with ADHD Children: Child, Family and School Interventions.