Time-Out in Child Behavior Management

Corey C. Lieneman

ISBN 10: 0889375097 / ISBN 13: 9780889375093

Published by Hogrefe Publishing Gmbh Jun 2023, 2023

About this Item

Neuware -This book is essential reading for psychologists, therapists, students, and anyone who works with children and their families. It is a compact, comprehensive guide to understanding, administering, and teaching caregivers to implement time-out effectively for child behavior management. Readers will learn about time-out's history and scientific research base, particularly with respect to child age, cultural groups, and presenting concerns. Practitioners will appreciate the focus on applied research highlighting the efficacy of specific time-out parameters, such as duration, location, and handling escape. Overviews of behavioral parent training programs that include time-out are also provided. The authors then share their expertise in the use of time-out in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT), both conceptually and by using an in-depth case study. They also thoroughly examine controversial issues related to time-out, from theoretical and practical standpoints. The appendix provides the clinician with hands-on tools: step-by-step diagrams for administering time-out and managing escape, handouts for parents about issuing effective instructions, and a list of further resources. 116 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time-Out in Child Behavior Management
• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing Gmbh Jun 2023
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0889375097
• ISBN 13: 9780889375093
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 247W x 179H x 12D millimeters 247 millimeters width by 179 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 280 grams

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Synopsis

This book is essential reading for psychologists, therapists, students, and anyone who works with children and their families. It is a compact, comprehensive guide to understanding, administering, and teaching caregivers to implement time-out effectively for child behavior management. Readers will learn about time-out’s history and scientific research base, particularly with respect to child age, cultural groups, and presenting concerns. Practitioners will appreciate the focus on applied research highlighting the efficacy of specific time-out parameters, such as duration, location, and handling escape. Overviews of behavioral parent training programs that include time-out are also provided. The authors then share their expertise in the use of time-out in parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT), both conceptually and by using an in-depth case study. They also thoroughly examine controversial issues related to time-out, from theoretical and practical standpoints. The appendix provides the clinician with hands-on tools: step-by-step diagrams for administering time-out and managing escape, handouts for parents about issuing effective instructions, and a list of further resources.

About the Author

Cheryl B. McNeil, PhD; Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.Corey Lieneman, MS; Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.