Troubled Families-Problem Children: Working with Parents: A Collaborative Process

ISBN-13: 9780471944485 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 368 str.

Stratton Carolyn Webster; Carolyn Webster-Stratton; Martin Herbert

Opis

What do parents of conduct-disordered children experience in a typical day? How do they perceive their child's problem, and what do they think about it? How is their marital relationship affected? What impact does their child's behaviour have on their relationships with other parents and their adult friendships? Approximately two-thirds of all children referred to mental health agencies are labelled conduct disordered. By examining questions like these, this book helps mental health clinicians to understand the meaning of living with a child who has conduct disorders from the parents' perspective.

Spis treści

UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM OF CHILD CONDUCT DISORDERS.

Introduction to Child Conduct Disorders and Overview of Treatment Approaches.

Parenting a Child with Conduct Disorders: "Families Under Siege".

The Process of Assessing Families of Children with Conduct Disorders.

HELPING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE CONDUCT DISORDERS.

Working with Parents Who Have Children with Conduct Disorders: A Collaborative Process.

Helping Parents Understand Behavioral Methods and Principles.

Parents Undergoing Therapy: An Experience of Gaining Knowledge and Control.

Parent Intervention Content: Typical Questions.

Epilogue: Future Directions.

Appendices.

Index.

Blurb

Approximately two–thirds of all children referred to mental health agencies are labeled conduct–disordered. Typically such children exhibit antisocial behavior lying, cheating, stealing, firesetting, fighting, oppositional behavior and noncompliance to parental requests at abnormal rates. Troubled Families Problem Children helps the mental–health clinician understand the most effective "therapeutic processes" for supporting families who have children with conduct disorders. Help for these families is particularly urgent as the children are not only at increased risk of abuse by their parents but are more likely to be involved in school dropout, alcoholism, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, etc., and also to suffer from poor physical health. From the Foreword by Thomas Ollendick "What sets this book apart from others of its genre is its careful attention to, and elucidation of, the collaborative process in working with these oppositional, defiant, and conduct–disordered children and their families." "Webster–Stratton and Herbert do not just talk about troubled families and problem children; rather, they bring them to us in rich and graphic detail." "Troubled Families Problem Children is an outstanding and scholarly contribution to the field."