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Book SynopsisAmong evidence-based therapies for children and adolescents with oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior, parent management training (PMT) is without peer; no other treatment for children has been as thoroughly investigated and as widely applied. Here, Alan Kazdin brings together the conceptual and empirical bases underlying PMT with discussions of background, principles, and concepts, supplemented with concrete examples of the ways therapists should interact with parents and children. The second half of the book is a PMT treatment manual. The manual details the particulars of the therapy: what is done to and by whom, what the therapist should say, and what to expect at each stage of treatment. It also contains handouts, charts, and aides for parents. A companion Web site (www.oup.com/pmt) provides additional resources for clinicians.
Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Underlying Principles and Concepts ; 3. From Principles to Techniques: Positive Reinforcement ; 4. From Principles to Techniques: Punishment and Extinction ; 5. Characteristics of Treatment ; 6. Evidence: Key Findings, Strengths, and Limitations ; 7. Critical Issues in Applying and Implementing Treatment ; 8. Parent Management Training in Perspective ; Parent Management Training Manual ; Glossary ; References ; Author Index ; Subject Index
