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Defiant Teens: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention

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Defiant Teens: A Clinician's Manual for Assessment and Family Intervention is a very practical book for clinician's who work with teens with behavior disorders. It combines the best elements of behavioral therapy without ignoring the crucial role the family plays in treatment.

The book begins by presenting a comprehensive model for teen behavior, which includes discussion of mental disorders, parenting, and developmental factors. Then it describes instructions for 18 structured sessions that are used to treat the family and adolescent. It includes handouts, which may be reproduced if you buy the book.

I have used this book in practice as a substance abuse counselor in a correctional facility and found it to be very useful. It is a valuable resource for anyone working with difficult to treat teens and their families.

The best part of this book is that it is written like a workbook. Unlike many books on the matter, it includes step-by-step instructions that are grounded in theory without putting you to sleep. The handouts and session descriptions can be adapted and added to a clinician's toolbox. I would recommend this book to anyone who treats adolescents.

This book is great for new counselor with little to no experience in the field. It has great intervention one can implement with at risk youth. Great for in-home counselors.

This manual will serve me well in my counseling practice as I strive to put together a most meaningful and evidential parenting program for my teens and their families.

Barkley has been a great source for me for better understanding ADHD as well as ODD. The parenting program is essential. The assessment tools provided here are very helpful and the programming steps are right on. I use this and Parent Management Training as the backbone for my Defiant Children workshops.

This is a great resource for the practitioner in training. It's easy to use and helps you learn in-take process and differential diagnosis tools.