This is a program to train parents or guardians in the management of children with aggressive or oppositional-challenging behavior.
The intervention is carried out weekly, in ten sessions, and the therapist is responsible for:
1) Explaining the reasons for the child’s behavior;
2) Directing attention to the child’s appropriate behaviors and positively reinforcing them;
3) Teaching ways to increase the child’s independence;
4) Building and implementing a program of tokens or points to stimulate the desired behaviors;
5) Instructing on the use of a highly effective paradigm to implement other disciplinary methods, depending on the child’s misbehavior;
6) Prolonging the time-out used for punishment of misbehavior;
7) Predicting behavior problems in public places and how to implement a transition plan to reduce the likelihood of occurrence;
8) Implementing a daily behavior report card;
9) Reviewing all previous procedures with the parents; and
10) Holding a booster session and follow-up meetings with parents.