Disruptive behavior disorders: evidence-based practice for assessment and intervention

Cover......Page 1
Half Title Page......Page 3
Also by Frank M. Gresham......Page 4
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
About the Author......Page 9
Preface......Page 11
Contents......Page 13
1. Characteristics, Correlates, Causes, and Outcomes of Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children and Youth......Page 19
 Types of DBDs......Page 20
 Prevalence of DBDs......Page 22
 DBDs and Comorbidity......Page 23
 Developmental Pathways of DBDs......Page 24
 Origins and Development of DBDs......Page 29
 The Role of Coercive Family Process in the Development of DBDs......Page 31
2. Evaluating, Selecting, and Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in School Contexts: Key Issues and Recommendations......Page 37
 Evaluation of the Evidence Base for Intervening with Students Having DBDs......Page 38
 Selecting Evidence-Based Approaches for DBDs......Page 51
 Key Issues, Tips, and Recommendations for Achieving High-Quality Implementation of DBD Strategies in School Contexts......Page 56
 Concluding Remarks......Page 62
 Decision Making in Assessment......Page 65
 Assumptions in Assessment......Page 68
 Assessment within a Problem-Solving Model......Page 70
 Identification of Risk and Protective Factors......Page 72
 Early Identification and Screening of DBDs......Page 76
 Technical Considerations in Early Identification and Screening......Page 77
 Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders......Page 79
 Office Discipline Referrals......Page 84
 Behavior Rating Scales......Page 85
 Direct Behavior Ratings......Page 87
 Functional Behavioral Assessment and DBDs......Page 88
4. Issues and Guidelines in Implementing Interventions......Page 94
 School Responsibilities in Dealing with DBDs......Page 95
 Considerations in Using Psychotropic Medications......Page 96
 Importance of Evidence-Based Interventions......Page 98
 Multi-Tiered Intervention Approaches: Response to Intervention......Page 99
 Importance of Social Validity in DBDs......Page 107
5. Evidence-Based School Interventions: A Multi-Tiered Approach......Page 117
 Conceptualization of School-Based Behavioral Interventions......Page 118
 Matching Intensity of Intervention to Problem Severity......Page 120
 RTI as a Basis for Selecting Interventions......Page 121
 Types of RTI Used in Schools......Page 123
 Evidence-Based School Interventions......Page 125
6. Evidence-Based Home Interventions......Page 148
 Understanding DBD Developmental Mechanisms......Page 149
 Overview of Parent Training......Page 151
 Evidence-Based Home Treatments for DBDs......Page 170
 Adjunctive Treatments for DBDs......Page 175
 Concluding Remarks......Page 176
7. Evidence-Based Multicomponent Interventions......Page 179
 Rationale for Multicomponent Interventions......Page 180
 Evidence-Based Multicomponent Interventions for DBDs......Page 183
8. Primary Prevention Strategies......Page 196
 Mechanisms of Action in Risk and Protective Factors......Page 198
 Previous Research on Risk and Protective Factors......Page 200
 Implications of Identifying Risk and Protective Factors......Page 201
 “Mega-Analysis” of Risk and Protective Factors......Page 202
 Evidence-Based Primary Prevention Interventions......Page 204
 Concluding Remarks......Page 209
9. Replacement Behavior Training Strategies......Page 213
 Peer Rejection and Maladjustment......Page 214
 The Role of Competing Problem Behaviors......Page 215
 Conceptualization of Positive Replacement Behaviors......Page 217
 Efficacy of Social Skills Interventions......Page 221
 Appendix 9.1. Sample Lesson from the SSIS-CIP: Staying Calm with Others......Page 236
 Appendix 9.2. Sample Lesson from the SSIS-IG: Getting Along with Others......Page 241
 Case 1: Jacob Green......Page 247
 Case 2: Olivia Jones......Page 251
 Case 3: Alex Williams......Page 256
 Case 4: Ryan Johnson......Page 260
 Case 5: Sam Miller......Page 266
 Case 6: Lucy Smith......Page 270
 Case 7: Phil Duffy......Page 273
 Case 8: Mark Blackwell......Page 278
References......Page 283
Index......Page 310