EAN: 9780889375093

TIME-OUT IN CHILD BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT - CHERYL ...

This book is essential reading for psychologists  therapists  students  and anyone who works
with children and their families. It is a compact  comprehensive guide to understanding 
administering  and teaching caregivers to implement time-out effectively for child behavior
management. Readers will learn about time-out's history and scientific research base 
particularly with respect to child age  cultural groups  and presenting concerns. Practitioners
will appreciate the focus on applied research highlighting the efficacy of specific time-out
parameters  such as duration  location  and handling escape. Overviews of behavioral parent
training programs that include time-out are also provided. The authors then share their
expertise in the use of time-out in parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)  both conceptually
and by using an in-depth case study. They also thoroughly examine controversial issues related
to time-out  from theoretical and practical standpoints. The appendix provides the clinician
with hands-on tools: step-by-step diagrams for administering time-out and managing escape 
handouts for parents about issuing effective instructions  and a list of further resources.

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