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Overview
The first comprehensive presentation for clinicians of the groundbreaking approach popularized in Ross Greene's acclaimed parenting guide, The Explosive Child, this book provides a detailed framework for effective, individualized intervention with highly oppositional children and their families. Many vivid examples and Q&A sections show how to identify the specific cognitive factors that contribute to explosive and noncompliant behavior, remediate these factors, and teach children and their adult caregivers how to solve problems collaboratively. The book also describes challenges that may arise in implementing the model and provides clear and practical solutions. Two special chapters focus on intervention in schools and in therapeutic/restrictive facilities.Synopsis
The first comprehensive presentation for clinicians of the groundbreaking approach popularized in Ross Greene's acclaimed parenting guide, The Explosive Child, this book provides a detailed framework for effective, individualized intervention with highly oppositional children and their families. Many vivid examples and Q&A sections show how to identify the specific cognitive factors that contribute to explosive and noncompliant behavior, remediate these factors, and teach children and their adult caregivers how to solve problems collaboratively. The book also describes challenges that may arise in implementing the model and provides clear and practical solutions. Two special chapters focus on intervention in schools and in therapeutic/restrictive facilities.
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Reviewer:Susan Richardson, MA, PsyD(Private Practice)
Description:This is a casebook for therapists working with children and families. The authors present a family-centered approach to working with children and adolescents who are prone to explosive outbursts.
Purpose:The authors state that the premise of their book is that children and adolescents with explosive episodes are lacking cognitive skills in the domains of frustration tolerance, problem solving and/or adaptability. Parents who are able to view the difficulties in this paradigm, rather than viewing the behavior as willful and intentional, are better able to communicate with their children and help build these skills, minimizing these outbursts.
Audience:This book is written for clinicians who work with children and adolescents and their families. The authors provide many detailed and informative examples for the clinician, ably demonstrating their experience and mastery of the area.
Features:The book describes the collaborative problem-solving approach to dealing with children and adolescents with explosive outbursts. The authors define the cognitive deficits that lead up to these affective explosions then teach the clinician to help parents and the kids identify likely triggers. The problem-solving approach involves mutual empathy, respect, and joint concerns, intentionally avoiding solutions that only focus on the adult or the child's concerns.
Assessment:This is sure to be of great use to any clinician looking for tools in working with children and families. The authors are very specific and clear in helping clinicians teach improved communication and a more useful paradigm for viewing problematic behavior.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Susan Richardson, MA, PsyD(Private Practice)Description: This is a casebook for therapists working with children and families. The authors present a family-centered approach to working with children and adolescents who are prone to explosive outbursts.
Purpose: The authors state that the premise of their book is that children and adolescents with explosive episodes are lacking cognitive skills in the domains of frustration tolerance, problem solving and/or adaptability. Parents who are able to view the difficulties in this paradigm, rather than viewing the behavior as willful and intentional, are better able to communicate with their children and help build these skills, minimizing these outbursts.
Audience: This book is written for clinicians who work with children and adolescents and their families. The authors provide many detailed and informative examples for the clinician, ably demonstrating their experience and mastery of the area.
Features: The book describes the collaborative problem-solving approach to dealing with children and adolescents with explosive outbursts. The authors define the cognitive deficits that lead up to these affective explosions then teach the clinician to help parents and the kids identify likely triggers. The problem-solving approach involves mutual empathy, respect, and joint concerns, intentionally avoiding solutions that only focus on the adult or the child's concerns.
Assessment: This is sure to be of great use to any clinician looking for tools in working with children and families. The authors are very specific and clear in helping clinicians teach improved communication and a more useful paradigm for viewing problematic behavior.
From the Publisher
“Greene and Ablon have done it again. This book illustrates their clinical acumen, conceptual sophistication, and scientific rigor--all at the same time! This is an uncommonly useful book for students and for therapists at all levels of experience. The authors' collaborative problem-solving approach takes into consideration the delicate dance between poorly regulated children and their frustrated and sometimes poorly equipped parents. These children and their families require special interventions, and this innovative book goes a long way to helping us in our clinical practice, teaching, and research.”--Thomas H. Ollendick, PhD, Child Study Center and Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech"Provocative, conceptually grounded, and clinically wise. The CPS approach looks at a range of common, vexing parent-child problems and applies sound individual and family strategies, innovatively framed in the context of children's deficits in executive functions, communication, and emotion regulation. Loaded with case examples, this is essential reading for all those who work with 'externalizing' children."--Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley
"This cutting-edge book provides a practical and easily understood guide for treating explosive children and adolescents. It presents an innovative, compassionate model that is very helpful in improving the quality of life for these kids and those who care for them." --Michael S. Jellinek, MD, Child Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital; Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
"Greene and Ablon's CPS approach is an excellent integration of theory, research, and clinical wisdom. The authors present a thoughtful clinical framework and specific procedures for interpreting and managing children's explosive, noncompliant behavior. This book belongs on the bookshelf of every clinician who works with these youngsters."--Howard Abikoff, PhD, Institute for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity and Behavior Disorders, NYU Child Study Center