Parents of Children with Behavioral Challenges and Mental Health Disorders PDF

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS  PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS Behavioral and mental health challenges encompass a range of behaviors and conditions. The psychiatric, psychological, and educati...

PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS  PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS Behavioral and mental health challenges encompass a range of behaviors and conditions. The psychiatric, psychological, and educational professional communities use somewhat different terminologies, but they agree in identifying these behaviors and conditions. Externalizing Behaviors Internalizing Behaviors  Lavigne and colleagues (1996) report that during the early years (ages 2-5), the prevalence of such behavior problems in a sample of 3,860 children averages 8.3 percent, with gender differences. In a small proportion of children, however, studies have found that aggressive/antisocial behavior is severe and persists through early childhood (Wahl and Metzner, 2012). INTERVENTION STRATEGIES: PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIOR These interventions have included applications of general parent management training to parents of children with challenging behavior, as well as parent training developed specifically for this population. INTERVENTION STRATEGIES: Tripple P PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH EXTERNALIZING The Incredible BEHAVIOR Years Parent Management Training TRIPPLE P a multilevel system of support that provides increasingly intensive interventions based on parents' and children's needs. THE INCREDIBLE YEARS is a developmentally based training intervention for children ages 0-12 and their parents and teachers. Children of families in the program often have behavioral problems. Sessions focus on building skills to strengthen the parent-child relationship; reduce the use of harsh discipline; and support children's social, emotional, and language development, as well as their school readiness.  Parent Program Children Program Teacher Program THE INCREDIBLE YEARS  involving parents of children with externalizing behavior, originated with Gerald Patterson and colleagues. PARENT Parents participate in therapy sessions MANAGEMENT to learn behavior management techniques they would use with their TRAINING children. THANK YOU