Schools often resort to ineffective, punitive interventions for the 10% of K-8 students whose challenging behavior interferes with their own and their classmates' learning. This book fills a crucial need by describing ways to provide meaningful supports to students with disruptive behavior disorders. Prominent authority Frank M. Gresham weaves together current research, assessment and intervention guidelines, and illustrative case studies. He reviews a broad range of evidence-based practices and offers recommendations for selecting, implementing, and evaluating them within a multi-tiered framework. Coverage includes school- and home-based approaches, multicomponent programs, prevention strategies, and social skills training. -- Provided by publisher 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
