This remarkably clear and effective manual includes a thorough clinical guide to Dr. Barkley's 10-session parent training program, an assessment section that incorporates DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, and reproducible materials reinforcing each step of the program.

Practitioners learn proven techniques for helping parents to:

• Understand their child's misbehavior
• Motivate their child and increase compliance
• Decrease disruptive behavior
• Establish proper disciplinary systems without corporal punishment
• Improve school behavior with a new home-based reward system

The manual includes all needed assessment forms and parent and teacher handouts. Purchasers can photocopy the materials they need as often as they need without additional cost.