Deliberate Practice in Behavioral Parent Training

Mark D. Terjesen, PhD, is professor of psychology at St. John’s University in Queens, NY, where he also serves as director of clinical training and program director of the school psychology PsyD program. He has studied, published, presented, and trained internationally in assessment and clinical work with children, adolescents, and families. Dr. Terjesen is the coeditor of the Handbook of Behavioral Parent Training. He was president for multiple organizations, including the School Division and the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Division of the New York State Psychological Association and Division 52 (the Society for Global Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.Hilary B. Vidair, PhD, is associate professor of psychology and former director in the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program at Long Island University Post. For over 15 years, she has trained and supervised doctoral students in cognitive behavioral therapy and behavioral parent training. Dr. Vidair has published and presented on evidence-based treatments for children and adolescents, behavioral parent training, and methods for training students in clinical work and research. She authored the book Navigating Research Projects in an Applied Graduate Program. She also serves as the director of program development at Cognitive Behavioral Associates in Great Neck, New York.Phyllis S. Ohr, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Hofstra University in Long Island, NY, where she serves as assistant director of clinical training for the clinical psychology PhD program. She is also clinical director of the Child and Parent Psychological Services Clinic, a training and research program. She is a certified trainer of parent–child interaction therapy and, with her mentees, has published and presented yearly at conferences on parent–child relationships, selective mutism and social anxiety, and treating disordered eating in young children. In 2010, she received the American Psychological Association’s student-nominated mentorship award.Olivia A. Walsh, PsyD, is postdoctoral fellow at North Coast Psychological Services. She provides therapy and assessments for children, adolescents, and young adults in private practice and schools. Dr. Walsh’s research focuses on deliberate practice in behavioral parent training (BPT). She has presented at national conferences on cognitive behavioral therapy, BPT, and deliberate practice. Dr. Walsh has also served as an adjunct instructor at St. John’s University, teaching undergraduate psychology courses. In recognition of her contributions to the field, she received the Ted Bernstein Award from the New York Association of School Psychologists in 2022.Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD, is cofounder and program director of Sentio University and the Sentio Counseling Center. He provides workshops, webinars, and advanced clinical training and supervision to clinicians around the world. Dr. Rousmaniere is the author/coeditor of many books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training. In 2017, he published the widely cited article in The Atlantic Monthly, “What Your Therapist Doesn’t Know.” Dr. Rousmaniere supports the open-data movement and publishes his aggregated, deidentified clinical outcome data on his website (https://drtonyr.com/). Dr. Rousmaniere is past president of the American Psychological Association’s Division 29 (the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy).Alexandre Vaz, PhD, is cofounder and chief academic officer of Sentio University and the Sentio Counseling Center. He provides workshops, webinars, and advanced clinical training and supervision to clinicians around the world. Dr. Vaz is the author/coeditor of over a dozen books on deliberate practice and psychotherapy training. He has held multiple committee roles for the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) and the Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR). Dr. Vaz is founder and host of Psychotherapy Expert Talks, an acclaimed interview series with distinguished psychotherapists and therapy researchers.

"Terjesen and colleagues have produced the essential guide for comprehensively training and supervising mental health professionals in the provision of behavioral parent training (BPT). This book is unique in providing a graduated set of deliberate practice exercises that support trainees and supervisees in translating parent training knowledge into implementation of skills that serve as the foundation for effective delivery of established BPT programs. The "learning by doing" exercises cogently described in this book have been rigorously evaluated by multiple BPT trainers across more than a dozen countries. I strongly recommend the use of this text for training mental health professionals working with families who could benefit from BPT." - George J. DuPaul, PhD, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA "The only book I've seen that teaches you how to become an expert in delivering parent training. Incredibly useful whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. You will get better after reading this expertly written book." - Camilo Ortiz, PhD, ABPP, Long Island University-Post Campus, Brookville, NY

• Series PrefaceTony Rousmaniere and Alexandre VazAcknowledgmentsPart I. Overview and InstructionsChapter 1. Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Behavioral Parent TrainingChapter 2. Instructions for the Behavioral Parent Training Deliberate Practice ExercisesPart II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Behavioral Parent Training SkillsExercises for Beginner Behavioral Parent Training SkillsExercise 1. Psychoeducation About Behavioral Parent TrainingExercise 2: Psychoeducation About the Functions of Child BehaviorsExercise 3. Identifying and Validating Parent AffectExercise 4. Teaching Parents How to Provide PraiseExercises for Intermediate Behavioral Parent Training SkillsExercise 5. Teaching Parents to Provide Positive AttentionExercise 6. Teaching Planned Ignoring With Positive AttentionExercise 7. Teaching Parents About Effective CommunicationExercise 8. Teaching Parents How to Implement Positive Incentives to Bring About Behavioral ChangeExercises for Advanced Behavioral Parent Training SkillsExercise 9. Teaching Parents About Consequence InterventionsExercise 10. Providing Strategies for Parent Affect ManagementExercise 11. Teaching Parents About Managing Behavior in Public SettingsExercise 12. Development of Homework AssignmentsComprehensive ExercisesExercise 13. Annotated Behavioral Parent Training Practice Session TranscriptExercise 14. Mock Behavioral Parent Training SessionsPart III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice ExercisesChapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and TraineesAppendix A. Difficulty Assessments and AdjustmentsAppendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary FormAppendix C. Sample Behavioral Parent Training Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice ExercisesReferencesIndexAbout the Authors