Intervening in Adolescent Problem Behavior

Thomas J. Dishion, PhD, until his death in 2018, was Regents Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University and Senior Scientist at the Oregon Research Institute. Previously, he was Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Research at the Child and Family Center at the University of Oregon. A leader in the field of developmental psychopathology, he developed the Family Check-Up program for at-risk families with young children. Dr. Dishion has received honors including the Prevention Science Award from the Society for Prevention Science and the 2019 Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society from the Developmental Psychology division of the American Psychological Association.Kate Kavanagh, PhD, is a research associate at the Child and Family Center, University of Oregon-Portland, and a consultant to the Portland Public School District's prevention office.

Over the past 20 years, Dishion and Kavanagh have made many major contributions to our understanding of the development of antisocial behavior in adolescents. This much-anticipated volume details, with great clarity, an extremely well-conceived array of clinical interventions for such youth. This volume will be of great practical value to practitioners within the fields of social work, psychology, and psychiatry.--Scott W. Henggeler, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South CarolinaThis volume represents a second-generation approach to using parent management training to treat children with conduct disorders and their families. The bold and innovative interventions described here form the first step toward integration of home- and school-based empirically grounded treatments. This is a tremendous effort that helps move the field toward interventions that include parents, teachers, and clinicians working toward shared goals.--Gerald R. Patterson, PhD, Oregon Social Learning CenterDishion and Kavanagh have written a terrific book detailing their family intervention model. Their approach to adolescent problem behavior is systematic, flexible, and well justified. This evidence-supported intervention is the state of the art in prevention, providing multilevel strategies to match the needs of specific young people and families.--Ron Prinz, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina- This is a book that will appeal to clinicians with an interest in this area and who are thinking about the provision of services for this troubled and notoriously hard-to-treat population. It certainly provokes thought and brings in a variety of interesting concepts. --Child and Adolescent Mental Health Journal, 1/30/2005ƒƒ This book will be particularly useful to beginning psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers who are interested in an ecological approach to working with adolescents and their families. It provides a clear understanding of the purpose of various program phases, such as prevention, assessment, feedback, and intervention. --Psychiatric Services, 1/30/2005

• I. An Ecological Overview1. A Family-Centered Model2. The ATP Multilevel Intervention StrategyII. The Family Check-Up: Engaging and Motivating Family Change3. Initial Strategies for Family Engagement4. An Ecological Assessment Strategy5. The Family Feedback SessionIII. Implementing a Family-Centered Menu6. Interventions for Family Management7. Working with Adolescents8. Working with Parents in GroupsIV. School and Community Change9. Family-Centered Intervention in Schools10. Empirical Support for ATP11. Science as a Tool for ChangeGlossaryAppendix A: Guidelines for Writing the Family Check-Up ReportAppendix B: Next-Year Plan and Summer Check-In