Dermot O'Reilly is the Principal Social Worker at Lucena Clinic (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service), County Wicklow, Ireland. He has 20 years' experience of working with families of children and adolescents who present with a broad range of behavioural and emotional problems, and has trained as a family therapist.

This book is an in-depth analysis of various behavioural training programmes for parents, which range from compliance training to effective discipline and positive parenting practices. It is written in an accessible but academic style, which is both thorough and sincere. The book is well structured with clearly flagged sections within each chapter that allow the reader to easily locate the passage they're looking for. This may seem like a trivial point, but for a busy practitioner ease of access is a significant factor.

• Foreword. Brian Sheldon. Introduction. Part I: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Background. 1. Integrating applied behaviour analysis into therapeutic practice. 2. Childhood conduct disorder. 3. Behavioural parent training. Part II: Implementing Behavioural Parent Training. 4. Assessment. 5. Compliance training. 6. Non-coercive discipline. 7. Positive parenting practices. 8. Generalisation across settings. 9. Emerging issues. Afterword. Appendix 1: Sample recording sheets. Appendix 2: Observational coding scheme. Appendix 3: Sample consent form. Appendix 4: Coding sheets. References. Index.

Dermot O'Reilly is the Principal Social Worker at Lucena Clinic (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service), County Wicklow, Ireland. He has 20 years' experience of working with families of children and adolescents who present with a broad range of behavioural and emotional problems, and has trained as a family therapist.

This book is an in-depth analysis of various behavioural training programmes for parents, which range from compliance training to effective discipline and positive parenting practices. It is written in an accessible but academic style, which is both thorough and sincere. The book is well structured with clearly flagged sections within each chapter that allow the reader to easily locate the passage they're looking for. This may seem like a trivial point, but for a busy practitioner ease of access is a significant factor.

• Foreword. Brian Sheldon. Introduction. Part I: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Background. 1. Integrating applied behaviour analysis into therapeutic practice. 2. Childhood conduct disorder. 3. Behavioural parent training. Part II: Implementing Behavioural Parent Training. 4. Assessment. 5. Compliance training. 6. Non-coercive discipline. 7. Positive parenting practices. 8. Generalisation across settings. 9. Emerging issues. Afterword. Appendix 1: Sample recording sheets. Appendix 2: Observational coding scheme. Appendix 3: Sample consent form. Appendix 4: Coding sheets. References. Index.