Reducing Child Conduct Problems Effectively through the Provision of Incredible Years Parent Training
Keywords:
Incredible Years, Child Conduct, Student Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour, Support Programme, Conduct Disorder, Behavioural Parent Training, Incredible Years Basic Parent Training ProgrammeAbstract
While all children display unacceptable behaviour from time to time, this is now accepted as integral to normal development. Some children, however, engage in unacceptable behaviour more persistently, to an extent that it becomes a source of concern to those around them at home and at school. The term conduct disorder has been applied to these children. This article will review child and family factors which lead to the development and maintenance of conduct disorder. It will discuss Behavioural Parent Training which has emerged as the treatment of choice for child conduct problems, with particular emphasis on the Incredible Years Basic Parent Training Programme, which has been rigorously evaluated.
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