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Behavioral Parent Training in Couple and Family Therapy

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Name of the Strategy or Intervention

Behavioral Parent Training

Synonyms

Parent management training; Parent training

Introduction

Since its emerging presence in the late 1960s, behavioral parent training (BPT) has been one of the most widely used behavioral interventions for parents of children with behavioral problems. BPT involves clinicians helping parents to define behavior problems accurately, implementing assessment measures that further define the problem and its intensity, and educating parents in the treatment plans that would be appropriate for the problems within their individualized context (Briesmeister and Schaefer 1998). Although this approach has been applied to a variety of child behavioral problems, it is most commonly focused on antisocial behavior, including but not limited to noncompliance, temper tantrums, defiance, and aggressiveness (Serketich and Dumas 1996).

Theoretical Framework

BPT is based upon the principles of behavior modification and social learning...

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References

  • Briesmeister, J. M., & Schaefer, C. E. (1998). Handbook of parent training. New York: Wiley.

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Hsinlien Tiffany Tsou & Ryan M. Earl

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  1. Hsinlien Tiffany Tsou
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Correspondence to Hsinlien Tiffany Tsou .

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. Marriage and Family Therapy Program, Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA

    Kelley Quirk

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Adam Fisher

  3. Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA

    Adam Fisher

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Tsou, H.T., Earl, R.M. (2019). Behavioral Parent Training in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J., Chambers, A., Breunlin, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_1145-1

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