The Practitioner Guide to Skills Training for Struggling Kids

Addressing frequently encountered emotional, behavioral, and academic difficulties, this essential guide shows how to help parents implement proven skills-building strategies with their kids (ages 5-17). The author draws on over 25 years of research and clinical practice to provide a flexible program for individual families or parent groups. The focus is on teaching kids the skills they need to get their development back on track and teaching parents to cope with and manage challenging behavior. Featuring vignettes and troubleshooting tips, the Practitioner Guideis packed with ideas for engaging clients and tailoring the interventions. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, it contains more than 60 reproducible handouts and forms.

Michael L. Bloomquist, PhD, a child psychologist, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, where he conducts research and trains practitioners. Through a part-time forensic psychology consultation, he also conducts juvenile psychological evaluations. Dr. Bloomquist has worked with struggling kids and teens and their families for over 25 years.

Introduction I. Background Information 1. Behavioral-Emotional Problems and Developmental Struggles in Children 2. Skills-Training Methods Used in the \u0022Struggling Kids\u0022 Program II. Practice Guidelines for the \u0022Struggling Kids\u0022 Program and Modules 3. Procedures to Use with All Families Receiving the \u0022Struggling Kids\u0022 Program 4. Using the Getting Started and Staying with It Module 5. Using the Child Behavioral Development Module 6. Using the Child Social Development Module 7. Using the Child Emotional Development Module 8. Using the Child Academic Development Module 9. Using the Parent Well-Being Module 10. Using the Family Well-Being Module III. Case Examples 11. Practice Illustrations of the \u0022Struggling Kids\u0022 Program Appendix: Implementation Support Protocol for the \u0022Struggling Kids\u0022 Program