NCJ Number
111563
Journal
Behavior Analyst Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1987) Pages: 75-82
Date Published
1987
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Nearly two decades of clinical research at the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC) have helped to shape a theory of antisocial behavior in boys and have formed the basis for an intervention program for helping parents deal with their antisocial children.
Abstract
The family management concepts include discipline, monitoring, positive parenting, and problemsolving. They are part of a general model that spans the years of middle childhood through adolescence. The clinical applications of these models consist of social interactional therapy and have been evaluated in many studies. The outcome studies have used telephone interviews and home observations to gather information on two indicators: total aversive behavior and the parent daily report. The program appears to be successful in helping parents deal with their antisocial children and in increasing the understanding of how delinquent behavior develops. It is not yet known whether this approach will work in large urban areas and how to best provide the training to parents who need it. Figures and 27 references.