Full Description
For children with ADHD in grades 1-6, problems with homework have been shown to contribute to academic skills deficits, underachievement, and significant levels of parent-child conflict. This manual presents the first empirically supported homework intervention approach specifically developed for families coping with ADHD. Grounded in a solid theoretical and empirical rationale, the book provides detailed instructions for setting up the program, recruiting and selecting participants, and conducting each of the seven sessions. Practitioners learn how to implement specialized instructional and behavioral interventions to facilitate collaborative home-school relationships, foster effective study skills and work habits, and enhance family functioning and children's self-esteem. Special features include detailed case examples; checklists for monitoring the integrity of interventions; recruiting instruments and outcome measures; and helpful parent handouts. Ideal for use with groups of parents and children, or with one family at a time, this manual is an invaluable resource for school psychologists and counselors, clinical child psychologists and other mental health practitioners, and special education professionals.
Contents
Foreword by Susan M. Sheridan, PhD
Preface
Chapter 1Introduction to Homework Success
Chapter 2Background and Justification
Chapter 3Recruiting and Screening Participants
Chapter 4Assessing Intervention Integrity and Evaluating Outcomes
with Sheeba Daniel
Chapter 5Setting Up the Program: Practical Considerations
Chapter 6Initiating the Program
Chapter 7Group Session 1: Introducting Homework Success
Chapter 8Group Session 2: Establishing Homework Ritual and Giving Instructions
Chapter 9Group Session 3: Providing Positive Reinforcement
Chapter 10Group Session 4: Managing Time and Setting Goals
Chapter 11Group Session 5: Using Punishment Successfully
Chapter 12Group Session 6: Integrating Skills and Anticipating Future Problems
Chapter 13Group Session 7: Providing Follow-Up Support
Chapter 14Including Children in Homework Success
with Stephen S. Leff, Tracy E. Costigan, Suzanne G. Goldstein, and Sheeba Daniel
Chapter 15Assessing Outcomes: Case Illustrations
with Sheeba Daniel
Chapter 16Conclusions
Appendix ARecruiting Handout and Letters
Appendix BRecruiting Instruments and Outcome Measures
Appendix CIntegrity Checklists for Parent Group
Appendix DParent Handouts
Appendix EMaterials for Child Group
References
Index
