THE OUTCOME OF PARENT TRAINING USING THE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT FLOW-CHART WITH MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER AND ATTENTION-DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER

The effects of parent training, using parameters established in the Be havior Management Flow Chart, on mother behavior and on the disruptive behavior of eight children who emitted behavior consistent with the d iagnoses of both Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention-Deficit H yperactivity Disorder were evaluated. There are important differences between the Behavior Management Flow Chart and well-known parent-train ing programs that are based on the Hanf model; Parent training was con ducted within a multiple baseline design across children. Direct obser vation of mother and child behavior, phone interviews, and standardize d rating scales showed that training improved parenting behavior, redu ced maternal stress, and reduced oppositional child behavior. A 6-mont h follow-up revealed that parenting and child behavior remained stable . The results are comparable with prior research on behavioral parent training for families that have children with oppositional/hyperactive behavior.