Child Behavior Therapy Casebook

402 Pages·1988·17.355 MB·English

by  Michel Hersen, Cynthia G. Last (auth.), Michel Hersen, Cynthia G. Last (eds.)

Child Behavior
Therapy Casebook
Child Behavior
Therapy Casebook
Edited by
Michel Hersen and
Cynth ia G. Last
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Plenum Press • New York and London
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Child behavior therapy casebook.
Includes bibliographies and index.
1. Behavior therapy for children-Case studies. I. Hersen, Michel. II. Last, Cynthia
G. [DNLM: 1. Behavior Therapy-in infancy & childhood-case studies. WS 350.6
C5362]
RJ505.B4C46 1988 618.92'89142 88-15125
ISBN-13: 978-1-4612-8282-2 e-ISBN-13: 978-1-4613-0993-2
DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0993-2
This limited facsimile edition has been issued
for the purpose of keeping this title available
to the scientific community.
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Contri butors
GEARY S. ALFORD Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
ROBERT T. AMMERMAN Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
IVAN L. BEALE Department of Psychology, University of Auckland,
Auckland, New Zealand
GORDON W. BLOOD Division of Special Education and Communi-
cation Disorders, The Pennsylvania State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania
JEFFREY BOLLARD The Adelaide Children's Hospital, North Ade-
laide, South Australia
GLENN R. CADDY Department of Psychology, Nova University, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida
BETTY E. CHESLER Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PAUL M. CINCIRIPINI Department of Psychiatry, The University of
Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
DANIEL M. DOLEYS Behavioral Medicine Services, Birmingham,
Alabama
BRENDA S. EGAN Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EDNA B. FOA Department of Psychiatry, Temple University, Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania
CYNTHIA L. FRAME Department of Psychology, University of Geor-
gia, Athens, Georgia
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viii CONTRIBUTORS
GRETA FRANCIS Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
LARRY R. FRIEDT Department of Psychology, Louisiana State Uni-
versity, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SUE ANN FULTZ Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DAVID M. GARNER Department of Psychiatry, Toronto General Hos-
pital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MARKHAM S. GIBLIN Department of Psychology, University of Geor-
gia, Athens, Georgia
ALAN M. GROSS Department of Psychology, University of Missis-
sippi, University, Mississippi
JAN S. HANDLEMAN Douglass College, Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey
SANDRA L. HARRIS Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,
Piscataway, New Jersey
MICHEL HERSEN Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
STEVEN A. HOBBS Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma,
Tulsa Medical College, Tulsa, Oklahoma
L. K. GEORGE HSU Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ALLEN C. ISRAEL Department of Psychology, The University at Al-
bany, State University of New York, Albany, New York
JAMES H. JOHNSON Department of Basic Dental Sciences, University
of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
BRICK JOHNSTONE Department of Psychology, University of Geor-
gia, Athens, Georgia
ALAN E. KAZDIN Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DAVID J. KOLKO Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CYNTHIA G. LAST Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CONTRIBUTORS ix
RONALD A. MADLE Early Intervention Program, The Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
JOHNNY L. MATSON Department of Psychology, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
PAUL R. McCARTHY Department of Psychiatry, Temple University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F. DUDLEY McGLYNN Department of Basic Dental Sciences, Uni-
versity of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
JOHN T. NEISWORTH Early Intervention Program, The Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, Pennsylvania
N. JENNIFER OKE Department of Psychology, University of Califor-
nia-San Diego, La Jolla, California
THOMAS H. OLLENDICK Department of Psychology, Virginia Poly-
technic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia
BERTRAM O. PLOOG Department of Psychology, University of Cal-
ifornia-San Diego, La Jolla, California
ANDRES J. PUMARIEGA Department of Psychiatry, The University of
Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
MARK D. RAPPORT Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sci-
ence, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
WiLLIAM M. REYNOLDS Department of Educational Psychology,
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
JOHANNES ROJAHN The Nisonger Center, The Ohio State Univer-
sity, Columbus, Ohio
LAURA E. SCHREIBMAN Department of Psychology, University of
California-San Diego, La Jolla, California
NIRBHAY N. SINGH Educational Research and Services Center, Inc.,
De Kalb, Illinois
LORI A. SISSON Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
DEBORAH L. SNElL Department of Psychology, University of Can-
terbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
LAUREN C. SOLOTAR Department of Psychology, The University at
Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York
x CONTRIBUTORS
CYD C. STRAUSS Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VINCENT B. VAN HASSELT Department of Psychiatry and Human Be-
havior, University of California, Orange, California
DON P. WILSON University of Oklahoma Tulsa Medical College,
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Preface
Some years ago we edited a general casebook on behavior therapy that
was well received. However, those professors who used the book as an
adjunct text in child behavior therapy courses were concerned that only
9 of the 26 chapters dealt with the clinical application of behavioral prin
ciples to children. Their contention was that a specific casebook on the
topic was very much warranted. In considering their comments we took
a closer look at the child behavior therapy area and were struck with how
diverse it was, how it had expanded, and how it had matured over the
last three decades. Given this apparent gap in the literature, we decided
to devote an entire casebook to both the standard and the more innovative
clinical applications to the behavioral problems presented by children.
The resulting book, containing 28 chapters, is divided into two parts.
In the first part, in a chapter entitled "How the Field Has Moved On,"
we briefly trace the historical roots of child behavior therapy, detail the
relationship of psychiatric diagnosis and behavioral assessment, and con
sider the importance of developmental norms, psychological testing, ef
forts at prevention, and behavioral medicine. The bulk of this book, of
course, appears in the 27 cases presented by our respective experts.
Each of the treatment cases is presented in identical format for pur
poses of clarity, consistency, and comparability. The sequence of sections
is as follows: (1) Description of the Disorder, (2) Case Identification, (3)
Presenting Complaints, (4) History, (5) Assessment, (6) Selection of Treat
ment, (7) Course of Treatment, (8) Termination, (9) Follow-up, and (10)
Overall Evaluation.
Presentation of the details of behavioral treatment for so many cases
allows the student and the practitioner alike to have a better understanding
of how child behavior therapists operate when confronted with difficult
clinical problems. Although a firm theoretical understanding is requisite
to carrying out effective child behavior therapy programs, we argue that
good models of clinical care are equally important for new therapists to
become fully effective. And it is to that end that our casebook is directed.
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xii PREFACE
Many people have contributed to this book, and we would like to
acknowledge their efforts. First, we thank our contributors for sharing
their expertise with us. Second, we appreciate the secretarial and tech
nical help by Ienifer McKelvey, Mary Newell, and Kim Sterner. Finally,
once again, we thank our editor at Plenum, Eliot Werner, who makes all
of this possible.
Michel Hersen
Cynthia G. Last
Pittsburgh