BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AND CHILDHOOD CONDUCT PROBLEMS BACK TO THE FUTURE: A REVIEW OF DERMOT O'REILLY'S CONDUCT DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORAL PARENT TRAINING

Reviews the book, Conduct Disorders and Behavioral Parent Training by Dermot O'Reilly. This book is one of those rare research based enterprises that attempts bridges the gap between theory and practice. The focus of the book is three-pronged: (1) O’Reilly begins with a section which introduces the methodology applied behavioral analysis followed by (2) the example case studies of children with conduct problems used during his research, and, (3) finally, the intervention strategy which employs behavioral analysis and parental training. This book is a much needed update for clinicians and graduate students alike. It would make excellent supplemental reading in a graduate course around behavior analysis and child development. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)