Practitioner Guide to Skills Training for Struggling Kids (eBook)

Michael L. Bloomquist, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, and he provides psychological services and program consultation at PrairieCare Medical Group (a University of Minnesota affiliate site), both in Minneapolis. In his practice, he specializes in parent and family skills training for youth with behavioral-emotional problems. As a researcher, he is a coinvestigator at the Center for Personalized Prevention Research in Children's Mental Health, University of Minnesota, and a principal investigator on several studies examining the effects of comprehensive community-based prevention programs for high-risk youth and families. Dr. Bloomquist has written extensively about effective intervention methods, and he trains children's mental health professionals in evidence-based practice.

IntroductionI. Background Information 1. Behavioral-Emotional Problems and Developmental Struggles in Children 2. Skills-Training Methods Used in the "Struggling Kids" Program II. Practice Guidelines for the "Struggling Kids" Program3. Procedures to Use with All Families Receiving the "Struggling Kids" Program4. Using the Getting Started and Staying with It Module 5. Using the Child Behavioral Development Module 6. Using the Child Social Development Module 7. Using the Child Emotional Development Module 8. Using the Child Academic Development Module 9. Using the Parent Well-Being Module 10. Using the Family Well-Being ModuleIII. Case Examples11. Practice Illustrations of the "Struggling Kids" Program Appendix: Implementation Support Protocol for the "Struggling Kids" Program