Behavioral techniques (directed to children only) |
Delivering positive reinforcement |
Rewarding positive behavior with labeled praise, physical, verbal, or material reinforcement; shaping, behavior reward systems, strategic attention |
Delivering punishment/limit setting |
Setting limits, activating response-cost, ignoring negative behavior, giving time-out, delivering punishment |
Behavioral principles (directed to parents only) |
Principles of positive reinforcement |
Behavioral principles including, strategic attention, labeled praise, physical, verbal, and material reinforcement, shaping, and behavioral reward systems |
Principles of effective limit-setting and punishment |
Behavioral principles including, punishment, extinction, time-out, response-cost, giving commands, and limit-setting |
Cognitive behavioral content (directed to children or parents) |
Problem-solving skills |
Methods to generate alternative solutions, evaluate options, consider consequences of each option, and provide self-rewards |
Affect/anger management |
Methods to manage/modulate anger including, perspective-taking, recognizing triggers of anger, relaxation skills |
Affect education |
Understanding, identifying, and labeling emotions. Recognizing physical and environmental cues of emotions |
Teaching techniques (directed to children or parents) |
Psychoeducation |
Teaching through didactic instruction or explanation, video or biblio-instruction about topics such as, psychopathology, nature of child/family’s problems, treatment principles, and child development |
Assigning and reviewing homework |
Assigning and/or reviewing tasks to complete between sessions including, setting up behavior charts for implementation at home, practice relaxation techniques or problem solving skills |
Role-playing/practice |
Practicing/rehearsing skills in vivo or reenacting a hypothetical situation |
Modeling |
Demonstrating skills through live (in-session), imaginal (describing use of skill in hypothetical situation) or videotape methods. Also includes peer modeling |
Extra-therapeutic techniques (directed to parents only) |
Addressing family issues, care |
Discussions about other family members’ (e.g., parents, siblings) mental or physical health, or broader psychosocial issues including identifying or assessing problems, and/or coordinating treatment or services |
Addressing child’s external care |
Discussions relating to management and coordination of care across multiple agencies and/or professionals, and/or therapeutic or structured programs |