The Coping Power Program is designed for use with preadolescent and early adolescent aggressive children and their parents and is often delivered near the time of children's transition to middle school. Aggression is one of the most stable problem behaviors in childhood. If not dealt with effectively, it can lead to negative outcomes in adolescence such as drug and alcohol use, truancy and dropout, delinquency, and violence. This program has proven effective in helping to avoid these types of problems. The parent component of the program consists of 16 group meetings also held during the 5th and 6th grade school years. Parents are taught ways of reinforcing their children's positive behaviors, as well as effective discipline techniques for eliminating negative behaviors. Skills for improving family communication, providing academic support in the home, and building family cohesion are also a focus. Parents also learn how to give effective instructions and establish age-appropriate rules and expectations for their children at home. In addition to these basic parenting skills, the program describes relaxation techniques that parents can use to deal with their own stress. Tips for taking care of personal needs and effective time management strategies also help to ease the challenges of parenting an aggressive child.
... and cigarette smoke and severe nutritional deficiencies (Brennan, Grekin, & Mednick, 1999; Delaney-Black et al., 2000; Kelly, Davis, & Henschke, 2000; Rasanen et al., 1999) have been found to have direct effects on child aggression.
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Dr. Lochman describes the research supporting his group-based program for children with aggression problems. He and Dr. Boxmeyer give a session by session review of how to conduct Coping Power.
Another study examined whether the effects of the Coping Power Program, offered as an indicated prevention intervention for high-risk aggressive children, could be enhanced by adding a universal prevention component (Lochman & Wells, ...
PBIS and Coping Power Whereas PATHS was implemented as a universal SEL program (horizontal integration), Coping Power can be integrated vertically with PBIS as an indicated preventive intervention that teaches SEL skills.
Lochman, J. E., Boxmeyer, C., Powell, N., Qu, L., Wells, K., & Windle, M. (2009). Dissemination of the Coping Power Program: Importance of intensity of counselor ... Lochman, J. E., Coie, J. D., Underwood, M., & Terry, R. (1993).
by classroom to the Coping Power program or to a wait-list control condition. The children in the multicomponent Coping Power program attended group sessions, and their teachers and dormitory staff received behavioral management ...
Revision of: Treatment of childhood disorders / edited by Eric J. Mash, Russell A. Barkley.
The Handbook of Evidence-Based Child and Adolescent Treatment Manuals is an indispensable reference for researchers, graduate students, and practitioners working with children and adolescents in a multitude of settings, from schools and ...
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