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The goal of this therapy is to protect an ADHD child from the consequences of problem ADHD behavior using a problem-solving approach. Treatment is individualized and puts in place alternative strategies to reduce the impact of ADHD symptoms and behaviors. Key Strategies The therapist, child, and family construct "fail-safe" contingencies to make the environment around an ADHD child more compatible and friendly. This can be done through reducing or eliminating chances of behavioral–emotional errors at school, home, church, and in the neighborhood. The therapist must discuss the problem behaviors with the parents and child (with possible input from school). Problem behaviors include the following:
In this video, Dr. Resnick designs and implements a contingency plan (or behavioral contract) to reduce and eliminate the problem behavior(s). The intervention may be the responsibility of the child, the parent(s), school, or the environment. ADHD behaviors and challenges often change with the age of the child (teen). The format, however, for intervention is essentially the same. The steps of the format include the following:
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