When Your Young Client is Defiant
$39.00
Introductory
Online
Course Abstract
When Your Young Client is Defiant is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides practical strategies for managing challenging and defiant behavior in young clients.
Adults are often at a loss when it comes to handling defiance and power struggles. Some lecture the child on disrespectful behavior. Others ignore it, hoping it will go away. Often, children with language delays learn to express dissatisfaction by whining, or throwing temper tantrums, or engaging in negative behaviors. Such behaviors frequently have a negative impact on the child’s social development, family relationships, and academic outcomes. Research shows that caregivers and parents of children with difficult temperaments may also experience significant stress. Healthcare professionals are in an ideal position to teach families how to communicate better with their children and to support clients to manage their emotions.
The techniques discussed are appropriate for all learning environments – home, classroom, playground, gym, and the therapy room. They can be used in group or individual therapy sessions, in private practice, and/or school-based settings. The techniques can be modified for each child’s developmental level, from toddler to teen.
The author begins by providing an overview of the various forms of defiant, disruptive, and challenging behavior, as well as highlighting factors that put children at increased risk for displaying such behaviors. This is followed by a discussion on the causes and five main triggers of defiant behavior. The author also provides a detailed explanation of how deficits in executive functioning can impact a child.
The remainder of the course focuses on understanding and managing difficult behavior and verbal defiance. Multiple strategies for supporting clients are discussed at length and the author provides further interventions specifically for managing executive functioning deficits and avoiding power struggles with children.
Author’s note: It should be noted at the outset that the dynamics and techniques described in this course may not be adequate or even appropriate to use with children how have more serious behavior conditions, such as oppositional defiant disorder or conduct disorders. They will require more intense and specialized mental health interventions.
Outline
- Introduction
- Section 1: Identification and Forms of Defiant, Disruptive, or Challenging Behavior
- Section 2: What Are the Causes of Defiant Behavior?
- Section 3: What Triggers Defiant Behavior?
- Section 4: Understanding and Managing Difficult Behavior
- Section 5: Strategies for Managing Difficult Behavior
- Section 6: Interventions to Manage Executive Functioning Deficits
- Section 7: Responding Appropriately to Defiance in Verbal Children to Avoid Power Struggles
- Section 8: Freeing Children from Their Defiant Roles
- Appendix: Useful Phrases, Responses, and Processes
Course #31-53 | 2024 | 61 pages | 20 posttest questions
Learning Objectives
- Identify six forms of defiant or challenging behavior
- Explain how executive function skill deficits can lead to challenging behavior
- Describe five situations that can serve as triggers for defiant behavior
- Name ten strategies clinicians and parents can use to manage difficult behavior
- List six ways clinicians and parents can avoid and defuse power struggles
- Explain five strategies for freeing children from their defiant roles
Course Directions
This online course provides instant access to the course materials (PDF download) and CE test. The course is text-based (reading) and the CE test is open-book (you can print the test to mark your answers on it while reading the course document).
Successful completion of this course involves passing an online test (80% required, 3 chances to take) and we ask that you also complete a brief course evaluation.
About the Author(s)
CE Information
Counseling
Professional Development Resources (PDR) has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5590. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PDR is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135 - Note: New York counselors will receive 3 continuing education credits for completing this self-study course).
Marriage and Family Therapy
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB #1046, ACE Program); the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100 - Note: New York MFTs will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Occupational Therapy
Professional Development Resources is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID#10269. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs, introductory level, OT Service Delivery/Foundational Knowledge]. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
School Psychology
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145).
Speech Language Pathology
Introductory Level | 0.3 ASHA CEUs | ASHA credit is available until 07/31/2029. ASHA CEUs are awarded by the ASHA CE Registry upon receipt of the monthly completion report from the ASHA Approved CE Provider (#AAUM5189). Please note that the date that appears on ASHA transcripts is the last day of the month in which the course was completed.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures.
Social Work
Professional Development Resources, #1046, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 6/12/2022 - 6/12/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.
Professional Development Resources is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion). Professional Development Resources, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664 - Note: New York social workers will receive 3 continuing education credit(s) for completing this self-study course). Professional Development Resources is also approved by the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678).
Teaching
Professional Development Resources is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Professional Development Resources maintains responsibility for all programs and content. Professional Development Resources is also approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC ACEP #5590); the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB Provider #1046, ACE Program); the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Provider #AAUM); the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA Provider #3159); the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR Prior Approval Program); the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0145), State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0135) and marriage and family therapists (#MFT-0100), and the State Board for Social Workers as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0664); the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (#114) and State Board of Social Worker Examiners (#5678); and is CE Broker compliant (#50-1635 - all courses are reported within two business days of completion).
Customer Testimonials
The course materials will be helpful to parents in clarifying the reasons for defiant behavior, as well as providing strategies for families to implement.
These online courses are wonderful. I will continue to take online courses with PDR.
I thoroughly enjoyed this course and will be able to implement much of the content presented.Thank you for providing such a great learning experience with an abundant amount of useful information.
Good course for preschool staff.
The examples were excellent. They really helped to solidify and clarify the main points. There was so much information and it was practical and well organized.
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I think this particular course topic was dense and multi-faceted, the author helped break it down, to facilitate understanding, comprehension and practice.
Lots of practical strategies, particularly at the end of the course to implement immediately!
The information presented in this course was comprehensive. Only this past week two elementary teachers asked me what they could do for several children in their classroom who are defiant and have a background of early childhood trauma and poor self-esteem. With a class of 20 children each, they cannot spend a great deal of time with each one, but there are interventions given, here, that they can use with all the children and that will improve the overall functioning of their classrooms. I will incorporate many of these suggestions into my therapy sessions this week as well as pass along interventions to parents. I like PDR because of the ease of the website! So easy to use. Thank you so much!!
This course was quite helpful in regard to my current situation of working in Educational classes with children that present behavior issues. I feel I have learned additional means of dealing with communication issues.
I wish I had this information in graduate school; oh so many years ago!
Great resource for parents/clinicians, loved it! Great information.
Excellent! I can put things right into use with the children I see. Very well done.
Course was good not only for assisting children with defiant behavior, but more importantly, for assisting teachers/parents/caregivers with strategies for themselves in dealing with children with defiant behaviors.
The course was highly relevant and is applicable both in a school based program and in a pediatric private setting.
I am currently a grandmother of a grandson, who has language delays and diagnosed problem behaviors due to sensory disorder.. From the age of 4 has has presented challenging behaviors. The parents have received some information and the child has received behavioral therapy. I am learning whenever I am with him... what to say, how to encourage, motivate and redirect him. Thank you for the knowledge and all positive strategies.
This course was extremely informative. I obtained a lot of information that I will use with my clients.
I enjoyed this course. I found that there are excellent suggestions to deal with defiant clients, and there is new language I can use to implement change.
The material in this course is very valuable and was presented in a clear and organized manner. The scenarios and dialogue presented as examples were also very helpful in clarifying the information. Thank you for offering this course.
This course was packed with good material. For those who do not work directly with children all of this is helpful in many contexts, not the least is help with clinician's inner child in an unruly world. Thank you!
Very well presented and contained interventions/strategies that can be used in therapy sessions.
It was easy to understand and as a result, I can create games and activities directly design to target and deal with defiant behavior.
Well organized with good information. Served as a good refresher for me. Thanks
I really found the way the author presented examples. I could picture them happening from the words used. Very informative.
On line courses are wonderful. Great information and the system was easy to navigate.
This was a very useful training. I plan to print it out and am sure I will refer to it frequently when working with defiant children and their families.
This is a very good course for practitioners and parents alike. It gives clear techniques to address behavior concerns of children showing defiance.
As a Grandma my favorite new tool I acquired as a result of taking this course was the concept of "tootles". Sometimes my grandkids tattle on each other thinking I will take sides, solve their problem for them, or they just want to get my attention. I am going to introduce the 'tootle' and see what happens.
I really enjoyed this course. I especially liked the examples that were given - much easier to learn that way!
Thank you! Thank you! This course was very informative and timely! The course was well-written and presented information that will assist both the clinician and the parent to better understand and nurture the "defiant" child.
I am currently a grandmother of a grandson, who has language delays and diagnosed problem behaviors due to sensory disorder.. From the age of 4 has has presented challenging behaviors. The parents have received some information and the child has received behavioral therapy. I am learning whenever I am with him... what to say, how to encourage, motivate and redirect him. Thank you for the knowledge and all positive strategies.
This course was packed with good material. For those who do not work directly with children all of this is helpful in many contexts, not the least is help with clinician's inner child in an unruly world. Thank you!
The course was very effective in teaching strategies to help manage challenging behaviors, which can be applied in a therapy session or given as parent education to parents.
In a clear and organized manner, content identified various forms of defiant and challenging behavior, identified executive function skill deficits and triggers, while providing applicable clinical and parental behavior management strategies.
This course was very informative, and gave great strategiesand ways to incorporate positive, instead of negative, reinforcement with a child who displays defiant behaviors in the home and in public.
Somewhat repetitious in content, however it was full of thoughtful and explicit suggestions for managing disruptive behavior.
It was well organized and easy to follow. There were lots of good examples (dialogue or situations) to help cement concepts presented.
I liked the fact that not only did the author provide a rational, but they gave practical suggestion to apply in practice. I enjoyed the course very much.
First time taking a continuing education course with this a as a topic. Enjoyed the reading and learned helpful information!!
Excellent and informative.
Great presentation!!! I can apply this course with my patients and family members. Thanks for this excellent topic.
Well presented and user friendly set up.
This course contains valuable information that I will refer to often.
I LOVED all of the real world examples ... I can't wait to use these in my professional and my personal life.
Excellent course! The practical interventions were very welcome, and will be passed on to my clients.
I work with students that can be defiant and I now have strategies that I can use to help diffuse situations. Thank You.
Really valuable information, perspective, and strategies.
Loved all of the dialogue examples of statements that show empathy. I also appreciated strategies shared to help defiant children and their parents view the independence/ control they thrive on in a more positive and strengths based manner.
Another great training. I loved the part about releasing a child from their role as defiant. This will hopefully help me in my work at an elementary school where a few students have been labeled. I really want to help these children, their teachers, and parents. This training gave me so many things to try. Thanks so much!
The lists at the end for “helpful responses to defuse a conflict,” “phrases to help reflect your child’s feelings,” “… a step-by-step process..,”and “phrases to help clarify…” make for an easy quick reference Lots of helpful information that I plan to use very soon. Thank you!
I thought it was a great course. I have one particular student I was thinking of throughout the course and all of the information and strategies were helpful in understanding and making a plan for him. Thank you!
Wish I had the information last year when I had a defiant student.
Excellent discussion of strategies and interventions.
I really liked the layout of this course. It was easy to read through and understand when concepts were changing. I felt like it helped with the retention of the information as well because everything was broken out very nicely with indents and bullets and bolded fonts.
This content was useful both professionally and personally, as the parent of a strong-willed child! Thank you!
I really liked the practical examples and suggestions offered in this course.
This was a great course! I loved how easy it was to read, digest the information, and the real world examples it provided.
