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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Handbook of evidence-based treatment manuals for children and adolescents / edited by Craig Winston LeCroy. p. cm. Rev. ed. of : Handbook of child and adolescent treatment manuals. c1994. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–19–517741–1 1. Child psychotherapy—Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Adolescent psychotherapy— Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Evidence-based psychiatry—Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. LeCroy, Craig W. II. Handbook of child and adolescent treatment manuals. RJ504.H356 2008 618.92'8914—dc22 2007034431 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Contents List of Contributors vii P reface ix 1 Evidence-Based Treatment Manuals: Some Practical Considerations 3 Craig Winston LeCroy Part I Treatment Manuals for Prevention 2 Social Problem-Solving Skills Training: Sample Module from the Coping Power Program 11 Nicole Powell, Caroline L. Boxmeyer, and John E. Lochman 3 Mentoring Adolescent Girls: A Group Intervention for Preventing Dating Violence 43 Elizabeth M. Banister and Deborah L. Begoray 4 An Evidence-Based HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Female Adolescents: S iHLE 85 Gina M. Wingood and Ralph J. DiClemente vi Contents 5 Social Skills Training: A Treatment Manual 99 Craig Winston LeCroy Part II Treatment Manuals for Social Problems 6 TAME: Teen Anger Management Education 139 Eva L. Feindler and Meghann Gerber 7 TALK: Teens and Adults Learning to Communicate 170 Patricia Lester, Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Carla Elia, Amy Elkavich, and Eric Rice 8 Manualized Treatment for Anxiety-Based School Refusal Behavior in Youth 286 Christopher A. Kearney, Stephanie Stowman, Courtney Haight, and Adrianna Wechsler 9 The Children of Divorce Intervention Program: Fostering Children’s Resilience through Group Support and Skill-Building 314 JoAnne Pedro-Carroll 10 Discovering Forgiveness: A Guided Curriculum for Children Ages 6–8 360 Robert D. Enright and Jeanette Knutson Enright Part III Treatment Manuals for Clinical Problems 11 Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: TheCoping Cat Program 405 Rinad S. Beidas, Jennifer L. Podell, and Philip C. Kendall 12 A Cognitive Therapy Intervention for Adolescent Suicide Attempters: An Empirically-Informed Treatment 431 Michele S. Berk, Gregory K. Brown, Amy Wenzel, and Gregg R. Henriques 13 The Home Chip System: A Token Economy for Use in the Natural Home 456 Edward R. Christophersen, and Susan Mortweet VanScoyoc 14 A Manual for the Family Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa 469 James Lock and Daniel le Grange 15 Strengths-Oriented Family Therapy (SOFT): A Manual Guided Treatment for Substance-Involved Teens and Families 491 James A. Hall, Douglas C. Smith, and Julie K. Williams 16 Multiple Family Groups to Reduce Youth Behavioral Difficulties 546 Lydia Maria Franco, Kara Marie Dean-Assael, and Mary McKernan McKay Index 591 Contributors Craig Winston LeCroy, PhD, MSW, is professor of social work at the Arizona State University School of Social Work. Dr. LeCroy received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has been the Zellerbach Vis- iting Professor at the University California–Berkeley, visiting professor at the University of W isconsin– Madison, and visiting professor at the University of Christchurch, New Zealand. He has published nine books including: Social Skills Training for Children and Youth; Case Studies in Child, Adolescent, and Family Treatment; The Call to Social Work; Empowering Adolescent Girls; The Go Grrrls Workbook; and Handbook of Prevention and Intervention Programs for Adolescent Girls and is the author of more than 100 chapters and journal articles. D r. LeCroy has directed several child and adolescent projects including a National Institute of Mental Health Training grant for children and adolescents; Youth Plus, a substance abuse prevention program for youth; Go Grrrls, a primary prevention program for adolescent girls; Healthy Families Arizona, a home visitation program; and a research program for investigating substance abuse among American Indian adolescents. Elizabeth M. Banister, RN, PhD Caroline L. Boxmeyer, PhD School of Nursing, University of Victoria Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems, University of Alabama Deborah L. Begoray, PhD Faculty of Education, University of Victoria Gregory K. Brown, PhD Rinad S. Beidas, MA University of Pennsylvania Temple University Edward R. Christophersen, PhD Michele S. Berk, PhD Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Harbor-UCLA Medical Center University of Missouri at Kansas City UCLA School of Medicine School of Medicine viii Contributors Kara Marie Dean-Assael, MSW John E. Lochman, PhD Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems, University of Alabama Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health James Lock, MD, PhD Center for AIDS Research Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Carla Elia, PhD Medicine Center for Community Health, University of California, Los Angeles Mary McKernan McKay, PhD, LCSW Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Amy Elkavich, MA Center for Community Health, University JoAnne Pedro-Carroll, PhD of California, Los Angeles Children’s Institute, University of Rochester Robert D. Enright, PhD Jennifer L. Podell, MA University of Wisconsin–Madison Temple University Jeanette Knutson Enright, PhD Nicole Powell, PhD, MPH International Forgiveness Institute, Inc. Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems, Madison, WI University of Alabama Eva L. Feindler, PhD Eric Rice, PhD Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus Center for Community Health, University Lydia Maria Franco, LMSW of California, Los Angeles Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, PhD Meghann Gerber, MA Center for Community Health, University Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus of California, Los Angeles Courtney Haight, MA Douglas C. Smith, PhD University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Iowa James A. Hall, PhD Stephanie Stowman, MA University of Iowa University of Nevada, Las Vegas Gregg R. Henriques, PhD Susan Mortweet VanScoyoc, PhD James Madison University Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics University of Missouri at Kansas City School Christopher A. Kearney, PhD of Medicine University of Nevada, Las Vegas Adrianna Wechsler, MA Philip C. Kendall, PhD, ABPP University of Nevada, Las Vegas Temple University Craig Winston LeCroy, PhD, MSW Amy Wenzel, PhD Arizona State University University of Pennsylvania Daniel le Grange, PhD Julie K. Williams, PhD Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Iowa University of Chicago Gina M. Wingood, ScD, MPH Patricia Lester, MD Emory University Center for Community Health, University Rollins School of Public Health Center of California, Los Angeles for AIDS Research Preface T he primary purpose of the Handbook of Evidence-Based Treatment Manualsfor Children and Adolescents is to provide practitioners, researchers, and students with up-to-date descriptions and detailed procedures used in clinical practice with children and adolescents. Although treatment is a complex process, a good place to start when unpacking treatment procedures is the treatment manual. Indeed, the t reatment manual has become part and parcel of today’s evidence-based practice procedures. I am happy to bring to readers a wide assortment of treatment manuals and make them available to practi- tioners and students interested in furthering their knowledge and skills in working with children and adoles- cents. Although there are many state-of-the-art books on child and adolescent treatment, this book approaches treatment from a different vantage point—that of the treatment manual itself. Rather than address conceptual, theoretical, or practical matters in child and adolescent treatment, I wanted to compile detailed procedural descriptions that can be used in the prevention and intervention of childhood behavior problems. The Handbook attempts to survey some broad and emerging areas of treatment with children and adoles- cents. It is intended to be comprehensive and consistent with some new developments in the field. The contents are divided into three major areas—treatment manuals used in the prevention of child and adolescent behavior problems, treatment manuals used to address many of the significant social problems facing youth, and treat- ment manuals used in the clinical intervention of children and adolescents with behavior problems. Although the treatment manuals were selected to reflect many of the major areas of treatment when working with children and adolescents, there are some clear omissions. First, on a practical level, treatment manuals have become quite popular and many individuals are publishing them as separate monographs. Unlike the previous edition of this book, current efforts to obtain agreements to reproduce treatment manuals were more