Organizational skills training for children with ADHD : an empirically supported treatment / by Richard Gallagher, Howard B. Abikoff, Elana G. Spira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Education.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Behavior modification.

Study skills.

Time management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : The Guilford Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This indispensable manual presents an easy-to-implement intervention with proven effectiveness for children with ADHD in grades 3 to 5. Organizational skills training helps kids develop essential skill sets for organizing school materials, tracking assignments, and completing homework and other tasks successfully. Clinicians are provided with detailed session-by-session instructions and all of the tools needed to implement the program in collaboration with parents and teachers. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes nearly 100 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchaser

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Authors; Preface; Contents; Part I. An Introduction to the Organizational Skills Training Program; Chapter 1. The Need for Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD; Chapter 2. The OST Program and Guidelines for Assessment; Chapter 3. A Guide to Teacher Contacts; Part II. Session-by-Session Guidelines; Session 1. Introduction: Parent and Child Orientation; Session 2. Introduction: Using Social Learning Strategies to Motivate Skills Building (for Parents Only)

Session 3. Tracking Assignments: Implementing Behavior Management Procedures and Getting It All DownSession 4. Tracking Assignments: The Daily Assignment Record and the Assignment and Test Calendar; Session 5. Managing Materials: Managing Papers for School; Session 6. Managing Materials: Review of Routines for Tracking Assignments and Managing Papers; Session 7. Managing Materials: Introducing a Backpack Checklist; Session 8. Managing Materials: ""Other Stuff"" and Other Bags; Session 9. Managing Materials: Getting Work Areas Ready to Go

Session 10. Time Management: Understanding Time and CalendarsSession 11. Time Management: Time Tracking for Homework; Session 11a. Time Management: Instruction in Telling Time and Calculating the Passage of Time (Optional); Session 12. Time Management: Time-Planning Conferences at Home and School; Session 13. Time Management: Time Planning for Longer-Term Assignments and Avoiding Distractions; Session 14. Time Management: Time Planning for Regular Routines; Session 15. Task Planning: Introduction to Task Planning; Session 16. Task Planning: Next Steps-Managing Materials and Time

Session 17. Task Planning: Fitting the Steps into the ScheduleSession 18. Task Planning: Planning for Long-Term Projects; Session 19. Task Planning: Checking It Out and Planning for Graduation; Session 20. Program Summary: Personalized Commercial and Graduation; Part III. OST Forms and Handouts; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781462513796

1462513794

9781462513789

1462513786

OCLC:

874322872