Steve Vittos Assessing And Treating Defiant Behavior

Slide 1:Assessment and Treatment of Defiant Behavior Using Positive Approaches “Breaking Down the Walls II ” Presented by Steven Vitto, M.A., BTC, CTCII Muskegon Area Intermediate School District 2008 Michigan MIBLSi Conference

Slide 2:The Face of Defiance

Slide 3: The Evolution of Adversarial Relationships and Subversion  As aberrant behaviors begin to surface an unhealthy communication paradigm emerges  A phone call home, a detention slip, a suspension THE STAGE IS SET

Slide 4: The Reaction Continuum  “My son wouldn’t do that!!  “I will punish him.”  “ What do you expect me to do?”  “You guys are always kicking him out!! At this point a shift begins and the parent and school are at risk for developing an adversarial relationship. THE FIRST SIGNS  “ He says other kids were doing the same thing