RAISING CHILDREN WHO REFUSE TO BE RAISED: PARENTING AND THERAPY INTERVENTIONS FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT CHILDREN - BY DAVE ZIEGLER, PH.D. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 2000. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I - EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES - WHERE IT ALL BEGINS Chapter 1 - Emotional Disturbances - The Two Main Forms The Helping Professions • Understanding the Use of Diagnosis • General Types of Emotional Disturbances • Explosive Type • Implosive Type Chapter 2 - Childhood Trauma and the Aftermath The Challenge for Therapists • Safety • Security • Acceptance • Belonging • Trust • And Finally, Relationship • Other Issues in Treating Traumatized Children • How Abused Children Think • Parenting the Traumatized Child • Safety • Security • Acceptance • Belonging • Trust • Relationships • Self Understanding • Personal Worth • Other Thoughts to Consider With Traumatized Children • When to Get Help and From Whom Chapter 3 - Attachment Understanding and Treating Attachment Problems in Children: What Went Wrong and How Problems Can Be Fixed • Attachment Problems - What Went Wrong • Attachment Theory • The Role of Instinct • Physical, Emotional and Social Factors • Attachment Theory Behaviorally Defined • Efficacious and Problematic Behaviors • A New View of Attachment Theory Based on Trauma • Attachment Problems and How to Recreate Attachment • Assessing the Extent of Attachment Disorders • What Must Be Fixed • Factors that Influence Reattachment • A Model for Treating Attachment Disturbances • Three Scenarios for Attachment Disorders - A Realistic Look at Prognosis PART II - BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES - THERE'S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE Chapter 4 - Antisocial Behavior in Children Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) • Causes of Oppositionality • What's a Therapist to Do? • Strategies for Treating Oppositionality • Parenting a Child Who Does not Want Parenting Chapter 5 - Conduct Disorders The Causes of Conduct Disorders • Thoughts for Therapists • How Does One Parent Such a Child? • Three Behaviors Associated With Conduct Disorder • Fire Setting • Violent Behavior • Causes of Violence • Lying, Stealing and Manipulation Chapter 6 - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder • The New Thinking About ADHD • The Causes of ADHD • What Helps? • Therapists • The Therapist's Role • Parents • Bipolar Disorder in Children PART III - ADVANCED PARENTING SKILLS AND CHALLENGES Chapter 7 - Sexual Problems with Children Sexual Issues • Sexual Reactivity • Sexual Offending • Identity Disorder Chapter 8 - Other Challenges with Difficult Children Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) • Working with Children with FAS • Enuresis • Destructive Behavior • Eating Disorders • Low Intellectual Functioning • Autism and Pervasive Development Disorder Chapter 9 - Parenting Children with Multiple Impairments Medical Conditions • Cerebral Palsy • Spina Bifida • Epilepsy Chapter 10 - Strategies for Successful Parenting, or How to Maintain Your Sanity How to Maintain Your Sanity • Maintaining More than Your Sanity • Successful Parenting • Seven Strategies for Success Chapter 11 - Physical Touch and Parenting Interventions at SCAR-Jasper Mountain • Verbal Interventions • Nonverbal Interventions • Chemical Interventions • The Purpose of Physical Interventions • The Types of Physical Interventions • There Are a Wide Variety of Ways to Handle Situations • Standard Intervention Steps • The Mental Components of Planning an Intervention • Environmental Intervention • Questions and Answers • Working with Violent Children; Introductory Background - The Present Climate in Substitute Care • An Historical Perspective • Seclusion and Physical Interventions • Comparing Seclusion to Therapeutic Holding • Physical Holding and Traumatized Children • Building A Response to Violent Behavior • Conclusion Chapter 12 - Parenting as Spiritual Growth How We Think • Losing Yourself in Your Work of Service • An Act of Love • Learning About Ourselves • Give Until It Hurts • Have It Your Way • Unconditional Love • Parenting and Faith • Hope Springs Eternal • Peace in the Midst of Conflict APPENDICES • Inappropriate Sexual Behavior Scale • Juvenile Sex Offender Risk Assessment Matrix • Attachment Disorder Assessment Scale • References and Suggested Reading

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