Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT) teaches you effective strategies to manage and improve your child's behavior. It focuses on reinforcing positive behaviors, setting clear expectations, and implementing consistent consequences for undesirable behaviors.

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What does BPT help with?

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):

    • Teaches you strategies to manage hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive behaviors in your child.

  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD):

    • Assists you in managing defiant, hostile, and oppositional behaviors in your child.

  • Anxiety Disorders:

    • Helps you support your child in managing anxiety-related behaviors.

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):

    • Assists you in managing your child’s repetitive behaviors, social skills deficits, and communication challenges.

  • General Behavior Problems:

    • Addresses a wide range of general behavior issues your child may be experiencing, such as noncompliance, tantrums, and sibling rivalry.

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Key Components

  1. Psychoeducation:

    • Educates you about behavioral principles and the underlying causes of your child's behavior.

  2. Positive Reinforcement:

    • Teaches you to use praise and rewards to reinforce your child’s desirable behaviors.

  3. Discipline Strategies:

    • Trains you in the use of effective discipline techniques such as time-outs, loss of privileges, and natural consequences.

  4. Parent-Child Interaction Training:

    • Improves the quality of interactions between you and your child through structured play and communication-based activities.

Schedule Free Consultation Today

Dr. Denese has openings in Massachusetts and New York.

If interested, please schedule a free 15-minute consultation call by calling (508) 281-9103 or send a message through the website.