Short-Term,Home-Based Intervention for Child Noncompliance Using Behavioral Consultation and a Self-Help Manual

We examined the effectiveness of a self-help program designed to increase levels of compliance in children. Information was also collected regarding the integrity with which parents implemented program strategies. Additionally, the stage of change at which parents and children were functioning throughout the study was assessed. Four families were trained, via a manual, to modify the levels of compliance displayed by their children. Using a multiple baseline design, the effects of the program were evaluated using levels of compliance as the dependent variable. Results indicated that 3 of the children demonstrated increases in compliance and parents of those children were able to implement the program with integrity. Additionally, when assessed throughout the study, those parents and their children reported high stages of change. The fourth family reported lower stages of change, implemented the program with less integrity, and did not experience an increase in child compliance. Previous research is discussed in relation to these results and possibilities for future investigation are offered.