Treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBDs)
Audience
Mental health clinicians treating children and adolescents: clinical social workers, counselors, psychologists, and therapists.
Description
Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBDs), including Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) and Conduct Disorder (CD), are among the most common reasons children and adolescents are referred to mental health specialists. These disorders can lead to academic struggles, family stress, and long-term mental health challenges.
The Treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorders course equips clinicians with structured, evidence-based approaches to identifying, diagnosing, and treating DBDs in children and adolescents. This training will teach you to empower parents and caregivers with effective strategies to promote positive behavior and improve family dynamics, while helping children develop self-regulation, problem-solving, and social competence skills.
Participants will receive a structured treatment manual with session-by-session guidelines and reproducible client handouts.
This training consists of two key components:
- Dynamic, One-Day Workshop – A live, interactive workshop where you’ll learn the latest, evidence-based behavioral interventions for DBDs and how to coach parents and caregivers to implement practical behavior management strategies.
- Case-Based Learning Calls – A series of six calls over three months, where participants present real client cases, share their approach in applying course learnings, and receive coaching and feedback from their peers and REACH’s expert faculty.
Each component is led by REACH’s national faculty of renowned psychologists. Participants receive a structured treatment manual with session-by-session guidelines and reproducible client handouts. Those who complete both components will receive a certificate of completion.
Course Goals
By completing this course, you will learn to:
- Identify and understand disruptive behavior disorders in children and adolescents.
- Diagnose and monitor symptoms using standardized rating scales.
- Teach children essential self-regulation, problem-solving, and social competence skills.
- Support and coach parents and caregivers in implementing effective, practical behavior management strategies.
Course Dates
August 2, 2025 – only 5 spots available
REACH also offers private trainings on CBT for Youth Anxiety, CBT for Youth Depression, and Treatment for Disruptive Behavior Disorders for groups of 10 or more — contact us to learn more.
The REACH Institute’s CATIE program (Child/Adolescent Training in Evidence-Based Psychotherapies) gives clinicians practical tools to implement evidence-based therapies for youth.