Briefly explain how behavior therapists conduct parent training.

What will be an ideal response?


Parent training is a form of behavioral consultation. Parent seeks help for a problematic behavior in child. Behavioral therapist is a consultant who provides suggestions for the parent (therapist may never meet child directly). The parent is the consultee, who receives suggestions from behavior therapist and implements them with child. Child is the client whose behavior is the target of change.

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