What outcome would be most appropriate for the plan of care for a 7-year-old child with a diagnosis of conduct disorder?
a. Parents will demonstrate effective parenting skills, thus minimizing conflicts with their child.
b. The child will be capable of successfully accomplishing the academic work appropriate of a first grader.
c. Parents will institute verbal reprimands as a primary form of consequence for their child's misbehavior.
d. The child will verbalize the pathology of his condition within 6 weeks of beginning behavioral modification therapy.
A
An outcome is something that is measurable and specific to the individual. Since the only information available is the diagnosis, the most specific outcome is the one that is directly related to family factors, such as parental conflict and poor parenting. Although academic performance, verbal reprimands, and verbalization of the pathology all are affected by conduct disorders, the behaviors associated with the disorder are most effectively managed by focused parenting techniques that minimize them and the resulting conflicts.
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