About the Course

Barkley’s Your Defiant Child & Your Defiant Teen is designed to provide Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHPs) with practical, evidence-based strategies for understanding and managing oppositional, defiant, and challenging behaviors in children and adolescents. Based on the work of Dr. Russell Barkley, this training explores behavioral intervention techniques, parent-focused support methods, communication strategies, and tools for strengthening family relationships and improving behavioral outcomes. Participants will gain insight into the underlying factors contributing to defiant behavior and learn approaches that can be applied within clinical, school, family, and community-based behavioral health settings.

What you'll learn

Evidence-Based Strategies

Learn practical intervention approaches from Dr. Russell Barkley’s model for managing oppositional and defiant behaviors in children and teens.

Parent & Family Support

Explore effective communication and parent coaching techniques that help strengthen family relationships and improve behavioral outcomes.

Real-World Behavioral Tools

Gain actionable strategies that can be applied across clinical, school, home, and community behavioral health settings.

Ready to Transform Your Practice?

Enroll now to access the comprehensive training and elevate your skills in addressing defiant behavior in children.

$159.00