Dr. Patricia Quinn is a developmental pediatrician in the Washington, D.C. area and the Director of the National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD. A graduate of the Georgetown University Medical School, she specializes in child development and psychopharmacology.

In “A Critical Analysis of The Total Transformation Program for Helping Behavior Disordered Children and Teens,” written recently by Dr. Quinn, she applauds the program for offering parents, “a concrete plan that they can actualize in the home.”

In her review, Dr. Quinn notes that The Total Transformation can provide doctors, therapists and other clinicians with a way to teach parents to deal with their children: “The Total Transformation Program can be used by parents and professionals to decode a child’s behavior and understand why a child or teen is acting in a dysfunctional way. The main focus of this non-judgmental, structured program is on teaching parents exactly how to react to and better understand their children or teens with behavior disorders such as ODD/CD and then effectively empower them to change.”

Dr. Quinn gave high marks to the presentation of the material in The Total Transformation Program. “The Total Transformation Program is extremely well organized and structured. Materials are presented using a step-by-step approach. Once the child’s behavior is understood, scripts are provided to empower the parent’s response. The Parent Workbook is very well done and provides checklists to help the parent determine what skills need to be worked on at that time (target behaviors) and provides excellent explanations of why a child acts in a certain way. The Total Transformation was also found to have several features not found in other programs. This includes Parenting Style Self-Assessments that allow parents to look at their role in the interactive process. I especially liked the Age-Appropriate Consequences and Rewards charts, as I find this a particularly difficult concept for many parents. In addition to providing tools for acute behavior management, The Total Transformation Program also focuses on teaching parents exactly how to have a problem-solving discussion with their child utilizing an interview format, thus placing the parent in a coaching role.”

The pediatrician notes that “Programs that teach parents acute, simple behavior management strategies (Parent Training) and those that help build and reinforce cognitive, problem-solving skills (Collaborative Problem-Solving) have both been shown to be effective. In my opinion, The Total Transformation incorporates both aspects of these psychosocial treatments and does it in a way that educates and supports parents as they learn to understand and deal with their child’s behaviors. The materials are also reinforcing and available for parents to review as necessary, as opposed to a session that may provide few written materials and concrete examples for the parent.”

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