Organizational skills training for children with ADHD : an empirically supported treatment / Richard Gallagher, Howard B. Abikoff, Elana G. Spira.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction to the Organizational Skills Training Program -- Chapter 1. The Need for Organizational Skills Training for Children with ADHD -- Chapter 2. The OST Program and Guidelines for Assessment -- Chapter 3. A Guide to Teacher Contacts -- Part II. Session-By-Session Guidelines -- Session 1. Introduction: Parent and Child Orientation -- Session 2. Introduction: Using Social Learning Strategies to Motivate Skills Building (for Parents Only) -- Session 3. Tracking Assignments: Implementing Behavior Management Procedures and Getting It All Down -- Session 4. Tracking Assignments: The Daily Assignment Record and the Assignment and Test Calendar -- Session 5. Managing Materials: Managing Papers for School -- Session 6. Managing Materials: Review of Routines for Tracking Assignments and Managing Papers -- Session 7. Managing Materials: Introducing a Backpack Checklist -- Session 8. Managing Materials: "Other Stuff" and Other Bags -- Session 9. Managing Materials: Getting Work Areas Ready to Go -- Session 10. Time Management: Understanding Time and Calendars -- Session 11. Time Management: Time Tracking for Homework -- Session 11a. Time Management: Instruction in Telling Time and Calculating the Passage of Time (Opitional) -- Session 12. Time Management: Time-Planning Conferences at Home and School -- Session 13. Time Management: Time Planning for Longer-Term Assignments and Avoiding Distractions -- Session 14. Time Management: Time Planning for Regular Routines -- Session 15. Task Planning: Introduction to Task Planning -- Session 16. Task Planning: Next Steps -- Managing Materials and Time -- Session 17. Task Planning: Fitting the Steps into the Schedule -- Session 18. Task Planning: Planning for Long-Term Projects -- Session 19. Task Planning: Checking It Out and Planning for Graduation -- Session 20. Program Summary: Personalized Commercial and Graduation -- Part III. Forms and Handouts.

"Subject Areas/Keywords: academic functioning, ADD, ADHD, assessments, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, behavioral treatments, children, executive functioning, executive functions, homework, organizational skills, psychotherapy, school problems, skills training, teachers, time management, treatment manuals" ; DESCRIPTION: "This indispensable manual presents an easy-to-implement intervention with proven effectiveness for children with ADHD in grades 3 to 5. Organizational skills training helps kids develop essential skill sets for organizing school materials, tracking assignments, and completing homework and other tasks successfully. Clinicians are provided with detailed session-by-session instructions and all of the tools needed to implement the program in collaboration with parents and teachers. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes nearly 100 reproducible handouts and forms. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials"-- Provided by publisher.