What is Behavioral Parent Training? Part 15

This Harvard Medical School Continuing Education video examines the key question: what is behavioral parent training?

Dr. Erica Lee, PhD, explains behavioral parent training (BPT) and how it can help strengthen the attachment between caregivers and their children. A three-step process of resetting relationships, reinforcing positive behaviors, and reducing or managing negative behaviors is discussed.

Dr. Lee is an instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and this video is part 15 in the 21-part series: Child and Adolescent Mental Health.


This video was peer reviewed by Dr. Martina McGrath, MB, BCh, FRCPI, PGDip Med Ed, Associate Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Instructor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, to validate the quality and accuracy of the content.

References:

Office of the Surgeon General (OSG). Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory [Internet]. Washington (DC): US Department of Health and Human Services; 2021. PMID: 34982518.

Weitzman C, Wegner L, et al. Promoting optimal development: screening for behavioral and emotional problems. Pediatrics. 2015;135(2):384-395.

Weisz, J. R., & Kazdin, A. E. (Eds.). (2010). Evidence-based psychotherapies for children and adolescents. Guilford Press.



Notice: At this time, the content in this video is not accredited.