Parent Management Training (PMT) is a behavioral intervention that teaches parents to change responses to their child, leading to a reduction in child’s disruptive behaviors. PMT emphasizes positive reinforcement strategies to increase desired behaviors and removal of attention to decrease problematic behaviors, such as hitting, yelling and arguing. Research has demonstrated effectiveness in treating Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder as well as disruptive behaviors in children with a range of diagnoses, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Anxiety, and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Clinicians who use PMT highly personalize parent coaching to address the issues arising for the specific parents and child.
