PARENTING YOUR DELINQUENT, DEFIANT OR OUT-OF-COMTROL TEEN.

By age 23, up to 41 percent of American adolescents and young adults have been arrested at least once.

Teens who are out-of-control may participate in a number of troubling behaviors, including drinking, taking drugs, skipping school, or even fighting. For parents who are at their wits end, clinical psychologist and expert in treating children with behavior issues Patrick M. Duffy presents Parenting your Delinquent, Defiant, or Out-of-Control Teen. The book utilizes proven-effective techniques based on the innovative multisystemic therapy (MST) approach, and is designed for use by parents whose teens are on the verge of getting (or have already gotten) in trouble in school or with the law. Patrick M. Duffy, Jr., PsyD, is a clinical psychologist who works with children and families with significant behavioral challenges. He is vice-president of Multisystemic Therapy Services, a family-focused treatment program for criminal and violent youth.